(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)

Director:

Michael Herbig

Writers:

Michael Herbig (written by) &
Alfons Biedermann (written by) ...
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Release Date:

22 July 2004 (Austria)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Mopsgeschwindigkeit! (Mops speed!)

Plot:

Hundreds of years after humans have settled on Mars, Regulator Rogul and Lord Jens Maul, lead a force...

Plot Keywords:

Spaceship | Time Travel | Crude Humor | Tournament | Parody

Awards:

9 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

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
Sigi Terpoorten	...	Jim (as Siegfried Terpoorten)
Tim Wilde	...	John
Herman Van Ulzen	...	Senator Davis
Gerd Rigauer	...	Senator Terry
Heidrun Bartholomäus	...	Senatorin Lea
Sirone Jones	...	Senator Eric
Anton Figl	...	Popowitsch
Maverick Quek	...	Mr. Nasi
Stacia Widmer	...	Fräulein Bora-Bora
Edeltraud Schubert	...	Spendensammler-Oma
Albee Lesotho	...	Putzmann
Olaf Danner	...	Offizier Internationale Allianz
Andreas Seifert	...	Marstruppen-Kommandeur
Waldemar Kobus	...	Hofwache
Diana Herold	...	Burgfräulein
Hans-Jürgen Silbermann	...	Bürgermeister Roony
Thorsten Wolf	...	Bahnhofsvorsteher
Marc Bischoff	...	Junger Cowboy
Errol Trotman-Harewood	...	General Baby (as Errol T. Harewood)
Brigitte Beyeler	...	Kelly Reisfeld
Klaus-Peter Grap	...	Barry Baumfeld
Conrad F. Geier	...	Frank B.B. Blickfeld (as Conrad Geier)
Eric Gladhart	...	Steve W. Zweifeld
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom O'Malley	...	Crewmitglied (uncredited)
Michael Rossié	...	(uncredited)
Jumbo Schreiner	...	Starker Ritter (uncredited)
Stephen Sikder	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Herbig		(as Michael Bully Herbig)

Writing credits
Michael Herbig		(written by) (as Michael Bully Herbig) &
Alfons Biedermann		(written by) &
Rick Kavanian		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Herbig	....	producer (as Michael Bully Herbig)
Patty Saffeels	....	line producer
Michael Waldleitner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ralf Wengenmayr

Cinematography by
Stephan Schuh

Film Editing by
Alexander Dittner

Casting by
Rita Serra-Roll

Production Design by
Claus Kottmann

Art Direction by
Christoph Steeger

Costume Design by
Anke Winckler

Makeup Department
Silvia Fischer	....	makeup artist
Anette Keiser	....	makeup artist
Georg Korpas	....	makeup department head
Katharina Pade	....	wig maker

Production Management
Dierk Beck von Rohland	....	post-production supervisor
Ulrike Fauth	....	unit production manager
Felix Leitermann	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrea Kapeller	....	first assistant director (as Andie Kapeller)
Michael Twinem	....	first assistant director (as Michael J.W. Twinnem)

Art Department
Elisabeth Backes	....	property master trainee
Oliver Klein	....	assistant art director
Stefanie Knobel	....	assistant property master
Rolf Kullmann	....	technical drawings
Martin Küster	....	property master: indoor
Angel Pedro Martinez	....	construction coordinator
Julia Smith	....	storyboard artist
Johannes Wild	....	property master: outdoor
Ulrich Zeidler	....	concept artist

