The Gods Must Be Crazy II

Infobox Film
name = The Gods Must Be Crazy II


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Jamie Uys
producer = Jerry Weintraub
writer = Jamie Uys
starring = N!xau
music = Charles Fox
cinematography = Buster Reynolds
editing = Renée Engelbrecht
distributor = Columbia Pictures
released = April 13, 1990
runtime = 98 min.
country = flagicon|South Africa
flagicon|Botswana
language = English
Afrikaans
preceded_by = "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (1980)
followed_by = "The Gods Must Be Crazy III" (1991)
amg_id = 1:20085
imdb_id = 0097443

"The Gods Must Be Crazy II" is a sequel to Jamie Uys' 1980 comedy film, "The Gods Must Be Crazy". It was made by Weintraub Entertainment Group and released by Columbia Pictures. It was shot in 1985, but did not come out until 1989. The film was released in the USA on April 13, 1990.

Plot

The film is split into four stories:
#Xixo trying to find his lost children
#Two elephant poachers traveling in a truck on which Xixo's children are stuck
#Two civilized people stuck in the desert
#Two soldiers fighting each other

The story starts with two elephant poachers crossing the area in which Xixo's tribe lives. Curious about their vehicle, Xixo's son Xiri and daughter Xisa climb into the water tank trailer and are subsequently taken for an involuntary ride as the poachers continue. Xixo follows the truck on foot, determined to retrieve his children.

A young lawyer named Ann Taylor arrives at a bush clinic to participate in a lecture. Since she has some time to kill, she accepts the invitation of Stephen Marshall to take a joy ride in his ultralight plane, but the plane crashes, stranding them both in the middle of the savanna. In addition, war is brewing, personified by a lost Cuban soldier (Mateo) and his Angolian enemy (Timi), who repeatedly take each other prisoner.

In the course of the movie, all these people cross paths with Xixo and/or his children. Finally, the plot culminates in the poachers capturing Xixo, Taylor, Marshall, and the two soldiers. Xixo manages to save them, and one of the poachers, who is actually a nice guy kept under the heel of his boss, gives Xixo directions to his children. The boss poacher is captured, both soldiers come to terms and part amicably, Taylor and Marshall return to civilization (though not without an embarrassing accident), and Xixo and his family are happily reunited.

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
*Treasure Tshabalala as Timi
*Pierre Van Pletzen as George
*Peter Tunstall as Chief Game Warden (Big Ben)

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