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:

Little Sharks

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

Ingo: We had no idea what was in store for us when we met that night in my überfast lightcruiser. Magic Maggie needed specialists for a dangerous job. And we were specialists.
Ingo: [camera showing Bierchen] Charlie, who slept through the voyage as usual, was our expert for close combat. A quiet guy, but a beast when needed. Sleeping dynamite.
Ingo: [camera showing Johannes] Lean Johnny was our Trojan Horse. In fractions of seconds, he could transform into any kind of person. A master of illusion.
Ingo: [...]

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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 French Connection (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Masqarade"
Written by VHF
Performed by Gratz

User Reviews

Roadmovie at its best !

This was one early work of young German director Sönke Wortmann. Many German actors appearing in this movie started their careers based on this movie, e.g. Jochen Vogel as the best known among them. This script is fantastic, fast furious, intelligent, lots of humor lots of human feelings and good portion of political incorrectness. Beautiful pictures from German autobahn to Munichs discos. Many famous lines in this movie actually became household expressions. At least any visitor of the German beer capital Munich during Oktoberfest Zeit, will find many parallel situations experienced by the films protagonists. "Only for Stammgäste" will be one of the answers Americans will have heard trying to enter one of the better meeting points, discos or private lounges in Munich. This is one of the rare films you wanna watch multiple times. Sadly, Sönke never came up with a hit like this. If you liked Quentins Pulp Fiction you gonna love this movie.