The Gods Must Be Crazy

South African director Jamie Uys caught lightning in a bottle with The Gods Must Be Crazy--a Coke bottle, to be specific. This slaphappy collection of goofy pratfalls and culture-clash gags became an enormous international smash, and made a sort of star out of the Bushman selected to play the central role, the completely ingratiating N!Xau. He plays a man, unaware of white culture, who finds a Coca-Cola bottle in the Kalahari (dropped by a passing pilot) and promptly has his life turned around by this mystical object. The movie looks slipshod and even amateurish at times, yet its attitude is so bubbly it's hard to resist. Proving that physical comedy remains a true international language, millions of moviegoers around the world drank it up. --Robert Horton

1 Terrific satire
Different, and quite good. Set in the African bush country, a remote bushman sees a Coke bottle hurtling down from the sky and assumes it's a gift from the gods (actually someone threw it out of an airplane). The tribe finds great uses for it, but it also fosters jealousy and possessiveness, two things they never knew before. One man (N!xau) decides to take it to the end of the earth and get rid of it. Along the way he encounters "civilization"--in the form of a bumbling scientist and then a cicil war. The satire is right on target and very funny, and everyone involved does a bang-up job. Obviously a labor of love by writer-producer-director Jamie Ulys.

2 Fascinating Africa - The Gods Must Be Crazy
This story is sad, funny, wonderful and fascinating. It gives a depth of the dimensions of Africa and touches a cord in many ways: The sad story of the Bushmen, the hardworking naturalist, the idealistic teacher, the revolutionaries and the smooth talking safari operator. It is a pity that many of the subtle humor is so very unique and cannot really be appreciated universally. Get this movie and dissapear into it - you may just taste Africa like never before!!

3 great film
This is a classic film. It will not make you roll on the floor in laughter, but it will make you smile & admire this man's desire to rid his tribe of this evil thing.

4 A buried treasure, a family gem
*Finally,* this film has been released on DVD. I was beginning to wonder if it ever would be. This was an international hit, and it's PG, very nearly a G (it's fine for ten year-olds; younger is OK too but they wouldn't get as much out of it). A perfect example of the kind of film that can only be made by a filmmaker on a mission who is not beholden to investors. Run, do not walk, to acquire this movie. It's wholesome and hilarious and exciting, a real pleaser for a ten year-old or a ninety year-old or anyone in between. When you see it, you'll wonder how you never heard of it before. It's a great movie to play to people who don't know what you're showing them, because its beginning makes it look like an old nature documentary. People will be thinking, "Whoa, what am I getting myself into here?" A few minutes later, they'll be riveted to their seats. Ten stars!

5 A little amusing.
'The Gods Must be Crazy' is an amusing film about a Coke bottle that causes havoc among a group of tribesmen. It is suppoed to be a satire about industralized socitey. Check it out if it comes on T.V. someday.

6 Funniest move EVAH
I saw this movie the first time back in 82 and have yet to see another that has made me laugh more. It is a cross between a foreign adventure and a 3 Stooges comedy (YES THERE IS ACTUALLY A SCENE IN WHICH SOMEONE SLIPS ON A BANANA PEEL!!!!) The gods Must Be Crazy is a must see for family movie night, invite grandma and grandpa mom and dad and kids of all ages...they'll love it!!!!

7 Sidesplitting!
This was the funniest movie I've ever seen. I rented it years ago and still tell people to get their hands on it if they can - the scenes with the demon-possesed land river while the girl-shy scientist is on his way to pick up the new teacher are the most original slapstick I've ever seen! I laughed until tears ran down my face! A wonderful film!

8 Ingenious!!! A comic masterpiece....
My mom and dad and I watched this movie one Sunday afternoon (a few years ago...). We didn't realize we had the channel on HBO...we thought we were watching a documentary about Bushmen at first. Then, with the Coke bottle, the crazy British guy who loses his cool around women, and the scene with the rhino and the fire, we were nearly peeing in our pants! The wry British humor and the fact that the characters take themselves too seriously make it even more funny. And the Bushmen, what a hoot! They live life so simply and unhindered by our modern day conveniences that their naivety makes them equally funny...and sweet.

While the movie is hilarious and touching, it is also a great way to see Africa's wilds. And this is one of those movies that is funny not only the first time you see it, but every single time afterward. I love showing this to friends and people who've not heard of it. I get the same reactions everytime -- they nearly die laughing. Buy this movie and add it to your "Favorites". I guarantee you'll chuckle...

