The Gods Must Be Crazy
The critics are raving... the natives are restless... and the laughter is non-stop!
1980 • 109 min • Action · Comedy
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.
Our family guide
Best from age 8- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 73 Audience · 1342 · 49%
An accidental encounter with a discarded Coca-Cola bottle turns a peaceful Bushman community upside down, as they struggle to understand its purpose. This lighthearted comedy explores the clash of cultures when a man from the Kalahari desert embarks on a journey to return the mysterious object to the "gods."
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Some slapstick violence
- Depictions of hunting
- Cultural misunderstandings
What it models well
- Cultural understanding
- Simplicity and resourcefulness
- Peaceful problem-solving
- Value of community
Talk about it after
- Different ways of life
- Impact of new technologies
- Understanding diverse cultures
- Environmental responsibility
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Top billed cast
Director: Jamie Uys • Crew: Jamie Uys
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThis is another one of those older movies my wife and I watched together over twenty years ago, and then recently watched again. We enjoyed it just as much as we did the first time. I had forgotten a lot of the details, so that was actually a good thing as it wasn’t overly familiar to me, like watching Groundhog Day yet again would be. The tag line suggests that the laughs never stop, but that isn’t quite accurate.…
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