The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)

6 people comically meet in the Kalahari desert: a female NYC lawyer flying with a local zoologist/pilot in a mini-plane, a Cuban and an African soldier taking each other POW, a Boer elephant poacher and a bushman looking for his 2 sons.

Director:

Jamie Uys

Writer:

Jamie Uys (written and devised by)

Stars:

N!xau, Lena Farugia, Hans Strydom

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck, unable to get off, and Xixo sets out to rescue them. Along the way, he encounters a couple of soldiers trying to capture each other and a pilot and passenger of a small plane, who are each having a few problems of their own.

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Plot Keywords:

second part | roman numeral in title | africa | sequel | number in title | 

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Taglines:

A comedy of even more absurd proportions

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

South Africa Botswana USA

Language:

Afrikaans English Ungwatsi

Release Date:

13 April 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Götter müssen verrückt sein II

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Box Office

Gross USA:

$6,291,444

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,591,444

Company Credits

Production Co:

Elrina Investment, Weintraub Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The scene with Xixo's son being run over by the truck was done using blue screen work by the child actor. A studio shot of the boy falling to the ground was chroma keyed over a ground level shot of the truck passing over the camera lens.

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Goofs

Wires are visible over the rhino when it's chasing Dr. Ann Taylor up the tree.

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Quotes

[the struggling victims attempt to take off in the jeep, which only goes about 20 feet and then stalls out]
Timi: I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! I told you, we were low on gas!

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Alternate Versions

When released on video in the UK, one second was cut to obtain a 'PG' certificate.

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Connections

Follows The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

User Reviews

Oh kids!

Though not as funny as the original- the refreshing beauty of the children and the determination of the father to find them make this an enjoyable movie. Plus it was nice to see all the wildlife- including the badger from hell. This time there was more chemistry between the leads- believably romantic-- and the nature- how to survive in a waterless place was accurate.