9 The Gods must be crazy - First edition
Dear Lord, this is by far the funniest, fun, and educated movie that has come out of Africa. I can never get enough of it. Thus far, I have watched this movie three times and I am dying to see The Gods must be crazy 11. My only question is, when will Amazon get both films in DVD version? I cannot wait to by both of them once the DVD version is released. Please get out there and rent the Gods must be crazy film. It is truly entertaining for the entire family. I am totally crazy about this movie.

10 the gods must be crazy for allowing this movie to be made
The gods must be crazy is an insult to all movie makers in world history. it is a story of pain, agony and just the hope of making it to the end (and that is just the story of watching it).dont get me wrong the movie can be very humorous at times, but thats only for the first 4 and a half minutes of laughing at the same joke. it insults the african people of this region. making the kalahari tribesmen look like a people of stupidity and the micro-biologists look like a babbling idots.i am telling you, if you own a copy of this movie go out to your backyard and burn it. Dont allow this "plague" to reach the future generations of our people.

11 Man must be crazy not to see this
While the Kalahari Desert looks like a paradise, it's the most treacherous desert in the world, where there is no water for nine of the twelve months of the year. Much of the first twenty or so minutes is spent documentary-style, contrasting the lifestyles between the "pretty, dainty, small, and graceful" Bushmen and "civilized" man. They've adapted to their environment. There's no sense of ownership--what's there to own?--and wood is the hardest thing there. There's also no crime, punishment, violence, laws, police, judges, rules, or bosses. It sounds like a utopia. Compare that with "civilized man", who adapts his environment to suit him, builds power lines to run his labour-saving devices and didn't know where to stop. More improvements mean more complications, which is why all of us are sentenced to twelve years at school to survive in this complex habitat.

So when a Coke bottle tossed from an airplane is found by Xi, a Bushmen, it disrupts their concept of the gods giving them good and useful things, as clearly, there wasn't enough of those given them. Xi, played by real Bushmen (N!xau) sets out to get rid of the bottle.

In Botswana, there's biologist Andrew Steyn who's assigned to pick up Kate Thompson, a reporter who's tired of the rat race in Pretoria and decides to become a teacher in Botswana. Comedic disaster results in two forms. One is Steyn's becoming a complete bumbler around beautiful women, and the blonde Kate is quite a looker. The other involves his driving a land rover, dubbed by his African friend Mpudi as the anti-christ, as there's nothing but trouble with this vehicle. Mpudi's cursing at the rover is funny. Needless to say, calamity results on her first day with him.

And a band of armed terrorists led by the bearded Sam Boja make their way from the republic of Burani (fictional, of course) down to Botswana. The seriousness is lightened by two of his members, who when they aren't shooting their automatics, are busy playing cards.

Some comedic moments involve repeated lines. Steyn's chosen one is "Ai yai yai!" at some predicament. However, a lot of comedy involves people out of their element, i.e. Steyn with women, Kate in the wild, and of course Xi far away from the Kalahari and his simple ways--or a real laugh, see him trying to drive the anti-christ.

I would say this is a one-of-a-kind film, but there was a sequel that followed four years later. Jamie Uys, who produced and directed the film, has a small cameo in the beginning as the reverend who asks Steyn to go pick up Ms. Thompson. The fastly-run film harkens to the old silent slapstick comedies.

So remember, Monday morning at 8:00 AM, when everyone has to look busy, think of the pit we dug ourselves in, and think how simple those bushmen have it, take a page from Steyn and say "Ai yai yai!" because the gods, i.e. us people, must be crazy.

12 First of its kind
The first of a type of movie is usually the most impressive and this film is most impressive. It is written in a narrative style; the narrator describes three intertwined themes.
A coke bottle falls from the sky. It proves to be such a useful took from the gods that it causes coveting among a Kung San tribe and therefor the gift must be returned. On the journey we cross others pressing their journeys. We follow a keystone cop type good people chasing clumsy revolutionaries. And a tongue tied (along with everything else) scientist who is enamored of a new teacher (Sandra Prinsloo.) Keep an eye on her daisies.
Will the return be accomplished? And what trials lay in store on the journey?
In any event you will never look at a coke bottle the same way.

