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The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

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

Genre : Action, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 49M

Director : Jamie Uys
Writer : Jamie Uys

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Marius Weyers
Marius Weyers
Andrew Steyn
Sandra Prinsloo
Sandra Prinsloo
Kate Thompson
N!xau
N!xau
Xi
Louw Verwey
Louw Verwey
Sam Boga
Michael Thys
Michael Thys
Mpudi
Nic De Jager
Nic De Jager
Jack Hind
Fanyana H. Sidumo
Fanyana H. Sidumo
Card 1
Joe Seakatsie
Joe Seakatsie
Card 2
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Brian O'Shaughnessy
Mr. Thompson
Ken Gampu
Ken Gampu
President
Paddy O'Byrne
Paddy O'Byrne
Narrator (voice)
Graham Armitage
Graham Armitage
The Reverend (voice) (uncredited)
Vera Blacker
Vera Blacker
Mrs. Thompson (uncredited)
Katinka Heyns
Katinka Heyns
Young Woman with Noise in Her Head (uncredited)
Janet Meshad
Janet Meshad
Kate Thompson (voice) (uncredited)
Jamie Uys
Jamie Uys
The Reverend (uncredited)

Crews

Jamie Uys
Jamie Uys
Director
John Boshoff
John Boshoff
Original Music Composer
Jamie Uys
Jamie Uys
Screenplay
Jamie Uys
Jamie Uys
Producer
Buster Reynolds
Buster Reynolds
Director of Photography
Boet Troskie
Boet Troskie
Executive Producer
Jamie Uys
Jamie Uys
Editor
Caroline Burls
Caroline Burls
Art Direction
Mij Reynolds
Mij Reynolds
Costume Design
Robert Lewis
Robert Lewis
Director of Photography
Gail Grobbelaar
Gail Grobbelaar
Costume Design
Di Yates
Di Yates
Script Supervisor
Caroline Burls
Caroline Burls
Script Supervisor
Roelf Van Jaarsveld
Roelf Van Jaarsveld
Sound Editor
Paul Ballinger
Paul Ballinger
Special Effects
William Bell
William Bell
Makeup Artist
Olga Lombard
Olga Lombard
Makeup Artist
Kobus Kruger
Kobus Kruger
Assistant Director
Stanford C. Allen
Stanford C. Allen
Consulting Editor
Jamie Uys
Jamie Uys
Director of Photography
Sue Antelme
Sue Antelme
Assistant Editor
Gerda van den Broek
Gerda van den Broek
Assistant Editor
Daan Retief
Daan Retief
Dialogue Coach
Chris Fellows
Chris Fellows
Sound Mixer
Nelson Mabasha
Nelson Mabasha
Sound

Trailers and other movies

The Gods Must Be Crazy - Head Shake - Yes (Culture-Specific NVC)

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