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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Watch With Your Kids, Slapstick Violence Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 06/01/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 49 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Adventure Comedy, Slapstick

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

Marius Weyers - Andrew Steyn
Sandra Prinsloo - Kate Thompson
N!xau - Xixo
Louw Verwey - Sam Boga
Michael Thys - Mpudi
Hans Strydom
Lena Farugia

Starring N!xau, The Gods Must Be Crazy is a comedy that centers on the events following the discovery of a Coca-Cola bottle by an African tribe, who, unfamiliar with the ways of developed nations, believe it to be a gift from the gods. Upon its 1984 U.S. release, the film became the biggest foreign-produced moneymaker of all time and inspired a 1989 sequel. Released to DVD for the first time, the film is presented in widescreen with a Dolby Digital Mono soundtrack. Along with the feature presentation, the disc includes a documentary featurette called "Journey to Nyae Nyae." ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide