The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
The critics are raving... the natives are restless... and the laughter is non-stop!
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The Gods Must Be Crazy rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.3/10· 62K votes
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic73%
TMDb7.3/10· 1K votesWith 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 73/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About The Gods Must Be Crazy
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.
Cast of The Gods Must Be Crazy
Marius Weyers
as Andrew Steyn
Sandra Prinsloo
as Kate Thompson
N!xau
as Xi
- L
Louw Verwey
as Sam Boga
Michael Thys
as Mpudi
- N
Nic De Jager
as Jack Hind
- F
Fanyana H. Sidumo
as Card 1
- J
Joe Seakatsie
as Card 2
Brian O'Shaughnessy
as Mr. Thompson
Ken Gampu
as President
Paddy O'Byrne
as Narrator (voice)
- G
Graham Armitage
as The Reverend (voice) (uncredited)
The Gods Must Be Crazy facts
- Budget
- $5M
- Box office
- $200M
- Collection
- The Gods Must Be Crazy Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Jamie Uys crafts quirky action comedy about bushman cultural collision
- •Botswana desert setting provides unique backdrop for airplane hijinks
- •Lighthearted tone celebrates African culture with humorous appreciation
What the audience disliked
- •Dated 1980s comedy sensibilities feel culturally insensitive today
- •Rambling plot structure meanders through loosely connected scenarios
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