The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

Film details

Featuring

Joe Stewardson N!xau Marius Weyers
Director

Jamie Uys
Country

South Africa
Year

1980
Genre

Comedy
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Satirical comedy. When the discovery of a Coca-Cola bottle causes dissension within a Kalahari tribe, a bushman is sent to throw it over the edge of the world. However, he is completely unprepared for his encounter with a strange civilization.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - narrator
    
    Joe Stewardson
  - Xi
    
    N!xau
  - Andrew Steyn
    
    Marius Weyers
  - Kate Thompson
    
    Sandra Prinsloo
  - Jack Hind
    
    Nic de Jager
  - Sam Boga
    
    Louw Verwey
  - Mpudi
    
    Michael Thys
  - 1st Card
    
    Fanyana Sidumo
  - 2nd Card
    
    Seakatsie, Joe
  - Mr. Thompson
    
    Brian O'Shaughnessy
  - Mrs. Thompson
    
    Vera Blacker
  - President
    
    Ken Gampu
  - missionary
    
    Jamie Uys
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Jamie Uys
  - Assistant Director
    
    Kobus Krüger
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Mimosa Films
  - Production Company
    
    Cat Films
  - Executive Producer
    
    Boet Troskie
  - Producer
    
    Jamie Uys
  - Production Manager
    
    Rina Venter
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Jamie Uys
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Buster Reynolds
  - Director of Photography
    
    Jamie Uys
  - Director of Photography
    
    Robert Lewis
  - Assistant Photographer
    
    Les Reynolds
  - Assistant Photographer
    
    Wolfgang Wiesner
  - Assistant Photographer
    
    René Smit
  - Assistant Photographer
    
    Nelson Mabasha
  Special Effects:
  - Special Effects
    
    Paul Ballinger
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Jamie Uys
  - Consulting Editor
    
    Stanford C. Allen
  - Editorial Consultant
    
    Daan Retief
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Caroline Burls
  - Sets
    
    Wilhelm Esterhuizen
  - Sets
    
    Esterhuizen, Piet
  - Artwork and Graphics
    
    Caroline Burls
  Costumes:
  - Costumes
    
    Gail Grobbelaar
  - Costumes
    
    MIJ Reynolds
  Make-up:
  - Make-up
    
    Bill Bell
  - Make-up
    
    Olga Lombard
  Music:
  - Music
    
    John Boshoff
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    Peter Usmar
  - Sound Synchroniser
    
    Tiny Burman
  - Sound Re-recording
    
    Chris Fellows
  - Sound Editor
    
    Roelf van Jaarsveld
  Consultant:
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Viv Bristow
  - Animal Trainer
    
    Jack Seale