Neues vom Wixxer (2007)

Directors:

Cyrill Boss
Philipp Stennert

Writers:

Oliver Kalkofe (written by)
Bastian Pastewka (written by)

Release Date:

11 March 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Bullet Time | Flashback Sequence | Nun | Slapstick | Murder Plot

Cast

Oliver Kalkofe	...	Even Longer / Pickeliger Teenager
Bastian Pastewka	...	Very Long / Roseninder / Onanierender Otter
Joachim Fuchsberger	...	Lord Dickham
Christiane Paul	...	Victoria Dickham
Christoph Maria Herbst	...	Dr. Alfons Hatler
Wolfgang Völz	...	Sir John
Sonja Kirchberger	...	Lady Dickham
Judy Winter	...	Schwester Lucipha
Christian Tramitz	...	Much Longer
Oliver Welke	...	Dr. Brinkman
Chris Howland	...	Butler Hudson
Lars Rudolph	...	Chucky Norris
Gregor Bauer	...	Blacky
Dennis Gansel	...	Singender Bobby 1
Jörg Strombach	...	Singender Bobby 2

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Prague, Czech Republic

Company:

B.A. Produktion

Trivia:

First appearance in a theatrical feature by Joachim Fuchsberger in 33 years.

Movie Connections:

References Einer trage des anderen Last (1988)

It's utterly Mad

It's quite a refreshing mad comedy coming from Germany. I never thought the Germans and the English would ever come together in a comedy. The music theme is fantastic. I mostly liked the use of Madness hit songs (also in Der Wixxer!) and the new NW5 which is truly a classic. Neues vom Wixxer has a bit of everything really: a bit of the Pink Pather,a wink at James Bond and a twist of Kafka's Angel of Death. It quite reminds me of the way they did those old films in the 60s. It wasn't about complicated computer graphics but rather some good acting and a genuine plot.

Nice touch there.