The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)

Director:

Jamie Uys

Writer:

Jamie Uys (written and devised by)

Release Date:

13 April 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

This time, everybody's going crazier.

Plot:

Xixo is back again. This time, his children accidentally stow away on a fast-moving poachers' truck...

Plot Keywords:

Truck | Plane | Roman Numeral In Title | Africa | Narration

Cast

N!xau	...	Xixo
Lena Farugia	...	Dr. Ann Taylor
Hans Strydom	...	Dr. Stephen Marshall
Eiros	...	Xiri
Nadies	...	Xisa
Erick Bowen	...	Mateo
Treasure Tshabalala	...	Timi
Pierre Van Pletzen	...	George
Lourens Swanepoel	...	Brenner
Richard Loring	...	Jack
Lesley Fox	...	Ann's Secretary
Simon Sabela	...	General
Ken Marshall	...	Convener
Peter Tunstall	...	Chief Game Warden
Andrew Dibb	...	Computer Operator
Shimane Mpepela	...	Man on Bike
Paddy O'Byrne	...	Narrator (voice)

Directed by
Jamie Uys

Writing credits
Jamie Uys		(written and devised by)

Produced by
Boet Troskie	....	producer

Original Music by
Charles Fox

Cinematography by
Buster Reynolds

Film Editing by
Renée Engelbrecht
Ivan Hall
Collette Russow

Makeup Department
Rose Bruins	....	makeup designer
Andrea Carr	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Lesley Fox	....	production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Buster Reynolds	....	assistant director
Buster Reynolds	....	second unit director

Art Department
Robby Guess	....	property designer
Karen Jooste	....	property designer
Ben Kubheka	....	property designer
Althea Oelofse	....	property designer
Les Reynolds	....	property designer
Les Subcleve	....	property designer

Sound Department
Dana Johnson	....	sound editor
Nico Louw	....	sound recordist
Edward Pearse	....	sound
Julie Vandenberg	....	sound editor
Colin Williams	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Adam Behr	....	animatronic fabricator

Visual Effects by
Tony Boyers	....	optical effects coordinator

Stunts
Tiny Burman	....	stunts
Gavin Genlloud	....	stunts
Roly Jansen	....	stunts
Buster Reynolds	....	stunt coordinator
Les Reynolds	....	stunts
Jannie Wienand	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Les Reynolds	....	assistant camera
John Tulukeni	....	assistant camera
Cornelius Wessels	....	assistant camera

Music Department
Charles Fox	....	conductor
Jim Harrison	....	music editor

Other crew
Lesley Fox	....	location crew
Sheryl Friederichsen	....	foreign marketing producer
Ben Kubheka	....	location crew
Buster Reynolds	....	location crew
Les Reynolds	....	location crew
Elbe Smith	....	production assistant
Jim Stockley	....	animal trainer
John Tulukeni	....	location crew
Gerda Vanden Broeck	....	executive production coordinator (as Gerda Van den Broek)
Gerda Vanden Broeck	....	location crew (as Gerda Van den Broek)
Cornelius Wessels	....	location crew

Production Companies

• Elrina Investment
• Weintraub Entertainment Group

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (1989) (France) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (1988) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (1990) (USA)
• Europa Carat (Brazil) (VHS)

Also Known As:

The Gods Must Be Crazy 2 (UK) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

South Africa | Botswana | USA

Language:

Afrikaans | English | Ungwatsi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-6 | Iceland:L | West Germany:6 | South Korea:All | Australia:PG | New Zealand:PG | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Norway:10 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company:

Elrina Investment

Trivia:

Was filmed in 1985 and sat on the shelf for nearly five years.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Just after the rhino attacks the Doc Taylor, the other man pulls himself on top of the branch. A wire is visible, attached to his shirt to stop him from falling.

Quotes:

Chief Game Warden: [in radio] Big Ben calling -
[suddenly turns to George who is driving]
Chief Game Warden: What the hell do you think you're doing?
George: What do you mean?
Chief Game Warden: You're going the wrong way.
George: I'm going by the compass.
Chief Game Warden: [picks coffee cup up] You left that there. This is made of steel.
[he circles the mug around the compass and the needle follows it. Angry he throws the coffee mug down and it makes a loud clang]
Chief Game Warden: You bugged the compass, you stupid idiot!
George: Oh, geez, boss, I'm sorry. I wasn't think...
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Buster Reynolds Remembers Jamie Uys (2004) (V)

Outstanding movie -- funniest kids on earth!

There is a lot of story in this movie, but the thread that follows the two little black kids who get separated from their father is hilarious. Imagine this--a 3 year old and a 4 year old, speaking Xhosa(?) through the whole movie to each other--and yet YOU the viewer know every word they say! No voice-over! No sub-titles, just exceedingly clever script-writing combined with brilliant direction of these two kids.

I wish I could afford to buy the two Gods... movies, but until then I keep an eye on TV listings and never miss an opportunity to watch them again and again.