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The Gods Must Be Crazy (1981)
Released By: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment   Rating: PG   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jamie Uys
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Louw Verwey, Marius Weyers, Michael Thys, N!Xau, Nic de Jager, Sandra Prinsloo
Published ID: 40
UPC: 043396061088,
Plot: Kalahari bushman Xi (played by genuine bushman N!xau) is as surprised as the rest of his tibe when a Coke bottle, thrown from a passing plane, lands in the middle of their village. This gift from the gods proves to be a mixed blessing when the tribesmen fight over it and eventually use it for a weapon. To keep peace in the village, Xi is assigned to take the bottle to the end of the earth (actually a lush valley) and throw it back to the gods. Meanwhile, back in urbanized South Africa, Kate Thompson (Sandra Prinsloo) leaves her office job in the city to take a job teaching Kalahari children; once in the wilderness, she finds herself constantly bumping into clumsy microbiologist Andrew Steyn (Marius Weyers). And meanwhile, maniacal Sam Boga (Louw Verwey) is leading a military coup against the government. How do all these various and wildly divergent characters fit together? You'll have to see The Gods Must be Crazy yourself--if you haven't seen it already. This Botswanian comedy/melodrama was directed by Jamie Uys, who had helmed dozens of films before Gods and would make many more afterwards. Originally slated for limited domestic distribution in 1982, Gods Must Be Crazy was picked up for American consumption by 20th Century-Fox in 1984. Within a few weeks, word of mouth transformed Gods into the biggest foreign boxoffice hit ever released in the U.S. The 1989 sequel didn't do quite as well, indicating that perhaps the bloom was off the rose for N!xau and his confreres. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Of course, they are crazier than you might think
Added 10/15/2009

The movie was intended to be slow and simple, even the humor is very simple, which make sense considering when the movie was made.
There is a great message in the movie that summarizes our life; how material things that we never needed can bring bad feelings and emotions that we might never experience if we didn't have the desire to own things. No matter how sophisticated you are, or should I say no matter how sophisticated you think you are, you will enjoy this simple movie.


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The Gods Must Be Crazy
Added 10/13/2009

This is a wonderful South African comedy about a woman who believes that she can escape the rat race by becoming a teacher in a missionary school in the bush and an African tribal person who believes that the gods have thrown a Coke bottle out of heaven for him to dispose of by throwing it off the end of the earth. You will love it. The African animals are also very nice.
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DVD replaces VHS
Added 10/11/2009

The Gods must be Crazy is better than The Gods must be Crazy II. Sequels have a tough act to follow, always. The Gods must be Crazy is a tough act. It is a beautiful picture of a people with a beautiful way of life. The People develop a little problem with someone else's trash. At first it appeared to be more an opportunity than a problem but soon there were social implications. After exhausting the obvious remedies the hero finds himself with nothing else to do but go to the end of the earth to deal with it. This turns out to be almost as difficult as it sounds. He meets many new people along the way. Life is interesting. Life is good. The Gods must be Crazy.
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love this movie!
Added 10/1/2009

i watched this movie a long,long time ago when it first came out,i loved it then.now that i have kids who can understand the humour i wanted to share it,and i wasn't disappointed.the best part for me was the bounus features,i'd always wondered what happened to "Xi" after the movie was made,and now i know,thanks to a very well made docementary.if you like old fashioned humor,you'll enjoy this movie.
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The Gods Must Be Crazy
Added 3/25/2009

It came in a very timely manner and was in very good condition. Since it's being sent to Africa to give a lady some fun, I'm very pleased that there were no glitches in the product. Thank you.
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Of course, they are crazier than you might think
Added 10/15/2009

The movie was intended to be slow and simple, even the humor is very simple, which make sense considering when the movie was made.
There is a great message in the movie that summarizes our life; how material things that we never needed can bring bad feelings and emotions that we might never experience if we didn't have the desire to own things. No matter how sophisticated you are, or should I say no matter how sophisticated you think you are, you will enjoy this simple movie.


0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Added 10/13/2009

This is a wonderful South African comedy about a woman who believes that she can escape the rat race by becoming a teacher in a missionary school in the bush and an African tribal person who believes that the gods have thrown a Coke bottle out of heaven for him to dispose of by throwing it off the end of the earth. You will love it. The African animals are also very nice.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
DVD replaces VHS
Added 10/11/2009

The Gods must be Crazy is better than The Gods must be Crazy II. Sequels have a tough act to follow, always. The Gods must be Crazy is a tough act. It is a beautiful picture of a people with a beautiful way of life. The People develop a little problem with someone else's trash. At first it appeared to be more an opportunity than a problem but soon there were social implications. After exhausting the obvious remedies the hero finds himself with nothing else to do but go to the end of the earth to deal with it. This turns out to be almost as difficult as it sounds. He meets many new people along the way. Life is interesting. Life is good. The Gods must be Crazy.
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