The Gods Must Be Crazy II

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

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PG, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By
Jamie Uys
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 13, 1990 Wide
On DVD
Jun 1, 2004
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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Featured Audience Ratings

  • 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 <i>need</i> a sequel? That's… More

  • 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

  • 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

  • Dean M


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

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