The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1990)

50% of critics liked it
(12 reviews)
68% of users liked it
(11,713 ratings)

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 starred in the first film, is separated from his children while on a hunting expedition in the desert.… More 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 starred 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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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Jamie Uys
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Apr 13, 1990 Wide
On DVD: Jun 1, 2004
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

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.
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.
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
"another sequel nobody needed to make"

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Alexander D

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… More
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 to 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. Full Review: http://wp.me/p1Urcx-tk
Cassandra M

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 just… More
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 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... <a href="http://photobucket.com/images/gods%20must%20be%20crazy" target="_blank"><img src="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g258/katkat_26/movies/gods-must-be-crazy-ii-DVDcover2.jpg" border="0" alt="the gods must be crazy 2 Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a>
Lafe F

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.
Megan S

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… More
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 the first one. Thanks to this movie, I know not to mess with badgers.
Dean M

More funniest than the original. Lots of quick motion scenes.
Steven V

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.
Lauren D

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.
Doctor S

A healthy dose of deja vu, but still better than 99% of most sequels.
Lee K

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.
Leo L

Great!
Donna D

Not as much funny as the first but it does have it's moments. Just as funny, if not more.

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Cast

N!xau
as Xixo
Lena Farugia
as Dr. Ann Taylor
Hans Strydom
as Dr. Stephen Marshall

Eiros
as Xiri
Nadies
as Xisa
Erick Bowen
as Mateo

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