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The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

"The critics are raving... the natives are restless... and the laughter is non-stop!"

7.3/10 1h 49m Sep 10, 1980
Action Comedy

A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Gods Must Be Crazy
Original Language EN
Budget $5,000,000
Revenue $200,000,000
Status Released
Popularity 4.1

Cast

Marius Weyers
Marius Weyers
Andrew Steyn
Popularity: 3.8
Sandra Prinsloo
Sandra Prinsloo
Kate Thompson
Popularity: 4.6
N!xau
N!xau
Xi
Popularity: 2.1
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Louw Verwey
Sam Boga
Popularity: 2.0
Michael Thys
Michael Thys
Mpudi
Popularity: 0.8
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Nic De Jager
Jack Hind
Popularity: 2.8
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Fanyana H. Sidumo
Card 1
Popularity: 1.5
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Joe Seakatsie
Card 2
Popularity: 1.7
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Mr. Thompson
Popularity: 4.6
Ken Gampu
Ken Gampu
President
Popularity: 1.8
Paddy O'Byrne
Paddy O'Byrne
Narrator (voice)
Popularity: 0.1
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Graham Armitage
The Reverend (voice) (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.9

Key Crew

Director Jamie Uys
Executive Producer Boet Troskie
Editor Jamie Uys
Producer Jamie Uys
Screenplay Jamie Uys

Production

CAT Films
Mimosa Films
ZA

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Official Trailer THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY (1980, Jamie Uys, N!xau, Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo)
Official Trailer THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY (1980, Jamie Uys, N!xau, Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo)
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The Gods Must Be Crazy - Head Shake - Yes (Culture-Specific NVC)
The Gods Must Be Crazy - Head Shake - Yes (Culture-Specific NVC)
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Keywords

airplane africa tribe god desert soda bottle kalahari bushman tribal independent film

Reviews from TMDB

Peter McGinn 9/10
Oct 5, 2020

This is another one of those older movies my wife and I watched together over twenty years ago, and then recently watched again. We enjoyed it just as much as we did the first time. I had forgotten a lot of the details, so that was actually a good thing as it wasn’t overly familiar to me, like wat ... Read more

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Details
Release Date September 10, 1980
Runtime 1h 49m
Budget $5,000,000
Revenue $200,000,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 4.1
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