Rating: PG
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 04/13/1990(USA)
Release Date: 06/01/2004
SubTitles: English/French/Japanese/KO/Por/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Flags: Adult Language, Slapstick Violence
Distributor/Studio: Columbia TriStar
This sequel to the enormous international hit
The Gods Must Be Crazy isn't quite as fresh and enchanting as the original, but it is still a garden of small delights.
N!Xau, the Kalihari bushman who starred in the first film, is separated from his children while on a hunting expedition in the desert. The emphasis is on the kids, who are kidnaped by elephant poachers. This activity is counterpointed with the adventures of the film's "civilized" characters, transplanted New York attorney
Lena Farugia and zoologist
Hans Strydom, who find themselves stranded in the desert (their adventures are similar to those experienced by fish-out-of-water
Linda Kozlowski in
Crocodile Dundee). Meanwhile, a couple of soldiers who've wandered away from a border war devote their time to capturing, and escaping from, each other. As in the first film, the various subplots converge, with N!Xau once more emerging as the hero of the hour.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide