Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- family movie night
- lazy afternoon
What critics said
Critics found a charming, carefully constructed desert farce with appealing character-based physical comedy, though it falls short of the original's surprise and is weakened by occasional sped-up slapstick.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Xixo's rescue journey intersects with the soldiers, pilot, passenger, and scientists' separate problems.
Xixo's Kalahari worldview contrasts with the technological and military worlds surrounding him.
Xixo's children become accidental stowaways on a poachers' truck, driving the rescue plot without an adult-oriented tone.
The film constructs extended poaching, vehicle, aircraft, and pursuit situations for character-based slapstick.
Films like The Gods Must Be Crazy II, and why
The Gods Must Be Crazy
shared physical comedy, cross-cultural encounters, and fish out of water humor
The Ghost and the Darkness
shared African safari setting, broad slapstick, and intersecting comic adventures
The Three Amigos
shared family-friendly adventure, eccentric characters, and escalating physical comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Jamie Uys
- Release Date
- 1989-07-01
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (579)
Cast
- N!xau
- Lena Farugia
- Hans Strydom
- Eiros
- Nadies
- Erick Bowen
- Pierre van Pletzen
- Lourens Swanepoel
- Richard Loring
- Lesley Fox
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Artiflix
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Gods Must Be Crazy II about?
- A determined Kalahari father races across the bush to retrieve his accidentally runaway children amid poachers, soldiers, and aviation mishaps.
- What is The Gods Must Be Crazy II like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Gods Must Be Crazy II as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Gods Must Be Crazy II violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Gods Must Be Crazy II as mild.
- What did critics think of The Gods Must Be Crazy II?
- Critics found a charming, carefully constructed desert farce with appealing character-based physical comedy, though it falls short of the original's surprise and is weakened by occasional sped-up slapstick.
- Which films are like The Gods Must Be Crazy II?
- Films with a similar feel include The Gods Must Be Crazy, The Ghost and the Darkness, and The Three Amigos.
- How long is The Gods Must Be Crazy II?
- The Gods Must Be Crazy II runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Gods Must Be Crazy II?
- In United States, The Gods Must Be Crazy II streams on Artiflix.
