The Gods Must Be Crazy

1h 49m 1984

Brief Synopsis

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A Kalahari bushman discovers a Coke bottle, thrown from a passing plane, in the middle of the desert, which he believes is a gift from the gods. The "gift" proves to be more of a curse than a blessing when the tribesmen begin to fight over it and eventually use it as a weapon. To keep peace in the village, the tribesman decides to take the bottle to "the end of the earth" and throw it back to the gods.

Cast & Crew

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Jamie Uys

Director

Marius Weyers

Andrew Steyn

Sandra Prinsloo

Kate Thompson

Nic Dejager

Jack Hind

Louw Verwey

Sam Boga

Michael Thys

Mpudi

Film Details

Also Known As
Gods Must Be Crazy, Gudarna måste vara tokiga, dieux sont tombés sur la tête
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1984
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Botswana

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

Synopsis

A Kalahari bushman discovers a Coke bottle, thrown from a passing plane, in the middle of the desert, which he believes is a gift from the gods. The "gift" proves to be more of a curse than a blessing when the tribesmen begin to fight over it and eventually use it as a weapon. To keep peace in the village, the tribesman decides to take the bottle to "the end of the earth" and throw it back to the gods.

Director

Jamie Uys

Director

Cast

Marius Weyers

Andrew Steyn

Sandra Prinsloo

Kate Thompson

Nic Dejager

Jack Hind

Louw Verwey

Sam Boga

Michael Thys

Mpudi

Fanyana Sidumo

1st Card

Joe Seakatsie

2nd Card

Brian O'shaughnessy

Mr Thompson

Vera Blacker

Mrs Thompson

Ken Gampu

President

Jamie Uys

Missionary

Joe Stewardson

Narration

Crew

Stanford C Allen

Editor Consultant

Paul Ballinger

Special Effects

Bill Bell

Makeup

Johnny Boshoff

Music

Viv Bristow

Animal Trainer

Caroline Burls

Art Direction

Caroline Burls

Artwork

Caroline Burls

Graphics

Tiny Burman

Sound Synchroniser

Piet Esterhuizen

Other

Wilhelm Esterhuizen

Other

Chris Fellows

Sound Rerecording

Avram D Gold

Supervisor

Gail Grobbelaar

Costumes

Kobus Kruger

Assistant Director

Robert Lewis

Dp/Cinematographer

Robert Lewis

Cinematographer

Olga Lombard

Makeup

Nelson Mabasha

Camera Assistant

Baan Retief

Editor Consultant

Buster Reynolds

Dp/Cinematographer

Buster Reynolds

Cinematographer

Les Reynolds

Camera Assistant

Mij Reynolds

Costumes

Jack Seale

Animal Trainer

Rene Smit

Camera Assistant

Boet Troskie

Executive Producer

Peter Usmar

Sound

Jamie Uys

Dp/Cinematographer

Jamie Uys

Producer

Jamie Uys

Editor

Jamie Uys

Screenwriter

Jamie Uys

Cinematographer

Roelf Van Jaarsveld

Sound Editor

Rina Venter

Production Manager

Wolfgang Wiesner

Camera Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
Gods Must Be Crazy, Gudarna måste vara tokiga, dieux sont tombés sur la tête
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1984
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution; 20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Botswana

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 49m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States August 1984

Released in United States Summer October 4, 1985

Completed shooting in 1980.

dubbed

Released in United States August 1984

Released in United States Summer October 4, 1985

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