Der Schuh des Manitu (2001)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

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:

Before "Der Schuh des Manitu", the two main characters "Abahachi" and "Ranger" were referred to as "Winnetou" and "Old Shatterhand" in the skits of the Bullyparade. However, after the movie was aired, they suddenly gained their "true" names in the Bullyparade, too.

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:

Santa Maria's Henchman: Indians!
Abahachi, Ranger: Servus!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Wetten, dass..?: Wetten, dass..? aus Offenburg (#1.179)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Harry Lime Theme

Seen for the first time (English subtitle version)

I like movies that make me feel good and surprise me.

I am a non German language savvy viewer and as such relied heavily on the sub titles. It was clear to me that the translations or humour misses the point for English speakers in some instances.

Not withstanding that, I still laughed out loud in a room full of people who were looking at me strangely.

I appreciated the humour (and who cares if I missed any of it, I will never know). I was asked by a friend to describe it and I called it a "Flying High in the desert, in the style of sauerkraut western" They understood immediately and sat down to watch the rest of it with me, laughing just as hard.

Simple comedy, good angles for the humour. I enjoyed... 9/10 for something just out there and surprising.