The Gods Must Be Crazy
Film1980109 min

The Gods Must Be Crazy

Taste attributes: actioncomedyvehiclesadventurelightsimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming quest

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"The critics are raving... the natives are restless... and the laughter is non-stop!"

Boxlist takeSimple and stylish: an emotionally cool comedy. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming quest

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Marius WeyersSandra PrinslooN-XauLouw VerweyMichael Thys

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1980
Runtime
109 min
Status
Released
Studio
CAT Films
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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