The first film released in 1980, written and directed by Jamie Uys. Set in Botswana and South Africa, it tells the story of Xi, a San of the Kalahari Desert whose tribe discovers an empty Coca-Cola bottle. The bottle brings discord to the tribe, and Xi is sent out into the unknown world beyond the Kalahari to return the bottle to the Gods by throwing the bottle off the world's end.
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 filmsedit
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 Hong Kong, filmed in Cantonese and then dubbed in other languages.
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)edit
A hopping vampire wreaks havoc in Nǃxau's tribe, but soon they discover how to handle him and he becomes a great asset to them. Meanwhile, a Chinese necromancer, sent by the corpse's descendants, searches for him, together with a bumbling cowardly representative charged with ensuring that the necromancer returns his ancestor as desired.[2]
Crazy Hong Kong (The Gods Must Be Crazy IV) (1993)edit
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]
Hong Kong Movie Database entry
The Gods Must Be Funny in China (The Gods Must Be Crazy V) (1994)edit
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]
gods, must, crazy, film, series, gods, must, crazy, series, films, starring, namibian, farmer, actor, nǃxau, ǂtoma, contents, official, films, gods, must, crazy, 1980, gods, must, crazy, 1989, unofficial, films, crazy, safari, gods, must, crazy, 1991, crazy, h. The Gods Must Be Crazy is a series of films starring the Namibian San farmer and actor Nǃxau ǂToma Contents 1 Official films 1 1 The Gods Must Be Crazy 1980 1 2 The Gods Must Be Crazy II 1989 2 Unofficial films 2 1 Crazy Safari The Gods Must Be Crazy III 1991 2 2 Crazy Hong Kong The Gods Must Be Crazy IV 1993 2 3 The Gods Must Be Funny in China The Gods Must Be Crazy V 1994 3 Related films 3 1 Jewel of the Gods 1989 3 2 There s a Zulu on My Stoep 1993 4 References 5 External linksOfficial films editThe Gods Must Be Crazy 1980 edit Main article The Gods Must Be Crazy The first film released in 1980 written and directed by Jamie Uys Set in Botswana and South Africa it tells the story of Xi a San of the Kalahari Desert whose tribe discovers an empty Coca Cola bottle The bottle brings discord to the tribe and Xi is sent out into the unknown world beyond the Kalahari to return the bottle to the Gods by throwing the bottle off the world s end The Gods Must Be Crazy II 1989 edit Main article The Gods Must Be Crazy II 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 editIn 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 Hong Kong filmed in Cantonese and then dubbed in other languages 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 edit Main article Crazy Safari A hopping vampire wreaks havoc in Nǃxau s tribe but soon they discover how to handle him and he becomes a great asset to them Meanwhile a Chinese necromancer sent by the corpse s descendants searches for him together with a bumbling cowardly representative charged with ensuring that the necromancer returns his ancestor as desired 2 Crazy Hong Kong The Gods Must Be Crazy IV 1993 edit 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 Hong Kong Movie Database entryThe Gods Must Be Funny in China The Gods Must Be Crazy V 1994 edit 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 Hong Kong Movie Database entryRelated films editJewel of the Gods 1989 edit 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 edit Main article There s a Zulu On My Stoep While unrelated to the series this film was marketed on video in some markets as Gods Must Be Crazy Part IV citation needed References edit Take2 DVD rentals The Gods must be Funny 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 editCrazy 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Gods Must Be Crazy film series amp oldid 1152512203 The Gods Must Be Crazy III V 1991 1994, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
