The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

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: When the plane is hanging from the tree with Dr. Taylor in it and the cheetah sticks it head through the hole in the floor, you can see either an actor's hand beneath the head or an actor wearing a cheetah suit.

Quotes:

Chief Game Warden: George!
[tosses him a gun]
Chief Game Warden: Here. Make him get in.
George: [points it at Xixo like he isn't going to use it] Here. You get in.
Xixo: [speaking own dialect]
George: [gestures with gun to truck] You come with us.
Xixo: [takes the gun out of George's hands]
George: [gets it back quickly, nervously] Hey. Hey. You mustn't do that.
George: [grumbling at how stupid George is being, runs over and knocks Xixo to the ground] Get me a tie down!

Movie Connections:

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

Delightful sequel

Too many story lines to make this as good as the first one, but it's still a delight. The kids are charming, and the female lead is a wonderful physical comedienne. A pity Jamie Uys didn't make more movies.