Sound Department
Mario Hubert	....	adr editor
Mario Hubert	....	adr recordist
Mario Hubert	....	sound editor
Michael Kranz	....	sound mixer
Heiko Müller	....	adr recordist
Heiko Müller	....	adr supervisor
Heiko Müller	....	sound designer
Heiko Müller	....	sound effects mixer
Roland Platz	....	dialog editor
Roland Platz	....	foley artist
Roland Platz	....	foley editor
Roland Platz	....	foley recordist
Roland Platz	....	sound designer
Chris Rebay	....	adr editor
Chris Rebay	....	adr recordist
Chris Rebay	....	sound designer
Chris Rebay	....	supervising sound editor
Benjamin A. Rosenkind	....	assistant re-recording mixer (as Benjamin Rosenkind)
Markus Urchs	....	sound assistant
Roland Winke	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Eddi Bachmann	....	special effects cameraman
Max Michael Engel	....	sfx props
Sven Kühn	....	pyrotechnician: model explosions
Jan Singh	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
Andrzej Bandurski	....	digital special effects artist
Fritz Beck	....	lead animator: SCANLINE
Alexander Bernhard	....	assistant digital operation
Martin Blöckner	....	assistant digital operation
Jürgen Blümlein	....	compositing artist
Michaela Braun	....	team assistant: SCANLINE
Ariane Brinkmann	....	visual effects production manager: SCANLINE
Adam Christopher	....	digital colorist
Katja Daubert	....	software development: SCANLINE
Gabriel Dedic	....	digital colorist
Gabriel Dedic	....	digital intermediate technical manager: scan & record 35
Damian Doennig	....	lead matchmove artist: SCANLINE
Moritz Eiche	....	digital compositor: CA Scanline Production GmbH
Conny Fauser	....	digital colorist
Nadine Freder	....	digital clean-up
Stefan Galleithner	....	lead motion control operator
Thomas Ganshorn	....	software development: SCANLINE
Sebastian Geller	....	assistant visual effects coordinator: SCANLINE
Doreen Gerschau	....	digital clean-up
Christian Godzik	....	digital special effects artist: SCANLINE
Sebastian Greese	....	lighting artist
Joachim Grüninger	....	miniature supervisor
Christian Haas	....	lighting artist
Herbert Heinsche	....	matchmove artist: SCANLINE
Sebastian Hirsch	....	lighting artist
Sebastian Holbl	....	compositing artist: SCANLINE
Florian Hu	....	digital effects supervisor: SCANLINE
Florian Hu	....	research & development supervisor: SCANLINE
Jan Hübner	....	lighting artist: SCANLINE
Daniel Keetmann	....	digital clean-up
Christian Kickenweitz	....	motion capture animator
Thomas Klieber	....	animation artist: SCANLINE
Andreas Krein	....	compositing artist
Jan Krupp	....	associate visual effects supervisor: SCANLINE
Sebastian Küchmeister	....	modeling artist: SCANLINE
Roland Langschwert	....	lead digital special effects artist: SCANLINE
Michel Lazarus	....	model maker
Mathis Lex	....	compositing artist: SCANLINE
Jörg Liedl	....	digital clean-up
Melissa Lippisch	....	digital clean-up
Alida Mahmoud	....	digital clean-up
Helene Marinoff	....	assistant visual effects coordinator: SCANLINE
Felix Messerschmitt	....	digital special effects artist: SCANLINE
Dirk Müller	....	lead lighting artist: SCANLINE
Andreas Nehls	....	lead modeling artist: SCANLINE
Connie Oettl	....	model painter
Tilman Paulin	....	compositing artist
Daniel Plappert	....	data operations: scan & record 35
Christian Pokorny	....	visual effects art director: SCANLINE
Michael Pollner	....	digital clean-up
Mario Rafael	....	digital clean-up
Michael Ralla	....	compositing artist: SCANLINE
Julia Reinhard	....	lead compositing artist: SCANLINE
Norbert Ruf	....	compositing artist: SCANLINE
Manfred Sandner	....	animation artist
Phillipp Sauermann	....	lighting artist
Michael Scheffler	....	systems administrator: SCANLINE
Verena Scheunemann	....	compositing artist: SCANLINE
Kerstin Schiessl	....	digital clean-up
Dirk Schulz	....	software development: SCANLINE
Alexander Seefelder	....	compositing artist: SCANLINE
Martin Sowa	....	assistant digital operation
Christoph Sprenger	....	lead character technical director: SCANLINE
Stefanie Stalf	....	visual effects producer: SCANLINE
Sebastian Stanek	....	digital special effects artist: SCANLINE
Sebastian Stanek	....	matchmove artist
Sebastian Stanek	....	modeling artist
Vladan Subotic	....	lighting artist
Heiko Sülberg	....	modeling artist: SCANLINE
Martin Treydte	....	assistant digital operation
Stephan Trojansky	....	visual effects consultant: SCANLINE
Waggi von Seidlein	....	model painter
Fikret Yildirim	....	lighting artist
Ismat Zaidi	....	digital intermediate production manager: scan & record 35
Thomas Zauner	....	visual effects supervisor: SCANLINE
Jürgen 'Zambo' Zimmermann	....	model maker
Martin Zwanzger	....	compositing artist
Rainer Zöttl	....	modeling artist: SCANLINE

Stunts
Peter Bosch	....	stunt actor
Pavel Bousek	....	stunts
Erhard Brem	....	stunts
Martin Cronebach	....	stunts
Petr Dvorak	....	stunt double
Robin Haala	....	stunts
Romana Hajkova	....	stunts
Torsten Jerabek	....	stunts
Filip Kadlec	....	stunts
Ales Kosnar	....	stunts
Pavel Myslik	....	stunts
Siegfried Polap	....	stunt double
Siegfried Polap	....	stunts
Mac Steinmeier	....	stunt coordinator
Giacomo Strasser	....	stunts
Jürgen Sücker	....	stunts
Andreas Tügel	....	stunts
Bastian Volkmer	....	stunts
Matthias Werner	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Assinger	....	electrician
Thorsten Baier	....	electrician
Nick Banham	....	assistant Steadicam
Robert Czernich	....	electrician
Oliver Engl	....	light double
Norbert Gaspar	....	electrician
Dario Jozic	....	co-camera operator
Michael Koschorreck	....	electrician
Erwin Lanzensberger	....	Steadicam operator
Andreas Loev	....	Steadicam operator
Jürgen Olczyk	....	still photographer
Dimitri Opekine	....	electrician (as Dimitri Opekin)
Michael Röska	....	electrician
Peter Schindler	....	gaffer
Jürgen Thiele	....	electrician
Patrick Wächter	....	electrician

