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- ↑ Variety Review: ‘Jump The Gun’ Derek Elley MARCH 1, 1997 "Jump the Gun" is an ironic look at contempo South African society, seen through the eyes of a group hanging out in Johannesburg's underbelly.
- ↑ Blandine Stefanson, Sheila Petty Directory of World Cinema Africa 2015 1783203919 "... cinematographer: Seamus McGarvey Production designer: David Barkham music: Joe Nina editor: Oral Norrie Ottey ... Critique :Jump the Gun is often overlooked in surveys of post-apartheid film, but in its easy-going way it is a significant film in the cultural landscape of South Africa's fledgling democracy. It might lack the gloss and high-profile cast of Darrell Roodt's Cry, the Beloved Country (1995), but it is a far more authentic representation of South African identities in transition.."
- ↑ Jump the Gun - IMDb , retrieved 4 April 2023
- ↑ Jump the Gun (1997) - Plot - IMDb , retrieved 23 March 2023
