Manta, Manta (1991)

Proud German owners of Opel Manta's race the streets against VW's and Mercedes. They decide to set up a real race with lots of money involved.

Director:

Wolfgang Büld

Writers:

Stefan Cantz, Bernd Eichinger (presenter)

Stars:

Til Schweiger, Tina Ruland, Stefan Gebelhoff

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Til Schweiger	...	Bertie
Tina Ruland	...	Uschi
Stefan Gebelhoff	...	Gerd
Lena Sabine Berg	...	Florentine (as Sabine Berg)
Michael Kessler	...	Klausi
Nadja Naidenow	...	Angie
Ömer Simsek	...	Hakan
Beatrice Manowski	...	Sabine
Martin Armknecht	...	Axel
Karin Johnson	...	Freundin Axel
Uwe Fellensiek	...	Disco-Besitzer
Jürgen Schornagel	...	Herr Ecker
Jockel Tschiersch	...	Radio-DJ
Olaf Ploetz	...	Vorsitzender Taubenverein
Liz Becker	...	Berties Mutter

Storyline

Proud German owners of Opel Manta's race the streets against VW's and Mercedes. They decide to set up a real race with lots of money involved.

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Plot Keywords:

boys and girls | girl | young man | boyfriend | opel manta | 

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Taglines:

Der Film, auf den die Nation wartet!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The subject Opel Manta in the film has on a full Mattig Extrem widebody kit (including steel wheels). Of the 3 cars built by Kissling Motorsport for the film, one of them was destroyed during filming.

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Goofs

While Berti and Gerd are on their way to the stadium, in the shop-windows you can see the reflections of Berti's Manta sitting on something like a trailer when the camera shows the inside of the car.

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Connections

References Predator (1987)

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Soundtracks

Manta! Manta!
Performed by Manni Ickx

User Reviews

oldschool streetracing in it's purest form

This is the ultimate film for a true carlover. Though lots of people might disagree on this point with me. Yes it's a german flick, but hey what the heck, it doesn't even matter if you understand anything said in this film, the racing is just so cool. It is a compilation of true oldschool streetracing. Sure the plot ain't all that, it's just all about the cars, which are simply affordable for most people and that makes it all the more interesting! I've seen enough fancy films with unaffordable monstercars, Manta Manta is just the real thing.

I'll have to agree with some people on this forum that this movie is probably the MOST interesting for german or Dutch people.

if you ever get the opportunity to get your hands on this film, be sure not to miss it. Just give it a try and you'll be surprised!

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German Turkish

Release Date:

3 October 1991 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Racin' in the Street

Filming Locations:

Hürth, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film, RTL Plus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1