13 I was taken by a faulty VHS sent to me
I ordered "The Gods Must Be Crazy" through Amazon.com. We have seen this video several times and thought it would be great to have a copy of this classic movie in our library. So we ordered it through Amazon.com. We played it and only about 80% of the video played and that was the end of the tape on the reel. So the last 20% was missing. It stopped immediately after the bushman had tranquilized the leader of the gang while he was sleeping in the corridor where the school teacher and the students were held hostage (end of tape on the reel) I have tried to get in contact with the third party that sent the VHS but I get no response. Even though I rated the movie as a 5 star but the copy of the VHS that I received as a "0". Very disappointing after I paid for a copy that was to be in excellent condition.

14 The Absolute Ultimate in Funniness!!
I have never in my life laughed so hard as I did when I saw this movie back in the 80's...and it's STILL hysterically funny every time I watch it. No matter how many times you watch it, it makes you laugh. And I dont mean just giggle or chuckle...it's one of those rare ones that all you have to do is think about something in it that made you laugh and it starts again (the laughter). A MUST SEE MOVIE!!

15 You Either Like It or You Don't
I can't remember the last time I laughed so much ! I loaned it to some friends and when I called them to see how they were doing with the movie, they were laughing so much and so hard that they could not talk on the phone. But I loaned it to my brother, who has a nice sense of humor, and he did not like it.

I think it's awesome.

16 Offbeat amusement
I think one reason "The Gods Must Be Crazy" became such a hit at one time is because its setting and characters are quite different from any we've seen coming from Hollywood. It tells the story of a Bushman in the Kalahari who decides to rid his idyllic tribe of the one thing that causes them strife - a coke bottle tossed from a passing airplane. He sets off to throw it off the edge of the world, and instead finds himself in prison for shooting a goat. He is rescued by a bumbling naturalist and his mechanic sidekick, who then set out to save a schoolteacher and her class from a group of terrorists. The obvious message is that the "primitive" Bushmen are much more civilized in their own way than anyone the modern world. Some critics may complain of this idealized, paternalistic view of the Bushmen. Looking at the film now, this seems a rather strange comedy in its use of sped-up footage, silent-movie cornball music, and cheaply dubbed-over voices that barely match the lips of the speakers. A lot of the gags, like the naturalist rolling his car up and down a hill while a baboon looks on, fall pretty flat, but the movie picks up steam towards the end, and the African scenery is interesting as well. Worth seeing once.

17 A GREAT MOVIE
THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY AND THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY 2 IS TWO OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN. MY HUSBAND AN MYSELF
WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AND ENJOY IT EACH TIME. WE WOULD LOVE
TO SEE THEM MAKE THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY 3.

18 One of my all time favorites
This is a great movie! Not only is it brilliantly funny, but I can watch it with my kids and not have to ask them to leave the room or explain anything to them. I really cannot understand why we can't buy a new copy of either VHS or DVD, but when I can I will!

19 truly hysterical
A must see for most americans. The humor is just incredible. hard to believe it is not from hollywood! The humor is clean and not vulgar or sexual - unlike what we see these days.Cannot understand why this is not available on DVD or video.Ideal for children 10 yrs and over

20 Classy Comedy!
The Gods Must be Crazy is a fantastic foreign film that is very funny but in a sophisticated way and there is nothing overly silly about it and I loved the documentary style to this classy classic film and I highly recommend it and hope it is transferred to DVD and also the delightful sequel.

21 classic film
this movie has been and still is one of my favorite movies from my early childhood to now. this movie was very touching to me because it of its light comedy but happy yet also sad plot to it. this is not a blockbuster or award winning movie, but a great film for all.

22 Superb movie
One of the best films, if not the best, that I have ever seen. It has all the esential human elements.

23 This is a great classic move
This is one from the 90's.You never get enough of.
True Classic!

24 What to do on New Year's Eve
I absolutely love this movie. When my kids were younger we would rent it every New Years eve. What a great way to celebrate. Now that they are grown, I am buying one for myself and one for a friend for Christmas...what a great gift! This movie is so funny you will laugh your head off! The main character is so believable! What can I say?!? Buy it! LAUGH!!!!

25 EXCELLENT COMEDY MOVIE
I watch both movies. It is really hilarious. It is an excellent movie for family. I also remember the chinese guy who sat on the sand and stick his arm on a hole. When he pull his arm out a big snake actually start swallowing his arm. My only problem is it's only available on video. And not all video store carry this movies. Anyone who is interested to watch this movie should go to the oriental video store for they have it on Chinese/Vietname version. I just don't remember if they have it in English.

26 Xixo's Illustrious Story
I have seen this movie several times, love it and would really like to own my own video of this wonderful story.
What makes it great is the charming leading man and the way the story is told.
Someone please convice the 'powers that be' to republish this video.

