Little Sharks (1992)
"Kleine Haie" (original title)

When dishwasher Ingo, whose girl-friend has just left him, returns a borrowed bar stool to the Folkwang Acting School in Essen, he stumbles into the audition for next year's new students. ... See full summary »

Director:

Sönke Wortmann

Writers:

Jürgen Egger, Sönke Wortmann

Stars:

Jürgen Vogel, Kai Wiesinger, Gedeon Burkhard

6 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jürgen Vogel	...	Ingo
Kai Wiesinger	...	Johannes
Gedeon Burkhard	...	Ali
Meret Becker	...	Herta
Armin Rohde	...	Bierchen
Magdalene Artelt	...	Margot
Werner Hansch	...	Conferencier
Willi Thomczyk	...	Cook
Jürgen Sebert	...	Foreman
Michael Mendl	...	Examiner Essen
Helmut Stange	...	Examiner Essen
Stefan von Moers	...	Examiner Essen
Katharina Abt	...	Portier
Michael Kessler	...	Portier
Raidar Müller-Elmau	...	Examiner Munich

Storyline

When dishwasher Ingo, whose girl-friend has just left him, returns a borrowed bar stool to the Folkwang Acting School in Essen, he stumbles into the audition for next year's new students. He lets Johannes, the broke and unsuccessful applicant, stay with him. Ingo decides to go to Munich with Johannes, where he wants to try his luck once again. Hitchhiking, they get rides with very different drivers on the autobahn. They meet up with the smooth-talking Ali in the wayside dinner "Raststätte Spessart". Arriving in Munich, the trio tries to find cheap sleeping accommodation. They enter Ingo into the audition at Munich acting school. Moreover, Johannes falls in love with street artist Herta from Berlin.

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Plot Keywords:

acting school | audition | trio | hitchhiking | young man | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

3 September 1992 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Acting It Out

Filming Locations:

Essen, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), GAP, Olga Film GmbH

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kai Wiesinger and Heinrich Schafmeister, who have a short scene together in 'Kleine Haie', would later perform in the movie The Harmonists together, both playing members of this famous a Capella group. 'Kleine Haie' opens with a Comedian Harmonists-song.

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Quotes

Ali: Don't you have a nickname?
Bierchen: I do have a fightname.
Ali: Well, and?
Bierchen: Bierchen.

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Crazy Credits

After the casting credits Ingo reappears and tells what happens to the main characters after the film.

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

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Soundtracks

"Sevillanas"
Performed by Francisco Vázquez

User Reviews

"Fahrbier ist auch gut!"

This is a road film about three young men coming to grips with their thespianism and living proof that comedy is not merely a genre inflicted unilaterally by Hollywood on the rest of the world. Upping the ante after "Allein unter Frauen," this is the film that put post-reunification German comedy firmly on the map. For those of you open-container-deprived North Americans, this film is worth watching just for the scenes featuring the camaro-pilot "Bierchen" and for the use of the fine technical pleonasm "Fahrbier."