Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller (1998)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Thomas Jahn

Writer:

Thomas Jahn (writer)

Release Date:

26 November 1998 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Der November wird schwarz!

Plot:

Rufus Lindner finally made it - his first movie is in production. The story is quite simple: The Pope's...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Vatican | Film Industry | Film Making | Satire

Cast

Steffen Wink	...	Kai Rabe
Klaus J. Behrendt	...	Bernd Krüger
Sandra Speichert	...	Maria Rall
Stefan Jürgens	...	Rufus Lindner
Heinz Hoenig	...	Egon Lütter
Hannelore Elsner	...	Hilde Strassburger
Jan Josef Liefers	...	Marc Hohlmann
Mirco Nontschew	...	Salomon
Ercan Durmaz	...	Hesekiel
Edgar Selge	...	Michael Walner
Anna Loos	...	Esther
Thierry van Werveke	...	Aufnahmeleiter
Markus Knüfken	...	Kurzte
Dietmar Bär	...	Produzent
Bernd Michael Lade	...	Autor

Also Known As:

Kai Rabe vs. the Vatican Killers

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 (w) | Italy:VM14

Filming Locations:

Aachen, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany

Company:

Dreamer Joint Venture Filmproduction

Trivia:

Hannelore Elsner's first cinematic feature in 8 years.

Movie Connections:

References Pulp Fiction (1994)

November will be black!!!

Oh God, I love this movie! Although it got a lot of bad reviews I watched this film - and believe me, I wasn´t disappointed in any way!!! "Kai Rabe..." is a brilliant crossover between trash movie and parody on the motion-picture industry. The style is somewhere between Robert Altman´s "Pret-a-porter", Blake Edward´s "S.O.B" or some Tarantino-movies. Too many people made the mistake to equate it with Thomas Jahn´s previous film, the brilliant "Knockin on Heaven´s Door", which is more a drama or a road movie and can´t be compared to a satirical comedy like this one. Watch "Kai Rabe vs. the Vatican killers" as an independent movie and you will love it! The cast is great: there are a lot of fabulous German actors and comedy stars in, and you´ll even find many cameo appearances of celebrities from the show business. And with Brion James they´ve casted an international actor for a little supporting role. The Mexican rock´n rollers "Tito & Tarantula" composed the soundtrack for a film, which is full of allusions and insider gags. Some of them are pretty macabre, other ones are pure slapstick. But believe me, this film is sooooooo entertaining, you won´t bore a second!!! It is definite, that "Kai Rabe gegen die Vatikankiller" is one of the best German films of the 90s! It is even one of a few movies, next to "Lola rennt", which deserve the predicate "Kult made in Germany"!!! (9/10)