The Gods Must Be Crazy
1980 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 61,035 VOTES · DIR. Jamie Uys
Overview
A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.
Dialogue Timeline — 937 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:28 It looks like a paradise, but it is the most treacherous desert in the world:
00:03:45 They assume the gods have eaten too much and their tummies are rumbling.
00:07:26 And then, you have to look busy again.
00:11:27 He shouted, "Take back your thing! We don't want it!
00:18:00 Bring that one.
00:21:25 The man we want is the president, not the bloody minister of education.
00:28:01 The trouble is, I have to meet the new schoolteacher at Mabula.
00:37:20 Everybody lie down!
00:42:01 - What do you mean, it'll come back? - It's all right.
00:46:15 No, I wasn't...There was this warthog.
00:49:56 They're Tswanas. They always shake their heads when they mean to say yes.
00:55:47 She was very big.
00:58:37 In fact, he began to doubt whether they really were gods.
01:02:08 You know she's got flowers on her panties?
01:06:30 Shame.
01:11:09 But didn't you explain to them?
01:15:00 - He doesn't know from weeks. - We'll tell him when it's okay to go.
01:19:16 Clutch. Clutch!
01:25:19 He says there are people things down there.
01:28:47 No. There are men down there with guns. It's no picnic.
01:35:18 And I'll take...
01:40:48 All right, come on. Come on.
01:44:01 Kate. Kate.
01:47:21 And one day, suddenly, there it was.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed937
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:00:28
Final line01:47:21
Production Record
DirectorJamie Uys
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5,000,000
Revenue$200,000,000
IMDb votes61,035