27 From Bushman to Bushman
The movie was a big hit because of the contrast between the life of the simple people of the desert and our sophisticated culture. Only when you go to the Kalahari and experience the Bushmen do you understand what Jamie Uys wanted to send across the world. I have lived with the Bushmen , as a matter of fact, I am a Bushman myself, adopted by them in 1998, and Gau, which is his real name, is one of my personal friends. He is very old now and sick, dying of TB, still living like a real Bushman, hunting and gathering in spite of the house the movie company built for him....

28 Materialism vs. the simple life of the Bushmen
I found this movie to be a satire on our modern way of life in comparison to the life lived by the bushmen of the Kalahari. I think the filmmaker really believes, at least to some extent, that there are definite advantages to living in a non-modern society. It was quite intersesting how a simple coke bottle came and torchered the lives of these people on the Kalahari. I would like to express that through all they did to the bottle it should have broken. It did not, however, and it soon caused strife to come among them. Interestingly enough, my initial reaction, was to write that certainly they had strife among themselves of this nature before. A reassessment causes me to say that I don't know, I have never lived in a non materialistic society. To me everything can go back to the theme of the unhappiness possessions bring. The white man had a jeep, but we saw how much hassle the jeep was trying to pick up the lady. If she just walked things would have been simpler. Guns were available to civilization and because of that, a group was able to take a large number of childen hostage. That could not happen in the Bushmen society. It also seemed like everytime the white man tried to impress the woman, it was material things that he tipped over or tripped over. Maybe without those possesions he could have been more impressive to the schoolteacher. Who has the right to say which civilization is truly more advanced. It all depends on your perception of advancement.

29 Materialism vs. the simple life of the Bushmen
I found this movie to be a satire on our modern way of life in comparison to the life lived by the bushmen of the Kalahari. I think the filmmaker really believes, at least to some extent, that there are definite advantages to living in a non-modern society. It was quite intersesting how a simple coke bottle came and torchered the lives of these people on the Kalahari. I would like to express that through all they did to the bottle it should have broken. It did not, however, and it soon caused strife to come among them. Interestingly enough, my initial reaction, was to write that certainly they had strife among themselves of this nature before. A reassessment causes me to say that I don't know, I have never lived in a non materialistic society. To me everything can go back to the theme of the unhappiness possessions bring. The white man had a jeep, but we saw how much hassle the jeep was trying to pick up the lady. If she just walked things would have been simpler. Guns were available to civilization and because of that, a group was able to take a large number of childen hostage. That could not happen in the Bushmen society. It also seemed like everytime the white man tried to impress the woman, it was material things that he tipped over or tripped over. Maybe without those possesions he could have been more impressive to the schoolteacher. Who has the right to say which civilization is truly more advanced. It all depends on your perception of advancement.

30 THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY
This was a very creative comedy which we shared with many family members and friends. We have rented it multiple times and are extremely disappointed that it is no longer available on video.

31 Stupid, racist and unfunny
I know a lot of people are not going to like this review but it just has to be said. This movie's view of the Zhun/wasi people of the Kalahari Desert-also known as the !Kung San (the term "Bushman" so beloved of South Africans of a certain age and color is considered racist and patronizing) and of black people in general is typical of the kind of "let's laugh at the Negroes" kind of minstrel show that Spike Lee satirizes in Bamboozled.

The premise of this movie is that there are primitive people out there in "Africa" who have never seen modern society. So we can use them as foils to poke fun at "us" while at the same time congratulating ourselves on our own cleverness and ability to laugh at ourselves. In making this kind of a movie this you have to have a straight guy, a na�ve childlike character who wanders through the movie unwittingly showing up the cruelties of the world.

The candidate for this job goes to the Zhun/wa hunter N!au, and we can kid ourselves that this is not a racist film because urban blacks are ridiculed as much (if not more so), than the few whites shown directly in the movie. Excuse me?

The movie itself subtly recreates the notion that black people are child-like innocents or corrupt and incompetent shufflers and jivers. In the absence of any three-dimensional Africans at the movies (how many of you have seen the work of Cheikh Omar Cissoko for example?), we are free to carry on believing that only white people have a clear vision of reality in "Africa" or anywhere else in the world.

