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The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

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A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.

Director:

Jamie Uys

Writer:

Jamie Uys
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The Gods Must Be Crazy -- A bushman in the Kalahari encounters technology for the first time - in the shape of a Coke bottle. He takes it back to his tribe, and uses it for many tasks. The tribe start to fight over it, so he decides to return it to the Gods - where he thinks it came from.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marius Weyers ...
Sandra Prinsloo Sandra Prinsloo ...
N!xau N!xau ...
Xi
Louw Verwey Louw Verwey ...
Michael Thys Michael Thys ...
Nic De Jager Nic De Jager ...
Fanyana H. Sidumo Fanyana H. Sidumo ...
Joe Seakatsie Joe Seakatsie ...
Brian O'Shaughnessy Brian O'Shaughnessy ...
Ken Gampu Ken Gampu ...
Paddy O'Byrne Paddy O'Byrne ...
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Storyline

A Sho in the Kalahari desert encounters technology for the first time--in the shape of a Coke bottle. He takes it back to his people, and they use it for many tasks. The people start to fight over it, so he decides to return it to the God--where he thinks it came from. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a school teacher assigned to a small village, a despotic revolutionary, and a clumsy biologist. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Desert | Kalahari | Bottle | Bushman | Africa  | See more »

Taglines:

At last, a comedy everyone can laugh with! See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Details

Country:

Botswana | South Africa

Language:

English | Afrikaans | Ungwatsi

Release Date:

(South Africa) See more »

Also Known As:

Os Deuses Devem Estar Loucos See more »

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$8,188 (USA) (15 July 1984) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$30,031,783 (USA) (1986)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

CAT Films, Mimosa See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

In the final scenes of the film, Xi throws the bottle over a cliff. This scene was filmed at God's Window, a site located at the edge of the escarpment between the Highveld and Lowveld, in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When the helicopter blows up, wires that are holding it in the air are visible See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: It looks like a paradise, but it is in fact the most treacherous desert in the world... the Kalahari. After the short rainy season, there are many waterholes, and even rivers. But after a few weeks, the water sinks away into the deep Kalahari sand, the waterholes dry up...
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Connections

References Saturday Night Fever (1977) See more »

Soundtracks

"Song With Thumb Piano"
(uncredited)
Music by Andrew Tracey See more »