Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose, 5. Teil: Die Bruchpiloten vom Königssee (1978)

User Rating:

3.5/10   

Director:

Gunter Otto

Writer:

Friedrich G. Marcus (writer)

Release Date:

22 December 1978 (West Germany)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Flight Training | Tourism | Sex | Aviation

Cast

Peter Steiner	...	Sepp Kirchlechner
Erich Kleiber	...	Willi Pospischil
Franz Muxeneder	...	Alois Brummberger, Bürgermeister
Judith Fritsch	...	Fräulein Kirchlechner
Georg Einerdinger	...	Karl, Assistent des Bürgermeisters
Jean Droze	...	Ottokar Schulze
Fee Heger	...	Sylvia
Michel Modo	...	Konrad Zillich
Renate Kasché	...	Josefa Brummberger (as Renate Kasche)
Philippe Gasté	...	Philippe Leblanc (as Phillip Gasté)
Rosl Mayr	...	Rosl (cyclist)
Max Montavon	...	Scheich
Sepp Gneissl	...	Vickerl, Briefträger
Wolf Goldan	...	Josefa's 2nd lover

Runtime:

West Germany:103 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Certification:

West Germany:18

Movie Connections:

Follows Laß jucken, Kumpel 3: Maloche, Bier und Bett (1974)

The law of the ever diminishing sequels doesn't apply here

The law of the ever diminishing sequels should make us fear the worst for the 5th entry of the 'Liebesgrüße aus der Lederhose' saga, especially since the early films of the series were no cinematic masterpieces in the first place. Fortunately, the laws of mainstream cinema only partially apply to soft-porn sex comedies, and indeed this is arguably the best film of the series.

The reason is quite simply that this has a plot - and, judging by genre standards, it is amazingly well-constructed, because several plot-threats are smoothly interlinked and there are no noticeable loose ends. Of course, the central plot idea about establishing a flying school in Upper Bavaria has severe flaws, e.g. the disregard for safety regulations and the equally fatal disregard for a business plan. But this is nit-picking.

The cast handles its assigned tasks pretty well, although Michel Modo's eye-rolling antics seem to be in the wrong film. The female cast has been picked mostly on the grounds how beautiful they look with their kit off, only Judith Fritsch (as usual, the romantic lead) has a role that permits any kind of acting beside the rumpy-pumpy.