It may interest viewers to know that the Zhun/wasi recruited by the South African film company which made TGMBC were people who were forced into a South African-run government village after they were forced off their ancestral lands to make way for a game park for tourists. As Richard Lee's wonderful film "N!ai" makes clear, the people living in these camps were forced to live in poverty and hunger, forbidden from hunting, they were wracked by disease, alcoholism, violence and discord and vaguley administered by SA government officials who thought of them as chlidren. Young Zhun/wa men were actively recruited into the South African army as trackers to combat SWAPO the black liberation organization operating in this border region of the former South African Reich.

By contrast, this movie presents us with a picture of some rural, unspoiled Africa full of Candide-like innocents who are (ultimately) unable to deal with the modern world and so exist as "pastoral savages" of the kind so beloved by urban tourists. Of course, it's only a movie, but remember, most of us get our impressions of other lands from movies and how many of you "only a movie" people have ever bothered to find out anything about the real Africa, or even the real Africans living in your own neighborhoods?

32 The Gods must be crazy
Please could you urgently contact the owner studio to reprint this video. Truly amazing.

33 THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY
I am looking forward for the DVD version of this movie to add to my collection. I hope the owner's studio will release it soon.

34 Gods Must Be Crazy, The
This is one of the best movies of all time. I am so disapointed that it is out of print. It should be rereleased in DVD! I hope someone hears this!

35 The Gods Must Be Crazy
I saw this movie in South Africa when it first came out and found it to be hilarious. When you understand the Bushmen and their culture it adds more to the enjoyment of the film. At the end of the movie, the Bushman throws the bottle into the Eye of God, which he believes is the end of the earth. I've seen the Eye of God and it is truly worth the trip. I have been looking for a copy of this movie for years and would love to find a copy both for entertainment and sentimental reasons. Will buy if the price is right.

36 Totally unique
"The Gods Must Be Crazy" may be the most enjoyable movie I have ever seen. It was a low-budget, South African-made production, with actors unknown to most Americans, yet everything about this film is magical. A really unique movie. The dialogue is witty, and the humor is hysterically funny. More than anything, the main characters are extremely likeable. Why is "The Gods Must Be Crazy" not available on VHS or DVD anymore??

37 The funniest and most charming movie I've ever seen
I first saw this movie in San Francisco when it was released in 1984. At the end of the movie, the entire audience spontaneously stood up and applauded, the first time I'd ever witnessed this in a movie theater. I was so delighted and enchanted that I went to see it again the very next night. At the end of the movie exactly the same thing happened, with a totally different audience. Everyone should see it, somehow - it's worth tracking down or even paying the large amounts of money for in z-shops and auctions. A wonderful, engaging and unforgettable experience. This just might be the most enjoyable movie experience you've had for a very long time.

38 The Gods Must Be Crazy, part 1
This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I am searching for a copy of it and have been unable to locate one, as it is no longer in print. If anyone has one that is in good condition that they would like to sell at a reasonable price, please contact me. Thank you.

39 Good Things Come in Low Budget Packages
I saw this film when it was first released in the theatres and I've been raving about it ever since. Charming, hilarious, poignant and unique. Ranks as one of my all time favorite films.

The sequel "The Gods Must Be Crazy 2" carries on in the same tradition and is equally rewarding. The only thing that would make these films better is seeing it released on DVD.

40 Enchanting
I'm surprised to see that no one here has reviewd this movie yet. This comedy is one of the most disarming and enchanting I've ever seen. The simple story of a man with a completely open mind encountering society is simple, great story telling, with many humerous parts along the way. Definatly worth seeing. Now, let's just get the studio to release it again so that more people can see this wonderful movie.

41 Hilarious & Touching
The Gods Must Be Crazy is one of the funniest movies of all time. It is so utterly unlike other movies: for one thing, it takes humor to the African bush, but this isn't slap-stick fare. It's a story of perseverance and dedication on a journey to the end of the world -- along with all the strange and funny things that happen in everyday life. In Africa.

This is definitely a must-see for everyone, any age, any time.

42 Hilariously funny and poignent - a unique film with 3 storys
Hilariously funny and poignant - I saw this film years ago in Greece with sub-titles and laughed until I cried. A film with three story lines beautifully interwoven to create a unique view of the excentricities of life in Africa. A Kalahari Bushmans journey to the end of the world, a naive teachers introduction to bush life and love and "gorilla" warfare all meet leaving one loving Africa for ALL she has to offer. Every time I have watched this film I have discovered more hidden layers. I'd love more. My children need this - PLEASE RE RELEASE IT!