Casting Department
Simona Conring	....	extras casting
Linda Loebisch	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eduarda Almas	....	additional wardrobe
Kira Hofmann	....	wardrobe
Donato Iglesias	....	wardrobe
Anja Strohmeier	....	wardrobe
Roswitha Töchterle	....	wardrobe
Olivia Vossenkuhl	....	wardrobe
Lisi Windisch-Amsüss	....	assistant costume designer
Katja Wittrin	....	second assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Thomas Kohler	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Herbert Deschler	....	music scoring mixer
Peter Fuchs	....	scoring mixer
Jaro Messerschmidt	....	additional orchestrator
Stefan Raab	....	composer: theme music
Nik Reich	....	additional orchestrator
Ralf Wengenmayr	....	orchestrator
Allan Wilson	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Tobias Art	....	driver
Stefan Backes	....	driver

Other crew
Christopher Doll	....	set manager
Thomas Friedl	....	marketing
Paul Hayes	....	choreographer
Lothar Hellinger	....	set runner
Marianne Herbig	....	production controller
Renate Hiltl	....	animal trainer
Ilona Hüttersen	....	press office
Franziska Jurt	....	caterer (as Franzisca Jurt)
Gerald Kipper	....	traffic blocker
Susanne Liebetrau	....	continuity
Susanne Liebetrau	....	script
Andreas Mattmann	....	caterer
Rainer Metz	....	weapons
Sonja Pöppl	....	security officer
Bea Revilla	....	production coordinator
Sascha Schönmetz	....	caterer
Sabine Wyss	....	caterer

Thanks
Jobst Benthues	....	special thanks
Walter Brus	....	special thanks
Rolf Bähr	....	special thanks
Bernd Eichinger	....	special thanks
Stefan Gärtner	....	special thanks
Filip Hering	....	special thanks
Torsten Koch	....	special thanks
Oliver Mielke	....	special thanks
Nikolaus Prediger	....	special thanks
Gottfried Reisecker	....	special thanks
Klaus Schaefer	....	special thanks (as Dr. Klaus Schaefer)

Production Companies

• herbX film GmbH

Distributors

• Constantin Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2005) (Germany) (video)
• Rialto Film AG (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Best Hollywood (2005) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Pony Canyon (200?) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Prisvídeo (200?) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Alberto Bitelli Intl. Films (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Video Search of Miami (2009) (USA) (DVD) (subtitled)

Special Effects

• CA Scanline Production (visual effects)
• Feuerfest-SFX
• Magicon (miniature unit)

Other Companies

• C.S.T. Customer Service Team Hamburg  car rental
• CinePostproduction  sound post-production
• FilmFernsehFonds Bayern  funding
• Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA)  funding
• Kipper Filmservice  stoppage service
• P S D Sicherheitsdienst GmbH  security
• Pro 7  funding
• Real Life Casting  extras casting
• Scan & Record 35 GmbH  35 mm digital intermediate
• Tout en Camion  catering
• Victorinox  thanks for friendly support
• Wavefront Studios  sound post-production
• herbX Medienproduktion GmbH  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Germany:87 min | Argentina:87 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Argentina:Atp | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

herbX film GmbH

Trivia:

The "Flight Level Indicator" of Rock Fertig-Aus' Taxi is simply the case of a Tektronix 564B storage oscilloscope. The type name is still written on it. Some of the switches Rock changes during the chase scene are those for the seat heatings (he changes them to "cold").

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Kelly Reisfeld:What do you mean, Mr. Doubts?
Steve W. Doubts:[suspiciously] Hmm...

Movie Connections:

References The Terminator (1984)

Misses just as often as it hits

"(T)Raumschiff Surprise" is sometimes funny, sometimes hilarious but it is also embarrassingly stupid at times. It has some new jokes but what I found shocking is that some of the jokes were "borrowed" (from Austin Powers; Loriot,...). So really you have creative ideas and funny and original jokes but in the same scene you have old or plagiarized jokes and gags that are complete misses.

I like Bully and I think he is funny, loved "Der Schuh des Manitu". There was a huge hype around this movie and when I finally saw it I was disappointed as the movie did not deliver. About a year after watching it the first time, I watched it again and I laughed about 5 times and smiled maybe another 10 times. I remember laughing quite a bit the first time I watched it but even back then I found it disappointing.

This movie is not quite as bad as the IMDb-rating (5.4) suggests but way worse than the hype around it makes you believe it is. (Most of the time my ratings for a movie are below the IMDb-average so me rating it the same as the average voter while saying it deserves a higher score is not a contradiction. Hope you can follow.)

** 5.5/10 **