The Gods Must Be Crazy 43 years old

The critics are raving... the natives are restless... and the laughter is non-stop!

The Gods Must Be Crazy

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.

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The Gods Must Be Crazy Cast

Name Character
Marius Weyers He was 39, now 79 years old as Andrew Steyn
N-Xau He was 39, 58 years old when he died as Xixo
Nic De Jager as Jack Hind
Paddy O'Byrne was 54, 83 years old when died as Narrator
Sandra Prinsloo She was 36, now 76 years old as Kate Thompson
Ken Gampu He was 54, 74 years old when he died as President
Louw Verwey as Sam Boga
Michael Thys as Mpudi
Fanyana H. Sidumo as Card 1
Brian O'Shaughnessy He was 53, 70 years old when he died as Mr. Thompson
Joe Seakatsie as Card 2

The Gods Must Be Crazy Crew

Name Department
John Boshoff as Original Music Composer. Sound
Buster Reynolds as Director of Photography. Camera
Boet Troskie as Executive Producer. Production
Jamie Uys as Director. He was 63 (74) years old when He died Directing
Jamie Uys as Editor. He was 63 (74) years old when He died Editing
Jamie Uys as Producer. He was 63 (74) years old when He died Production
Jamie Uys as Screenplay. He was 63 (74) years old when He died Writing
Robert Lewis as Director of Photography. He was 71 (88) years old when He died Camera
Caroline Burls as Art Direction. Art
Caroline Burls as Script Supervisor. Directing
Mij Reynolds as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Roelf Van Jaarsveld as Sound Editor. Sound
The Gods Must Be Crazy poster
The Gods Must Be Crazy (43 years)

The critics are raving... the natives are restless... and the laughter is non-stop!

  • Release day: Wednesday, September 10, 1980
  • Runtime: 109 minutes
  • Budget: 5000000.00
  • Revenue: 60000000.00