Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)

Director:

Thomas Jahn

Writers:

Thomas Jahn (story)
Thomas Jahn (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 February 1997 (Germany)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Ein schnelles Auto, 1 Million Mark im Kofferraum und nur noch eine Woche zu leben

Plot:

Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room...

Plot Keywords:

Convertible | Hospital | Tequila | Gangster | Cancer

Awards:

7 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Til Schweiger	...	Martin Brest
Jan Josef Liefers	...	Rudi Wurlitzer
Thierry van Werveke	...	Henk - der Belgier
Moritz Bleibtreu	...	Abdul - der Araber
Huub Stapel	...	Frankie 'Boy' Beluga
Leonard Lansink	...	Kommissar Schneider
Ralph Herforth	...	Assistent Keller
Cornelia Froboess	...	Frau Brest - Martins Mutter
Rutger Hauer	...	Curtiz
Christiane Paul	...	Verkäuferin in der Boutique
Hannes Jaenicke	...	Motorradpolizist
Willi Thomczyk	...	Autoverkäufer (as Willy Thomczyk)
Vladimir Weigl	...	Harald Rohwitz
Jenny Elvers	...	Schwester Labor A
Corinna Harfouch	...	Schwester Labor B

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Germany | Belgium

Language:

German | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:18 | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

Mr. Brown Entertainment

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: While Rudi sleeps with the whores the foot of the cameraman can be seen.

Quotes:

Martin Brest: Im Himmel, da reden die über nichts anderes, als über das Meer. Und darüber, wie wunder-wunderschön es ist. Sie reden über den Sonnenuntergang, den sie gesehen haben, sie reden darüber, wie die Sonne blutrot wurde, bevor sie ins Meer eintauchte und sie reden darüber, wie sie spüren konnten, wie die Sonne ihre Kraft verlor und die Kühle vom Meer heraufzog und das Feuer nur noch in ihrem Innern glühte.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Inthierryview (2008)

Soundtrack:

THEME FOR ELVIS (INSTR.)

GREAT MOVIE

This movie is great, it should have been translated into English. It's often compared to Pulp Fiction by Quentin Tarantino. I can understand that to a certain point because it contains witty dialogues like Pulp Fiction but it combines them with tragic and still has it's funny moments.

And because of it's tragedy it makes you think, unlike Pulp Fiction (now don't get me wrong folks, I just LOVE that movie). The effect holds on and you wonder: what would I do, if I knew I'll die within a week or a month,... (some very short time period)

One of the movies, that you can't just put in one genre, it's more than that. Brilliant.