43 An excellent family film with a positive story line.
I saw this movie about 10 years ago on HBO. We taped it butwatched it so much the tape broke. Now I want to buy it for my videocollection but to my dismay, no one has it. Even the internet says it's out of print. For the life of me I don't see why some enterprising person in the movie business has not re-released this film. They would make my day and a lot of money. Most of the films released today have little to no social value and are certainly not films you want your kids or grandkids to see. PLEASE BRING THIS MOVIE BACK!!!

44 Excellent for teaching communications, cross-culture issues.
This film is a great learning tool. Especially for teaching cross-cultural and communications classes. Its humor is incredible! I cannot believe it is no longer available. When you watch this film, you WILL LAUGH and LEARN!

45 A great, humorous commentary on "civilization"
I, too hope this movie is re-released. I saw it when it first came out, and recently found it on a shelf of "used" videos...but it was defective! I'm reluctant to return it though, because I can't seem to find a replacement anywhere else! "Gods" takes a look at "civilization" through the eyes of a Kalahari bushman. Very enlightening. Makes you think about what's important in our lives. I agree we can learn a lot from the bushmen.

46 One of the most funniest, craziest movies of all time.
First I would like you to ask you to please bring this movie back.I can't find it anywhere else. I laughed so hard that I cried. There are three different stories in this movie and it is funny how all three come togethor at the end. It was so funny that I bought busted a gut. Please bring this movie mack.

47 This should be universally required viewing!
How could such a poignant film disappear from the video shelves? I teach hundreds of ESL students who would enjoy a film that needs no English explanation. I personally could watch it again and again!

48 great flick
I love this movie. I would love to use it in my classroom to depict different world cultures. I think that kids will like the comedy and will remember something of how other cultures react to western ideals. I am hoping that it will be released again so I can get a copy. If not I guess I will have to rely on used videos or worse yet go to reel.com. Anyone who knows where I can get a copy send me an email thanks -JD

49 A rib-tickler.
Hope someone will read all these requests to re-release this video. I bought the last copy for my brother and he won't give it back. Must I resort to stealing from my own brother???

50 Wonderful family comedy
This is the kind of movie our family wants in our library. We all love the movie and still crack up just talking about it! PLEASE RE-RELEASE IT!

51 All that is funny rolled into one movie
My heart is broken to find that is movie is not available. One time seeing a movie is enough for me, but this one is my all-time favorite. It remains timelessly funny and includes all aspects of comedy; slapstick, pathos, tragedy, et al. Please, please urge someone to re-release it. My copy got ruined by accident.

52 All that is funny rolled into one movie
My heart is broken to find that is movie is not available. One time seeing a movie is enough for me, but this one is my all-time favorite. It remains timelessly funny and includes all aspects of comedy; slapstick, pathos, tragedy, et al. Please, please urge someone to re-release it. My copy got ruined by accident.

53 Everyone should see this movie!
I love this movie. It's funny, but I find it mildly depressing too. What does this say about our concept of "civilization"? My sociology teacher showed this in class to demonstrate how modernization can be harmful! Those Kalahari bushmen could teach us an awful lot....

54 Muy bueno para explicar
Hello from Oxford, Mississippi. Hace tiempo vi esta pelicula. Me gustaria mostrarcela a mi familia. Please release it again.

55 One of my Top Ten movies.
One of the best movies I have ever seen.I decided to buy this before some reason it became unavailable especially as it's getting hard to find in video stores. It looks as if I'm too late.

56 hilarious and poignantly sweet look at the foibles of man
We were devastated to find that this movie is no longer being distrubuted! Can anything be done to bring it back? It is a classic of all that is funny, much of what is good, and most of what is true about human fraility. It is timeless. We saw it with our children and now it is time to share it with the grand-children. Its message transends generations, and a good belly laugh is medicine for our increasingly stressful lives. We can all learn something from the little bushman. PLEASE BRING BACK THIS WONDERFUL FAMILY MOVIE.

57 A hilarious statement of life and different points of view..
I wholeheartedly agree with the previous comments. BRING THIS BACK! I'd like to show it to my children, not only for a laugh, but as a witty commentary and example of approaches to life.

58 The funniest movies ever!!
I saw this movie many years ago. Laughed more than I can ever remember laughing. The people who put this together were GENIUS. I can't believe that it's not available!! That's crime! It's TRUE humor because it may have cost my kid's allowance for a month to produce but remains unrivaled in the comedy genre.

59 The best film to come out of Southern Africa
I first saw this film whilst living in Cape Town in 1984/5, and was assured by everyone I was staying with that it was extremely close to real life. Since returning to the UK, I have longed to get it on video, and now I'm married with children, I want them to experience a wonderful film.

