Die Götter müssen verrückt sein (1980)
Als ein Pilot über der Kalahari-Wüste eine leere Cola-Flasche aus dem Fenster wirft, ahnt er nicht, was für ein Unheil er damit anrichtet. Die Flasche landet nämlich direkt vor den Füßen des Stammeshäuptlings Xixo, der damit überhaupt nichts anzufangen weiß. Nachdem jedes Stammmitglied sich an der Flasche versucht hat, bricht so ein großer Streit unter dem friedlichen Volk aus, dass Xixo beschließt, dieses fragwürdige "Geschenk der Götter" wieder los zu werden. Auf seiner Reise durch Afrika begegnet er dabei Dingen und Menschen, die er noch nie zuvor gesehen hat.
Der Regisseur:
Jamie Uys
Der Autor:
Jamie Uys
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Marius Weyers as Andrew Steyn |
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Sandra Prinsloo as Kate Thompson |
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N!xau as Xi |
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Louw Verwey as Sam Boga |
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Michael Thys as Mpudi |
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Nic De Jager as Jack Hind |
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Fanyana H. Sidumo as Card 1 |
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Joe Seakatsie as Card 2 |
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Brian O'Shaughnessy as Mr. Thompson |
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Ken Gampu as President |
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Paddy O'Byrne as Narrator (voice) |
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Graham Armitage as The Reverend (voice) (uncredited) |
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Vera Blacker as Mrs. Thompson (uncredited) |
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Katinka Heyns as Young Woman with Noise in Her Head (uncredited) |
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Janet Meshad as Kate Thompson (voice) (uncredited) |
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Jamie Uys as The Reverend (uncredited) |
| Production | Boet Troskie | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Jamie Uys | Director |
| Production | Jamie Uys | Producer |
| Writing | Jamie Uys | Screenplay |
| Camera | Buster Reynolds | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Robert Lewis | Director of Photography |
| Sound | John Boshoff | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jamie Uys | Editor |
| Art | Caroline Burls | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mij Reynolds | Costume Design |
| Camera | Jamie Uys | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Stanford C. Allen | Consulting Editor |
| Editing | Gerda van den Broek | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Nelson Mabasha | Sound |
| Editing | Sue Antelme | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Daan Retief | Dialogue Coach |
| Directing | Kobus Kruger | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Chris Fellows | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Caroline Burls | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Paul Ballinger | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Lombard | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Di Yates | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gail Grobbelaar | Costume Design |
| Sound | Roelf Van Jaarsveld | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Bell | Makeup Artist |