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The Gods Must Be Crazy

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The Gods Must Be Crazy (1984)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:18

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A tribe of bushmen living in the Kalahari Desert find their peaceful, happy existence threatened when a Coca-Cola bottle falls from the sky. The natives squabble incessantly over ownership of the... A tribe of bushmen living in the Kalahari Desert find their peaceful, happy existence threatened when a Coca-Cola bottle falls from the sky. The natives squabble incessantly over ownership of the mysterious item, which they believe to be a gift from the gods. Hoping to restore order, one tribesman is elected to return the bottle by journeying to the ends of the earth, which brings him into contact with modern civilization. [More]

Starring: Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Louw Verwey, N!Xau

Starring: Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Louw Verwey, N!Xau

Director: Jamie Uys

Director: Jamie Uys

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Reviews for The Gods Must Be Crazy

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03/16/04
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

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05/05/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Whimsical mix of African folk tale and slapstick comedy

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05/15/03
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
N/R

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05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
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01/01/00
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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12/03/02
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

There's an earnest sincerity to the messages offered within, plus the presentation is colorful and exotic and quite funny throughout.

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05/17/04
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

an offbeat movie that is also brilliant

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02/08/04
David Bezanson
David Bezanson
Filmcritic.com

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01/18/03
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

There's Uys' penchant for very broad Jerry Lewis-like slapstick, and your enjoyment of that depends entirely on your penchant for said slapstick.

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05/12/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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05/20/03
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times
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05/14/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

It's not hard to understand why the film was such a worldwide sensation...

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03/16/04
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

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04/02/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

delightfully entertaining

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11/08/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A slapstick comedy that really works!

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07/23/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

You'd have to be crazy not to be charmed by this movie - grab a coke and a smile.

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08/09/02
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
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