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The Gods Must Be Crazy (1984)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:18

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A tribe of bushmen living in the Kalahari Desert find their peaceful, happy existence threatened when a Coca-Cola bottle falls from the sky. The natives squabble incessantly over ownership of the... [More]

Starring: Marius Weyers, Sandra Prinsloo, Louw Verwey, N!Xau

Director: Jamie Uys

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Jun 1, 2004

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
5/5	Steve Crum	Sleeper that became a huge hit; all about the discovery of a soft drink container by a bushman. Funny, fascinating. Comment \| Mar., 14 2009 05:45 PM	Video-Reviewmaster.com
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 09 2006 03:16 AM	Time Out
4/5	Emanuel Levy	No review available. Comment \| Jun., 14 2005 10:34 AM	EmanuelLevy.Com
4/5	Rich Cline	delightfully entertaining Comment \| Nov., 08 2004 03:50 AM	Shadows on the Wall
3/4	Roger Ebert	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 23 2004 10:27 PM	Chicago Sun-Times
2/5	Daniel M. Kimmel	No review available. Comment \| Jul., 08 2004 08:45 AM	Worcester Telegram & Gazette
5/5	Susan Granger	No review available. Comment \| Jun., 22 2004 07:53 AM	www.susangranger.com
4/5	Scott Weinberg	There's an earnest sincerity to the messages offered within, plus the presentation is colorful and exotic and quite funny throughout. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 17 2004 09:17 PM	eFilmCritic.com
3/5	Robin Clifford	No review available. Comment \| Apr., 02 2004 01:49 PM	Reeling Reviews
2.5/4	David Nusair	It's not hard to understand why the film was such a worldwide sensation... Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 16 2004 05:16 PM	Reel Film Reviews
4/5	Rebecca Murray	No review available. Comment \| Mar., 16 2004 07:59 AM	About.com
4/5	David Bezanson	an offbeat movie that is also brilliant Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2004 01:39 PM	Filmcritic.com
	Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat	A slapstick comedy that really works! Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 23 2003 09:17 AM	Spirituality and Practice
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 24 2003 08:09 AM	Channel 4 Film
N/R	Caryn James	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:11 PM	New York Times
3/5	Rob Thomas	Whimsical mix of African folk tale and slapstick comedy Comment \| May., 15 2003 07:27 AM	Capital Times (Madison, WI)
4/5	Jeffrey Westhoff	No review available. Comment \| May., 14 2003 06:21 PM	Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
3.5/5	Ken Hanke	There's Uys' penchant for very broad Jerry Lewis-like slapstick, and your enjoyment of that depends entirely on your penchant for said slapstick. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 12 2003 07:07 PM	Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
3/5	Philip Martin	No review available. Comment \| May., 05 2003 11:43 AM	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
3/5	Chuck Rudolph	No review available. Comment \| Jan., 18 2003 02:57 PM	Matinee Magazine

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