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Lights! Cameron! Action!

Spud Milton writes Judge Edwin Cameron an open letter, to read the letter please click on the below link Lights! Cameron! Action!

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The Making of SPUD The Movie Launch Invitation

Penguin Books and Exclusive Books Morningside take pleasure in inviting you to the launch of John van de Ruit and Ross Garland’s book The Making of SPUD The Movie. THE MAKING OF SPUD THE MOVIE LAUNCH INVITATION

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Franschhoek Literary Festival- Spud at la Brasserie

Enthusiastic Sunday Times readers populated la Brasserie restaurant to listen to Spud author John van de Ruit, producer Ross Garland and director Donovan Marsh of Spud the Movie  talk about the upcoming movie due for release in November this year. Ross and John have had a long standing relationship that began in high school to their present one of [...]

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HOT OFF THE PRESS!!! Spud the Movie Update from producer Ross Garland

At last Ross Garland the producer of Spud the movie has stepped out of the the boardroom/bathroom for some long awaited news on the long awaited Spud movie. So all you future movie stars and buffs out there, pay close attention because we might never hear from the man again. I hand you over to Ross [...]

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John van de Ruit – Journal Entry- April 7th

64 DAYS TO LAUNCH!!!   Dear Spud fans, friends, Romans and people at the wrong website.   Greetings from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It’s a week into the trip and I have thankfully settled down after the flurry of finishing the book and then roaring off to bustling Kuala Lumpur. I have finally, after a number of torturous nights watching [...]

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