The Gods Must Be Crazy

The Gods Must Be Crazy is a film released in 1980, written and directed by Jamie Uys. The film is the first in The Gods Must Be Crazy series of films. Set in Botswana and South Africa, it tells the story of Xi, a Sho of the Kalahari Desert (played by Namibian San farmer Nǃxau) whose band has no knowledge of the world beyond. The film is followed by four sequels, the final three of which were made in Hong Kong. The film is a collision of three sep... more

Initial release date:

  • 1980

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Rating:

PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 49 min

Estimated budget:

  • 5,000,000 (US$)

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Jamie Uys

Jacobus Johannes Uys (30 May 1921 – 29 January 1996), better known as Jamie Uys, was a South African film director. Prior to his foray into film, Uys was a math teacher in his hometown of Boksburg. He then married Hettie, a fellow math teacher and the couple started farming and opening trading...

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 49 min

Estimated budget:

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  • 5,000,000
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The Gods Must Be Crazy III (Chinese: 非洲和尚; pinyin: Fei zhou he shang; literally: An African Buddhist Monk) also known as N!xau The Bushman, Crazy... …

Initial release date: Jul 5, 1991
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The Gods Must Be Crazy II

The Gods Must Be Crazy II is a sequel to Jamie Uys' 1980 comedy film, The Gods Must Be Crazy, and it is the second film in The Gods Must Be Crazy... …

Initial release date: Apr 13, 1990
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