Der Wixxer (2004)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Tobi Baumann

Writers:

Oliver Kalkofe (written by) &
Oliver Welke (written by) ...

Release Date:

20 May 2004 (Austria)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

Er kommt (He's coming)

Plot:

A mysterious serial killer is shocking the underworld. Scotland Yard is investigating the case. Clues lead the detectives to Blackwhite Castle. |

Plot Keywords:

Castle | Murder | Crime Investigation | Pug Dog | Impersonation And Imposture

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Oliver Kalkofe	...	Chief Inspector Even Longer / Kreischende Frau
Bastian Pastewka	...	Inspector Very Long / Rosenverkäufer
Tanja Wenzel	...	Miss Pennymarket
Olli Dittrich	...	Dieter Dubinsky
Thomas Heinze	...	Rather Short / Der Wixxer neu
Anke Engelke	...	Doris Dubinsky
Thomas Fritsch	...	Earl of Cockwood
Christoph Maria Herbst	...	Butler Alfons Hatler
Wolfgang Völz	...	Sir John
Antoine Monot Jr.	...	Der taube Jack
Lars Rudolph	...	Harry Smeerlap
Eva Ebner	...	Miss Drycunt
Oliver Welke	...	Dr. Brinkman
André Meyer	...	Pommi
Daniel Steiner	...	Fritti

Also Known As:

The Trixxer (International: English title) (promotional title)

Runtime:

Germany:85 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Babelsberg, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Company:

Falcom Media

Trivia:

Newspapers shown in the title sequence reporting on the Wixxer: The Times, Daily Telegraph, International Herald Tribune, Financial Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Time, The Sun, Wild und Hund, P.M., Bussi Bär, Weekly Telegraph, The Independent, Daily Mirror, The Islington Observer, The Islington Post, Coupé, Bravo, Cosmopolitan and Super Illu.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the box in the harbor opens and the girl-group "No Angels" runs out of the box screaming, one member can still be seen in the right-hand corner of the screen.

Quotes:

Earl of Cockwood: [Imitating jury member 'Bohlen, Dieter' of 'Deutschland sucht den Superstar', Germany's version of Pop Idol] First, let me tell what I liked - nothing. And now what I didn't like - the rest of it. We'll be in touch.
[shoots the singer, causing his other female captives to panic]
Earl of Cockwood: Ladies, ladies, calm down, this is only an audition!

Movie Connections:

References Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Soundtrack:

Dalli Dalli

Very enjoyable.

I thought I wouldn't like this , but it was surprisingly funny throughout and quite an original idea.The English names were particularly hilarious, as well as the somewhat familiar looking Butler.Obviously you won't know who all the actors unless you live in Germany,but that's not really vital information. You forget very easily that it's a foreign film as you get quite drawn into it. All in all it's one of the better spoofs that are out there now, compared to the Scary Movie trilogy whose writers seem to have run out of good ideas.It is well produced,with lighthearted humour and it makes a refreshing change from the usual Hollywood rubbish and I'm even thinking of getting it on DVD...