Bathtime in Bangkok (1976)
"Drei Bayern in Bangkok" (original title)

Three Bavarians travel to Bangkok, allegedly to start exporting German beer there. But the local vicar hears that they only go there to have fun and follow them to watch over them.

Director:

Sigi Rothemund

Writer:

Erich Tomek

Stars:

Franz Muxeneder, Willy Harlander, Marie Ekorre

Cast

Credited cast:
Franz Muxeneder	...	Pfarrer & Fred Greifmann
Willy Harlander	...	Sepp Ploderer
Marie Ekorre	...	Vroni
Gina Janssen	...	Emma
Nancy Lee Galloway	...	Olga
Jürgen Schilling	...	Toni Huber
Gerry Thiele	...	Florian
Werner Röglin	...	Egi Kühl
Grit Castell	...	Frau Löffler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Uschi Stiegelmaier	...	Zenzi

Storyline

Three Bavarians travel to Bangkok, allegedly to start exporting German beer there. But the local vicar hears that they only go there to have fun and follow them to watch over them.

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Taglines:

While King Kong Roars...And Beats His Chest Ding Dong Scores And Gets the Best

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ding Dong

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 759,249 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lisa-Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min 85 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

Combination of two subgenres

German sex comedies of the 1970s are normally pigeon-holed in that they almost always belong to one particular subgenre. In this case, we have a combination of two subgenres: it is a holiday sex picture but it also belongs to the category of Bavarian sex flicks, complete with rivalry between Bürgermeister (Lord Mayor) and priest.

Apart from that the picture is fairly unremarkable. The humour is strictly low-brow (as apparently required by both these subgenres), and the plot elements are wafer-thin and lack conviction, e.g. why this expatriate con man looks like the priest is a question that is never even addressed and certainly not answered. To recommend the film it has the gorgeous Gina Janssen to boost, but her involvement is rather one-dimensional too.