The Gods Must Be Crazy (film series)
The Gods Must Be Crazy is a
Official films
The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)
The first film released in 1980, written and directed by
The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)
A sequel was released in 1989. Xi's name was changed to Xixo in this film. In it, Xixo's two young children encounter poachers in the Kalahari Desert, explore the back of their truck, and become unable to jump off once it starts moving. Xixo must once again travel great distances to retrieve them, and once again encounters various other western characters who are on quests of their own. The film is notable for the increased role of animals throughout the story, and for its light-hearted treatment of the civil war still raging in nearby Angola at the time.
Unofficial films
In the early 1990s, Nǃxau was cast in three low-budget unofficial sequels that continued the fish-out-of-water aspects of the first two films. They were produced in
As of 2007, the three Hong Kong films have not been released in the United States, although they have been released on VCD format in China. The Gods Must Be Funny in China was recently released on DVD in South Africa.[1]
Crazy Safari (The Gods Must Be Crazy III) (1991)
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Crazy Hong Kong (The Gods Must Be Crazy IV) (1993)
N!xau accidentally hitches a ride with a Chinese businesswoman from the African plain to her home in Hong Kong. With only his natural instincts and desert-honed survival skills, the intrepid Bushman evades a gang of diamond thieves and stumbles into one comic mishap after another as he tries to find his way back home.[3]
The Gods Must Be Funny in China (The Gods Must Be Crazy V) (1994)
Hijinks ensue when Nǃxau travels to Beijing where he's recruited to accompany a track team on a week long survival race through the Chinese wilderness.[4]
Related films
Jewel of the Gods (1989)
A South African film, which also starred Marius Weyers and Sandra Prinsloo; officially unrelated but still marketed as a sequel to the first (1980) film.[citation needed]
There's a Zulu on My Stoep (1993)
While unrelated to the series, this film was marketed on video in some markets as Gods Must Be Crazy (Part IV).[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Take2 DVD rentals: The Gods must be Funny". Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
- ^ "Not This Time, Nayland Smith: The Gods Must be Crazy 3: Crazy Safari (1991)". 24 July 2012.
- ^ "Not This Time, Nayland Smith: The Gods Must be Crazy 4: Crazy Hong Kong (1993)". 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Not This Time, Nayland Smith: The Gods Must be Crazy 5: The Gods Must be Funny in China (1994)". 27 July 2012.
External links
- Crazy Hong Kong at IMDb
- The Gods Must Be Funny in China at IMDb
- Jewel of the Gods at IMDb
- Yankee Zulu at IMDb
- Hong Kong Movie Database entries