(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)

Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen Metaphor looks to the gay ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Herbig

Writers:

Michael Herbig, Alfons Biedermann,

Stars:

Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian, Christian Tramitz

10 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Herbig	...	Brigitte Spuck / Abahachi / H2O2 / Winnetouch (as Michael Bully Herbig)
Rick Kavanian	...	Jens Maul / Schrotty / Pulle / Putzmann / Zeitungsvoiceover / Santa Maria-Ansager
Christian Tramitz	...	Käpt'n Kork
Anja Kling	...	Königin Metapha
Til Schweiger	...	Rock Fertig Aus
Sky du Mont	...	William der Letzte / Santa Maria (as Sky Du Mont)
Hans-Michael Rehberg	...	Regulator Rogul
Hans Peter Hallwachs	...	Konsul Kanon
Reiner Schöne	...	Senator Bean
Christoph Maria Herbst	...	Berater von William
Siegfried Terpoorten	...	Jim
Tim Wilde	...	John
Herman Van Ulzen	...	Senator Davis
Gerd Rigauer	...	Senator Terry
Heidrun Bartholomäus	...	Senatorin Lea

Storyline

Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force of Martians to Earth in order to conquer the planet. Queen Metaphor looks to the gay heroes aboard the spaceship Surprise -- Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck, and first engineer Schrotty -- for help.

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Plot Keywords:

time travel | year 2004 | 14th century | spaceship | 24th century | 

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Taglines:

Mopsgeschwindigkeit! (Mops speed!)

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Genres:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [de]

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

22 July 2004 (Germany)

Also Known As:

A zűrhajó

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,191,303 (Germany) (30 July 2004)

Gross:

$58,610,809 (Europe) (27 August 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

herbX Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The time machine's scheduled destination date is the movie's release date in Germany.

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Goofs

At the end of the movie after they returned home a piece of confetti lands on the princess's cleavage. In the next shot this confetti is gone.

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Quotes

Senator Davis: [sees on the screen where the Surprise is] They are at the arse end of nowhere!
Senator Terry: [amused] Well, duh.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits there is an additional scene where the crewmen of the space ship are eating cheesecake and a surprising new member applies to join.

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Connections

Spoofs Back to the Future Part III (1990)

User Reviews

Simply fond of it (ich mag's einfach)!

After having read all postings and comments about the movie in this place up to now I simply want to tell that I love it! Surely the movie cannot be to everyone's taste especially not to the taste of those who run into cinema with a checklist about "will it be better than 'Schuh des Manitu'", "how many gay-jokes will be cracked", "does German comedy still exist" and so on. I myself was skeptical, too, whether Periode 1 will reach Schuh des Manitu but I was disappointed positively. Tonight I watched Periode 1 the second time and, like in Schuh des Manitu, I discovered gags I haven't perceived the first time because there are enough of it in there! Why do most of the commentators put emphasis on the gay-factor? Surely that was the original attention of "Unser Traumschiff" in Bullyparade but in the movie there surely is more! You remember "Men In Tights" (Helden in Strumpfhosen) by Mel Brooks, the Robin Hood-spoof? O.k., there was no gay-topic in it but it was very smug! Enjoy the details! The counselor of "William der Letzte", the rented spy, the taxi and so on - there's so much in it you can laugh about! Michael Bully Herbig surely accepts the inheritance of Monthy Pythons and Mel Brooks, in my eyes!

Simply enjoy it like me!