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) |
| Directing | Jamie Uys | Director |
| Sound | John Boshoff | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jamie Uys | Screenplay |
| Production | Jamie Uys | Producer |
| Camera | Buster Reynolds | Director of Photography |
| Production | Boet Troskie | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Jamie Uys | Editor |
| Art | Caroline Burls | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mij Reynolds | Costume Design |
| Camera | Robert Lewis | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Kobus Kruger | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Stanford C. Allen | Consulting Editor |
| Camera | Jamie Uys | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sue Antelme | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Gerda van den Broek | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Daan Retief | Dialogue Coach |
| Sound | Chris Fellows | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Nelson Mabasha | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gail Grobbelaar | Costume Design |
| Directing | Di Yates | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Caroline Burls | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Roelf Van Jaarsveld | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Paul Ballinger | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Bell | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Lombard | Makeup Artist |