The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) Action Comedy Adventure
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 7.70/10
IMDB: ☆ 7.3/10
Metascore: ☆ 7.3/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 8.5/10
The Gods Must Be Crazy Plot Synopsis:
A Sho in the Kalahari desert encounters technology for the first time--in the shape of a Coke bottle. He takes it back to his people, and they use it for many tasks. The people start to fight over it, so he decides to return it to the God--where he thinks it came from. Meanwhile, we are introduced to a school teacher assigned to a small village, a despotic revolutionary, and a clumsy biologist.
Synopsis / Plot Summary: A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
Tagline: The critics are raving... the natives are restless... and the laughter is non-stop!
More: Most Anticipated Horror Movies Coming Soon in 2026-2027!Official Trailer
The Gods Must Be Crazy Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 1980 (more 1980 movies)
Box Office: $30,031,783
Awards: 2
Nominations: 3
Language: English, Afrikaans, Ungwatsi
Country: South Africa, Botswana
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / The Gods Must Be Crazy Release Dates In Theaters: Oct 26, 1984
Producers: Boet Troskie, Jamie Uys
Musicians: Johnny Boshoff
Cinematographers: Robert Lewis, Buster Reynolds, Jamie Uys
Trending in Movies:
Whistle (2025), Forgive Us All (2025), Hell House LLC: Lineage (2025), 28 Years Later: The Bone… (2026), 28 Years Later (2025), We Bury the Dead (2024), Strange Harvest: Occult Murder… (2024), Bring Her Back (2025), Parvulos (2024), and ZombieCON Vol. 1 (2024)
Check Out the Best Horror Movies of 2026 You Must See!
Check out more movies that start with T and movies from 1980.
More: Must See New Horror Movies in 2026!The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980) Cast (Click to Expand)
The Gods Must Be Crazy Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Marius Weyers | ... | Andrew Steyn |
| Sandra Prinsloo | ... | Kate Thompson |
| N!xau | ... | Xi |
| Louw Verwey | ... | Sam Boga |
| Michael Thys | ... | Mpudi |
| Nic de Jager | ... | Jack Hind |
| Fanyana H. Sidumo | ... | Card 1 |
| Joe Seakatsie | ... | Card 2 |
| Brian O''Shaughnessy | ... | Mr. Thompson |
| Ken Gampu | ... | President |
| Paddy O''Byrne | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Graham Armitage | ... | The Reverend (uncredited) (voice) |
| Vera Blacker | ... | Mrs. Thompson (uncredited) |
| Pip Freedman | ... | Mpudi (uncredited) (voice) |
| Katinka Heyns | ... | Young woman with noise in her head (uncredited) |
| Janet Meshad | ... | Kate Thompson (uncredited) (voice) |
| Jamie Uys | ... | The Reverend (uncredited) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Marius Weyers (b. February 3, 1945) – Andrew Steyn
Sign: Aquarius
Also known as: Marius Wyers - Sandra Prinsloo – Kate Thompson
- N!xau – Xi
- Louw Verwey – Sam Boga
- Michael Thys – Mpudi
- Nic de Jager – Jack Hind
- Fanyana H. Sidumo – Card 1
- Joe Seakatsie – Card 2
- Brian O''Shaughnessy – Mr. Thompson
- Ken Gampu – President
- Paddy O''Byrne – Narrator (voice)
- Graham Armitage, as The Reverend (uncredited) (voice), passed away at age 62 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sign: Taurus - Vera Blacker – Mrs. Thompson (uncredited)
- Pip Freedman – Mpudi (uncredited) (voice)
- Katinka Heyns – Young woman with noise in her head (uncredited)
Source: IMDB, Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, HellHorror.com fans like you!