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N!xau, Lena Farugia, Hans Strydom, Eiros, Nadies ... see more see more... , Erick Bowen , Treasure Tshabalala , Pierre Van Pletzen , Lourens Swanepoel , Andrew Dibb , Lesley Fox , Ken Marshall , Shimane Mpepela , Sandra Prinsloo , Simon Sabela , Peter Tunstall , Marius Weyers , Richard Loring , Lena Ferugia

This sequel to the enormous international hit The Gods Must Be Crazy isn't quite as fresh and enchanting as the original, but it is still a garden of small delights. N!Xau, the Kalihari bushman who st... read more read more...arred in the first film, is separated from his children while on a hunting expedition in the desert. The emphasis is on the kids, who are kidnaped by elephant poachers. This activity is counterpointed with the adventures of the film's "civilized" characters, transplanted New York attorney Lena Farugia and zoologist Hans Strydom, who find themselves stranded in the desert (their adventures are similar to those experienced by fish-out-of-water Linda Kozlowski in Crocodile Dundee). Meanwhile, a couple of soldiers who've wandered away from a border war devote their time to capturing, and escaping from, each other. As in the first film, the various subplots converge, with N!Xau once more emerging as the hero of the hour. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Jamie Uys

Release Date: April 13, 1990

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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004

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  • November 20, 2011
    1988 sequel to the international hit of the early '80s mars all the outrageous humor the original was loaded with, and replaces it with silly, nonsensical gags that rarely succeed at eliciting laughter.

    Did THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY need a sequel? That's a tough question ... read moreto answer. At the end, it's easy to see how it could have called for a sequel; but seeing this below-average outcome, the idea clearly should have been scrapped.

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  • November 15, 2009
    This was one of the funniest family films I have ever seen. I was young when I saw it, but I still love it. my whole family loves it and after renting it 4 times we finally bought it. there is very little colourful language and although its not as original as the first one, it is... read more just as funny (if not more so). you've gotta check it out. Perhaps its a little on the cheesy side, but it's so original...and teaches you a lesson: are we really so much advanced than these people? Ignorance is bliss...

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  • August 11, 2007
    Ha Ha. Similar plot to the first, except worse. A goofy foreign film with sped-up action and contrasting dry narration, which makes some laugh. Not me.
  • March 20, 2007
    I didn't even know that there was a sequel (poking around on IMDB showed me that there were in fact 5 The Gods Must Be Crazy movies but the last three were made in Hong Kong and were never released in the United States and were pretty horrible). It was even a little better than ... read morethe first one. Thanks to this movie, I know not to mess with badgers.
  • December 17, 2006
    More funniest than the original. Lots of quick motion scenes.
  • October 19, 2007
    Love this series. The first one was more of a documentary, where in this one has more of a story-driven plot. More funniest than the original. Lots of quick motion scenes.
  • October 19, 2010
    I don't really remember this now, but I was forced to watch it at school and I HATED it. It wasn't funny at all and it was just horrible.
  • October 12, 2010
    A healthy dose of deja vu, but still better than 99% of most sequels.
  • April 5, 2009
    i love these movies and think they are hilarious more then likely by the way they are filmed. they are sort of shot like the old show mutual of omaha's wild kingdom and thats whats hilarious about them.
  • December 25, 2007
    Great!

Critic Reviews


David Nusair
May 22, 2004
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

...it's hard not to get a kick out of watching a character battle over a cup of water with a baboon. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
May 17, 2004
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

With any 'strike while the iron's hot' example of sequel moviemaking, you're bound to trudge through a lot of familiarity in order to find the few worthwhile moments. Full Review

James Sanford
July 29, 2002
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette

"another sequel nobody needed to make"

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Desson Thomson
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

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Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

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April 13, 1990
Entertainment Weekly

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