Someone, please re-release it!

60 Hilarious view of life in Botswana - parts are even true
After living in Botswana for three years, we are preparing to go back and NEED this film to help convince people that parts are really true. Hippos do stamp out fires and the people shake their heads from left to right when they say yes!

61 One of my all time favorites
Who do we to contact or how does one go about getting this GREAT movie re-issued???

62 Excellent, excellent :)
Please help get this released again. I lost my prized copy in an auto accident last year and am desperate to replace it.

63 Fabulous-3 Stooges meet National Geographic documentaries.
I saw this film back in high school and have rented it umpteen times since then. This film has such a sweet nature to it, yet it has an intellectual quality that few others possess. I laughed 'til I was choking and tears ran down my cheeks. The odd film splicing style adds to the charm of this unique piece of work. I am very disappointed to learn of it being discontinued. I am dying to buy it and make it a part of my film collection. I'm kicking myself that I didn't do it sooner. Please...anyone out there...reissue this classic!

64 One of the BEST movies I have EVER seen!
Not only is this movie hilarious, it is an excellent illustration of why it is SO IMPORTANT to always be ready and willing to delay, or even suspend judgement, especially when viewing something that seems strange or unusual. That it is so easy to misinterpret what we see, and act from our assessments in ways that stifle, injure, even crush, what is (or might be) beautiful, innocent, joyful. The story centers on a Kalahari bushman who is on a journey to the edge of the earth where he hopes to return an item that he believes belongs to the Gods. The sweetness, gentleness, and innocence of this bushman acts as a litmus test of the current state of 'civilized' humankind -- a test that is failed by all but those who possess the kind of heart and spirit that tends to not fit well into society.

We see in this simple man the simple pleasure that we all seek. A reminder of what we were taught to forget. A reminder of how little real life exists in modern life, and how much is missing from the structres that exist in that life.

For those willing to look, the reward surpasses all the fame and riches of the world.

I was crushed when I saw that this movie is out of print -- BRING IT BACK, the world needs it!!!

65 excellent
This is a great comedy, one of the best I've seen so far.So why in God's name isn't it available? It's just...so...wrong.

66 Hilarious Movie that should be re-released!
The bush people in this movie are so funny & cute --believable, too, not corny!

Lots of fun to watch & should be re-released definitely. I want to buy it.

67 RE-RELEASE THIS VIDEO!
This is one of my all time favorites. It's funny and the photogrephy is great! We let our friends borrow our copy and we never got it back!

68 Excellent, one of my most favourites films of all time
PLEASE, RE-RELEASE THIS FILM AGAIN IN VHS, DVD OR ANY NEW FORMAT WHICH MAY RAISE. THIS FILM IS A MUST IN EVERYONE'S COLLECTION WORLDWIDE. ONE CAN LEARN TO SEE LIFE IN A DIFFERENT FASHION. MAYBE THIS IS THE REASON IS NOT BEING CURRENTLY RE-RELEASED. AND I THINK IT IS A CRIME. PLEASE, IN AMAZON, ASK PRODUCERS TO PRINT THIS MOVIE AGAIN AND AGAIN, WITH TRANSLATIONS TO MANY MANY LANGUAGES.

69 VERY FUNNY MOVIE!!! SO MAKE IT AVAILABLE AGAIN!!!
I'm 13 and from California and I really like this movie. I have watched it from a tape my parents recorded when it was on tv once but my grandpa accidentally recorded over it. So now please make it available again!!! I have searched all over the internet for it but I still can't find it!! I need this movie!!!!!

70 Please! help get this video back on the shelf for purchase!
This is truely one of the best comedies of all time! I'd love to be able to buy this and add it to my collection. I have part 2 and its great! This movie is one I would not mind seeing over and over again. Whoever thought up this plot has a great imagination and sense of humor. Great JOb!

71 One of the best Comedies, but no longer available???
This is an all time favourite of mine. I have seen some funny films, but this is definately one of the very few I just cannot stop laughing in. A film so absurd and yet so true to life (if you know Africa in any way) that it just has to be one of the top 10 comedies of all time. PLEASE can some genius re-release this, I have searched EVERYWHERE for a good copy.

72 Who do we appeal to, to have this rereleased?
Just wanted to add another voice to the throngs of people who want this video rereleased. I saw it several times when it first came out, and have rented it a few times too. What will we do when the rental copies all wear out???

