The film’s funniest moments derive not from jokes told by characters, but from the audience's understanding of a situation that the characters themselves have misinterpreted.
The narrative once again centers on (N!xau ǂToma), the gentle San hunter-gatherer from the first film. The stakes are more personal this time: while Xixo is hunting, his two young children, Xiri and Xisa, stumble upon an elephant poachers’ truck. Curious about the "huge metal animal," they climb into the water tank, only to be trapped as the truck speeds off into the desert. The Gods must be Crazy II
The film leans heavily into physical comedy, pratfalls, and "Keystone Cops" style fast-motion sequences. The film’s funniest moments derive not from jokes
October 13, 1989 (South Africa); April 13, 1990 (United States). Director/Writer: Jamie Uys. Starring: N!xau, Lena Farugia, and Hans Strydom. Running Time: 98 minutes. Curious about the "huge metal animal," they climb
Consider the "tree prison" sequence. The Cuban soldiers capture Stephen and Ann, handcuffing them to a thorn tree. While the soldiers go for help, Xixo arrives. His solution? He doesn't understand metal locks. So he simply digs up the entire tree and carries it—with the scientists attached—across the desert. The image of a 120-pound Bushman uprooting a ten-foot acacia and walking away while two white academics dangle in the breeze is pure cinematic genius.
Grossed approximately $9.6 million worldwide, with $6.3 million coming from the North American market. Plot Summary