The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Jamie Uys

Writer:

Jamie Uys (written and devised by)

Release Date:

13 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

This time, everybody's going crazier.

Plot:

Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck...

Plot Keywords:

Truck | Plane | Roman Numeral In Title | Africa | Narration

Cast

N!xau	...	Xixo
Lena Farugia	...	Dr. Ann Taylor
Hans Strydom	...	Dr. Stephen Marshall
Eiros	...	Xiri
Nadies	...	Xisa
Erick Bowen	...	Mateo
Treasure Tshabalala	...	Timi
Pierre Van Pletzen	...	George
Lourens Swanepoel	...	Brenner
Richard Loring	...	Jack
Lesley Fox	...	Ann's Secretary
Simon Sabela	...	General
Ken Marshall	...	Convener
Peter Tunstall	...	Chief Game Warden
Andrew Dibb	...	Computer Operator

Also Known As:

The Gods Must Be Crazy 2 (UK) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

South Africa | Botswana | USA

Language:

Afrikaans | English | Ungwatsi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-6 | Iceland:L | West Germany:6 | South Korea:All | Australia:PG | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Norway:10 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Elrina Investment

Trivia:

Was filmed in 1985 and sat on the shelf for nearly five years.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Dr. Taylor climbs up the tree to escape the rhino, a horizontal wire that was presumably used to make the tree shake is visible just below Dr. Taylor.

Quotes:

Chief Game Warden: I'll get that bastard!
[a few moments later he drives near the fleeing people, gets out of the truck and pours some gasoline in some tall dead grass. He then takes his gun out]
Cuban soldier: [seeing this] No!
Chief Game Warden: [fires and a deadly area of flames erupt]
Cuban soldier: [groans as he falls down]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Buster Reynolds Remembers Jamie Uys (2004) (V)

You Must Be Crazy If You Don't Like This One Too

This sequel is definitely not as insightful about the nature of man as the original, but there're still more than enough slapsticks, romance and family drama to make up for it.

The two children are particularly adorable, their strength comes from their innocence, without the precocity that has become the hallmark of Hollywood. Their storyline is thus the most heart-warming of all.

The two soldiers from opposing forces provide much of the slapstick of movie, and they are very good, with exceptionally funny facial expressions.

And let¡¯s not count Lena Farugia and Hans Strydom out, who play a doctor of law from New York and a zoologist on assignment ¨C their opposite-attract romance is rather stereotypical but Lena in particular is such a charming delight that I forget how much Strydom looks like Tom Selleck, instead, wonder why Lena had not since made another movie - yes, really sad :( - she could¡¯ve been a big star.

So in the end, one very funny little film, worth every penny and more to rent or buy. Keep some band-aids with you while watching, as you may get some stitches in your side.