The Gods Must Be Crazy

PG
1h 49m
1980
7.259 /10 (1,243)

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

Overview

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.

Country : South Africa, Botswana
Languages : Afrikaans, , English
Released Date: 1980-09-10

Top Billed 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)

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