The Nomi Song (2004)

Director:

Andrew Horn

Writer:

Andrew Horn

Release Date:

24 March 2005 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Music

Tagline:

He came from outer space to save the human race.

Plot:

Looks like an alien, sings like a diva - Klaus Nomi was one of the 1980s' most profoundly bizarre characters...

Plot Keywords:

Opera | Song | Rock Star | Death | 1980s

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Klaus Nomi	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ann Magnuson	...	Herself
Gabriele Lafari	...	Herself
David McDermott	...	Himself
Page Wood	...	Himself
Tony Frere	...	Himself
Man Parrish	...	Himself
Kristian Hoffman	...	Himself
Ron Johnsen	...	Himself
Kenny Scharf	...	Himself
Anthony Scibelli	...	Himself
Alan Platt	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adrian	...	Himself
Joseph Arias	...	Himself
Calvin Churchman	...	Himself
Jay Jay French	...	Himself
Michael Halsband	...	Himself
Janus	...	Herself
Pamela Rosenthal	...	Herself
Ira Siff	...	Himself
Trude Sperber	...	Herself (voice)
David Bowie	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jon Cobert	...	Himself (Nomi's Band) (uncredited)
Thomas Gottschalk	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Sheen	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrew Horn

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andrew Horn

Produced by
Anne Even	....	producer: Arte
Achim Michael Hasenberg	....	assistant producer
Andrew Horn	....	producer
Thomas Mertens	....	producer
Lucia Palacios	....	line producer: USA
Annette Pisacane	....	producer
Dietmar Post	....	line producer: USA
Dietmar Post	....	service producer: USA

Cinematography by
Mark Daniels

Film Editing by
Angela Christlieb
Guido Krajewski
Eric Schefter

Art Direction by
Ruth Peyser

Production Management
Ole Landsjöaasen	....	post-production manager
Lucia Palacios	....	production manager

Sound Department
Tom Blankenberg	....	sound designer
Tilo Busch	....	sound re-recording mixer

Other crew
Pimes Doerfler	....	production accountant

Thanks
Lothar Lambert	....	thanks
Michael Schmid-Ospach	....	thanks
Dee Snider	....	special thanks
Jimmy Somerville	....	thanks (as Jimmy Sommerville)

Production Companies

• Arte
• CV Films
• Cameo Filmproduktion
• Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Distributors

• Arsenal (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Media Luna Entertainment (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Elephant Picture (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Palm Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Palm Pictures (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Avex Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• National Film Network (????) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

98 min | Germany:96 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color (archive footage) | Black and White

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Arte

Movie Connections:

References "Saturday Night Live" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Businessman in Space

The potential of a cult movie

This is a personal vision from a filmmaker who obviously knows what he's talking about when he approaches music, show business and the 70-80s. He succeeds in delivering a film hovering between fiction and documentary, respecting the original character, Klaus Nomi, all along, while offering a personal perspective on the man and his era. Because he interviews actual witnesses of the time, the result is a realistic and phantasmagoria dive into the life and death of a charismatic individual with the destiny of a shooting star. This film has all the potential of a cult movie.