ActionComedy
The Gods Must Be Crazy
“The critics are raving... the natives are restless... and the laughter is non-stop!”
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.
Directed by Jamie Uys, Boet Troskie
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User score
1,342 votes
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Status
Released
Released
September 10, 1980
Runtime
1h 49m
Language
Tswana, English, Afrikaans
Budget → Revenue
$5M → $200M
Top cast
Marius Weyers
Andrew Steyn
Sandra Prinsloo
Kate Thompson
N!xau
Xi
Louw Verwey
Sam Boga
Michael Thys
Mpudi
Nic De Jager
Jack Hind
Fanyana H. Sidumo
Card 1
Joe Seakatsie
Card 2
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Mr. Thompson
Ken Gampu
President
Paddy O'Byrne
Narrator (voice)
Graham Armitage
The Reverend (voice) (uncredited)
Vera Blacker
Mrs. Thompson (uncredited)
Katinka Heyns
Young Woman with Noise in Her Head (uncredited)
Janet Meshad
Kate Thompson (voice) (uncredited)
Jamie Uys
The Reverend (uncredited)
