Driving Me Crazy (1991/I)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Jon Turteltaub

Writers:

R.M. London (writer)
David Tausik (writer)

Release Date:

November 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Gunther Schmidt has built the ultimate car. It's going to take him to the top... or push him over the edge.

Plot:

An eccentric, East German inventor/defector travels to Los Angeles to sell a prototype revolutionary...

Plot Keywords:

German | Los Angeles | Auto Show | Hotel | Escape

Cast

Thomas Gottschalk	...	Gunther Schmidt
Billy Dee Williams	...	Max
Dom DeLuise	...	Mr. B
Milton Berle	...	Hotel Clerk
Steve Kanaly	...	Mr. Goodwyn
Michelle Johnson	...	Ricki
Richard Moll	...	Buzz
Morton Downey Jr.	...	Taj
James Tolkan	...	Vince
George Kennedy	...	John McCready
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Cubey (as Tiny Lister Jr.)
Andre Rosey Brown	...	Bluto
Peter Lupus	...	GM Boss
Vlade Divac	...	Yugo Boss
Antony Alda	...	Jack

Also Known As:

Trabbi Goes to Hollywood

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany

Company:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Trivia:

The videogame Gunther plays in the Apartment is Super Mario Bros. 3 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. This is one of two movies that previewed the game.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Gunther is stealing his car back from the car show, he is being shot at and jumps out of a huge window. When he lands outside the window, the passenger-side light is clearly damaged, and falls out. However, in the next shot, the car is in mint condition, the light still in place, and the windows (which were shattered in the shooting) are also intact.

Movie Connections:

References "Bonanza" (1959)

Soundtrack:

Dies Irae and Introvtus

Much funnier when you've lived in Germany

To appreciate this movie the best you have to have lived in Germany during the 80s and 90s. My favorite scene is when Gunther looks for a bottle of Coke and is overwhelmed by "Coke with sugar, Coke without sugar, Coke with caffeine, Coke without caffeine, Coke with caffeine without sugar ... In Germany you only have one choice - Coke!" This was absolutely true! The reviewer who thought Gunther was saying his car runs on "tubers" is wrong. Gunther is saying "Rueben" which is the German word for Turnips. A car that runs on turnips is funnier than a car that runs on potatoes! "Driving Me Crazy" can be compared to "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (which I also like) in terms of comedy. Don't expect Woody Allen-type humor. Pretend you're back in junior high to enjoy this movie the most.