73 Totally original, quirky, off-beat comedy--my favorite
To whom do we write to have this re-released? With all the obscure trash available, it is incomprehensible that this classic, so deserving of its cult following is not purchasable. The skilled summaries above still cannot do it justice.

74 Please help to get this re-released!
One of my favorite movies and I have been searching hard but can't find it anywhere. I hope the powers that be can find a way to get this comedy classic re-released!

75 ONE OF THE FEW COMEDIES THAT ACTUALLY MADE ME LAUGH!!!
I am an avid movie watcher, and this is certainly the best comedy I have seen. This movie actually made myself, my wife, and my mother laughing so hard we were in tears. Amazingly, the movie was funny, serious, and sad all withing 90 some minutes. Hollywood should take some hints from this movie about making comedies. It's a shame this movie has not been re-released. It is an excellent movie for people of all tastes.

76 A Coke bottle, no brakes, an international crisis and love.
A scientist, working on his doctorate, has his life turned upside down by a series of comic circumstances all the more complicated by falling in love with the new school teacher in the village. He is a gentleman at all times, but dispite his education, he best intentions are left in apparent ruin around himself every time they meet. Then when a real crisis strikes, this shining knight rises to the occasion and rescues the love of his life and her entire school from the clutches of a ruthless international villian and his hapless renegade army. This is a movie to see again and again. It should also make us think a bit more of how a small amount of litter can transform a happy existence into chaos and strife.

77 One of my favorites of all time
Been looking desperately for this movie, new or used. How can we convince them to rerelease this classic.

78 Maximum Comedy, brilliant, I laughed all the way through.
One of my all time favorites. Someone would make a fortune if it was re-released.

79 The best of them all
It is my favorite movie after "Dumb and Dumber". I'm dying to watch it again and again if I can only find it. Unfortunatly it is not available anywhere. PLAESE RE-RELEASE IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!

80 All that I can say is GET IT, GET IT, GET IT!!!
A very funny movie about a bushman in Africa. First time I watched this movie was with my best friend. Mann...it was so funny and I give it a two very BIG thumbs up!

81 My kids love this film--we rent it at least 6 times a year.
This is truly a wonderful sojourn out of the insanity of a hectic modern existence. PLEASE re-release it!!

82 Excellent, First rate
Why this film is not available on video is a mystery. It should b

83 shouls have 10 stars and should be available
I saw this video a couple of times when I lived in Zambia, andit is the funniest I have ever seen. Now I wanted to purchase thisvideo for our 10th wedding anniversary, but... to my big disappointment it is not available anymore. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!

84 I never laughed so hard watching a movie!
I am truly disappointed that this is no longer being produced. It is one of my all time favorites, and would love to add it to my collection. This is truly a hilarious, enjoyable movie that I could watch over and over and not tire of. Please get this movie available soon!

85 The Greatest next to #2
My wife and I never wanted to purchase a video until we saw these two films. PLEASE GET THIS ONE RE-RELEASED. We watch #2 whenever we need a lift and we would dearly love to have this first one. We give it a 10 star rating!

86 Just about the funniest, most enjoyable movie out there.
One of my most favorite movies of all time. (The sequel actually comes in first on that list!) I wish someone would re-release this, because I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

The best thing about this movie is that it doesn't use any actor I've seen before, it doesn't copy from anything else, just delightfully moves along, fresh is a good word to describe it. (Even after many times watching it.)

87 Best if you've lived in Africa
This movie is funniest if you've lived in Africa! The situations are so close to reality that you can't help falling off your chair... I've seen it more than ten times and never tire of it. Even funnier is it doesn't pull any "funny business" -- they could all be true!

88 Droll humor combined with side-splitting slapstick comedy
The above reviews certainly capture the essence of this multifaceted, completely original film that is a favorite of anybody who has watched it. Any encounter a with fellow viewer has invariably turned up another member of the cult following. I am devastated that it is no longer in print and hope somebody has the wisdom to re-release it, preferrably on DVD.

89 Great physical slap-stick comedy
A classical technology confronts non-technology tale, woven around four or more subplots that somehow all come together in a relatively coherant story (somewhat better than this sentence). A Dr. that becomes a clutz, tongue-tied, and shy around any woman he likes. A woman trying to escape the rat race of modern life. A bushman trying to return the gift of the gods. A revolutionary trying to take over the country. All this combines with a series of misunderstandings, miscommunications, and false assumptions. Add a strong dose of physical bumbling comedy and you have a very enjoyable watch.