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The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

6.5 Listal rating
7 IMDB rating

0 Videos

3 Pictures

1 Reviews

9 Lists

140 Ratings

Comedy (15), Africa (7), Foreign (6), Desert (4), South Africa (3), Lion (3), Chase (3), Narration (3), Kalahari (3), Botswanan (3), Goat (3), Tower (3), Bottle (3), Schoolteacher (2), Slapstick (2), 1980s (2), Action (2), South (2), Xenophobia (2), Satire (2)

Description

Three vignettes highlight the surreal in this 1980 classic comedy written and directed by Jamie Uys. Among the three, the one about a Coke bottle falling out of the heavens and becoming a one-of-a-kind object coveted by everyone in a small African village is a cult favorite. The bottle creates such dissension that its finder, N!xau, decides the god ... (more)


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Starring (View all) :
Marius Weyers

Marius Weyers

Andrew Steyn
Sandra Prinsloo

Sandra Prinsloo

Kate Thompson
N!xau

N!xau

Xi
Louw Verwey

Louw Verwey

Sam Boga
Nic De Jager

Nic De Jager

Jack Hind
Brian O

Brian O'Shaughnessy

Mr. Thompson
Vera Blacker

Vera Blacker

Mrs. Thompson


Written by (View all) :
Jamie Uys

Jamie Uys

writer


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Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (100 items) by Kryptic Centurion

Published 2 months, 1 week ago

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Pentalogies (90 items) by Manling

Last updated 4 months, 1 week ago

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Cult Classics (19 items) by moonsoar

Published 1 year, 2 months ago

3 votes
Movies I Loved as a Kid (19 items) by AJWyrm

Last updated 1 year, 10 months ago

Greatest Cult Movies (105 items) by Adriano Lopes

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The Filmmakers Must Be Geniuses!

Posted : 10 months, 3 weeks ago at Jan 4 1:33
"He talks about an evil thing." The Gods Must Be Crazy is a reassuringly unique and delightfully disarming little cinematic treasure. This low-budget 1980 South African comedy emerged virtually out of no-where; silently tiptoeing into worldwide cinemas to become one of the biggest international hits of the decade! Owing to enthusiastic word of mouth, The Gods Must Be Crazy broke box office records in Japan, South America and all over Europe, eventually developing into a cult favourite. Written, produced, directed, filmed and edited by Jamie Uys, this pseudo-documentary is fundamentally a National Geographic special infused with hysterical slapstick and amusing scenarios depicting culture clashes. With its light-hearted slapstick tone, inventive cinematic techniques and splendid location...Read more