Der Schuh des Manitu (2001)

Director:

Michael Herbig

Writers:

Michael Herbig (written by) &
Alfons Biedermann (written by) ...

Release Date:

19 July 2001 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

Die neue Komödie von Bully

Plot:

Abahachi, Chief of the Apache Indians, and his blood brother Ranger maintain peace and justice in the Wild West...

Plot Keywords:

Twin Brother | Apache | Treasure Map | Blood Brother | Spoof

Awards:

12 wins

Cast

Michael Herbig	...	Abahachi / Winnetouch / Grauer Star (extended edition) (as Michael Bully Herbig)
Christian Tramitz	...	Ranger
Sky Dumont	...	Santa Maria (as Sky Du Mont)
Marie Bäumer	...	Uschi
Hilmi Sözer	...	Hombre
Rick Kavanian	...	Dimitri
Tim Wilde	...	John
Sigi Terpoorten	...	Jim (as Siegfried Terpoorten)
Robinson Reichel	...	Joe
Oliver Wnuk	...	Jack
Irshad Panjatan	...	Häuptling Listiger Lurch
Tim Sikyea	...	Berater Schoschone #1
Robert Alan Packard	...	Berater Schoschone #2
Salvatore Pascale	...	Kleiner Schoschone
Antonio Ramirez	...	Falscher Hase

Also Known As:

Der Schuh des Manitu - Extra large (Germany) (longer version)
Manitou's Shoe (International: English title)

Runtime:

87 min | Austria:100 min (re-release) | Spain:81 min (DVD edition) | Spain:86 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Austria:6 | Germany:6 | Spain:7

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

herbX Medienproduktion GmbH

Trivia:

Generelly considered as being the most successful German movie ever with 12 million viewers. Another contender is Otto - Der Film (1985), which had 14 million viewers in West Germany and in the GDR, but since there weren't any records about viewer's attendance in the GDR, the number of 14 million could be ambiguous. Otto - Der Film (1985) had 11 million approved viewers in West Germany making Der Schuh des Manitu (2001) technically more successful.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the tap dance sequence before starting to sing the Superperforator song, the scratch in the parquet that Sky Dumont makes in the main tap dance can already be seen.

Quotes:

Häuptling Listiger Lurch: [standing in front of the station] We're interested in your crazy horse.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Bully Spezial: Wickie und die starken Männer (2009) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Is it you?

A big laugh from start to finish (9/10)

Well, you shouldn't expect a good story-line or high-drama. But if you expect laughs and some movie-parodies your at home. You will notice a lot of scenes are spoofed from classics. The cast definitely had a lot of fun making the movie. The shots are great.

So to sum up the story: Abahachi borrows money from the apache. Unfortunately the son of the apache chief gets killed by Santa Maria (the villain), who also steels the money. So Ranger and Abahachi go look for a treasure map, to find a diamond, Abahachi once hid a long time ago.

The story is secondary, the emphasis on this movie is on FUN. I gave it a 9. Go see it, and wait till the end. After the credits Winnetouch has a little scene.