United States / Jul 09, 1984 / PG / New York City, New York
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joe Seakatsie | Card 2 |
| Brian O'Shaughnessy | Mr. Thompson |
| Ken Gampu | President |
| Paddy O'Byrne | Narrator (voice) |
| Graham Armitage | The Reverend (voice) (uncredited) |
| Vera Blacker | Mrs. Thompson (uncredited) |
| Katinka Heyns | Young Woman with Noise in Her Head (uncredited) |
| Janet Meshad | Kate Thompson (voice) (uncredited) |
| Jamie Uys | The Reverend (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Gods Must Be Crazy |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Afrikaans |
| Production countries | South Africa, Botswana |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | CAT Films, Mimosa Films |
| Release date | 10 settembre 1980 |
| Executive producer | Boet Troskie |
| Production | Jamie Uys |
| Writer | Jamie Uys |
| Editing | Jamie Uys, Stanford C. Allen, Sue Antelme, Gerda van den Broek |
| Cinematography | Buster Reynolds, Robert Lewis, Jamie Uys |
| Assistant directors | Kobus Kruger, Jamie Uys, Di Yates, Caroline Burls |
| Camera operators | Buster Reynolds, Robert Lewis, Jamie Uys |
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| Additional photography | Buster Reynolds, Robert Lewis, Jamie Uys |
| Production design | Caroline Burls |
| Art direction | Caroline Burls |
| Set decoration | Caroline Burls |
| Special effects | Paul Ballinger |
| Music | John Boshoff, Nelson Mabasha, Chris Fellows, Roelf Van Jaarsveld |
| Sound | John Boshoff, Nelson Mabasha, Chris Fellows, Roelf Van Jaarsveld |
| Costume design | Mij Reynolds, Gail Grobbelaar, Olga Lombard, William Bell |
| Makeup | Olga Lombard, William Bell, Mij Reynolds, Gail Grobbelaar |
| Hairstyling | Mij Reynolds, Olga Lombard, Gail Grobbelaar, William Bell |
| Collection | The Gods Must Be Crazy Collection |
| Budget | 5.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 200.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
South Africa / Sep 10, 1980 / Johannesburg & Pretoria
Greece / Apr 05, 1981
Spain / Apr 06, 1981 / Barcelona
Denmark / Jun 05, 1981 / 15
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Norway / Aug 21, 1981 / 12
Finland / Aug 28, 1981 / K-12
Germany / Jul 09, 1982 / 12
Portugal / Sep 09, 1982
Sweden / Dec 10, 1982 / 15 / Borlänge
France / Jan 18, 1983 / TP
Mexico / May 05, 1983 / B
Belgium / May 19, 1983 / Gent
South Korea / Nov 03, 1983 / ALL
Brazil / Feb 06, 1984 / Rio de Janeiro
United States / Jul 13, 1984 / PG
Australia / Aug 09, 1984 / PG
Philippines / Oct 26, 1984
Hungary / Jan 17, 1985
Canada / Oct 04, 1985 / PG
Türkiye / Oct 25, 1991
Physical media
Greece / Feb 17, 2004 / DVD
Netherlands / Apr 01, 2006 / 6 / DVD
TV
Slovakia / Dec 30, 1997 / 12 / Markíza
Brazil / Apr 23, 2004 / L / Fox Film mj.gov.br
Netherlands / Aug 30, 2004 / 6 / Nederland 3
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