The Gods Must Be Crazy

One review on 30 May 2018

1980

The Gods Must Be Crazy

Director : Jamie Uys

synopsis extract: A Kalahari bushman sets out to return a gift from the gods - a coke bottle that fell from the sky. ...

Cast:

N!xau
Sandra Prinsloo
Marius Weyers

Film Category

The 1980s

First Seen: Wed 30th May 2018

Catalogued: 22nd Dec 2024

Synopsis

A Kalahari bushman sets out to return a gift from the gods - a coke bottle that fell from the sky. Leads to his encounter with the modern world. Other narrative threads include a socially gauche biologist working in the desert and falling for a woman come to escape city life and teach in a school, and a band of revolutionaries from neighbouring country.

Reviews

by Roger on Wed 30th May 2018 DVD proj @ Home

Review of "The Gods Must Be Crazy"

Full review

From the mock cheesy travelogue voice over at the beginning to it all turning out alright in the end this is a gem of a comedy. It also manages to be a satirical commentary on many aspects of our western world and a glimpse of bushman life and Southern Africa scenery (but you might want to fact check the gem about rhinos and fire before repeating it as gospel!) Although made in 1980, Botswana and S.Africa then was probably equivalent to the UK in the mid 60s in terms of social attitudes - so don't be put off by what today looks very unsophisticated and unPC comedy - accept it for what it is and laugh out loud with it.

Film list

1980