Short film depicting a fictional educational film about fork lift truck operational safety. The dangers of unsafe operation are presented in gory details.
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Title: Staplerfahrer Klaus - Der erste Arbeitstag (2000)
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Konstantin Graudus | ... | Staplerfahrer Klaus |
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Gustav Adolph Artz | ... | Schulungsleiter |
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Jürgen Kittel | ... | Springender Kollege |
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Sönke Korries | ... | Helmut, der abstürzt (as Sönke Korres) |
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Erik Roßbander | ... | Messer-Werner |
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Till Huster | ... | Günther ohne Hände |
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Dieter Dost | ... | Halbierter Herbert |
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Michael Sombetzki | ... | Winkender Kollege |
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Clarissa Schröter | ... | Sekretärin |
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Jürgen Kobel | ... | Kettensägen-Rudi |
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Thomas Müller | ... | Wolfgang, der Hiwi (as Tom Müller) |
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Dierk Rademacher | ... | Klaus ohne Kopf |
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Karsten Fehe | ... | Komparse |
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Michael Haase | ... | Komparse |
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Klaus has just passed his driving test for forklifts. But his first day on the job turns out to be the real challenge. Cruel but informative accidents happen. Only few survive the blood shed. A hommage to industrial safety educational films. Written by Anonymous
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Country:
GermanyLanguage:
GermanRelease Date:
8 June 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
German Forklift Video See more »Filming Locations:
Buchholz, Lower Saxony, GermanyEdit
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€90,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Narrator Egon Hoegen is very well known in Germany as the voice of the education series Der 7. Sinn (1966) which gives tips for correct behavior in road traffic. By using this voice at the beginning, it gives the feeling of an authentic safety video for people raised in Germany. See also trivia for Starship Troopers (1997). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Well, on one hand it's kind of sad that this has to be the closest thing to a cult movie us Germans have produced during the last decades, but then again, it *is* funny as hell and raises more attention about the dangers of fork-lifts then all the Jaws-movie combined ever did about the dangers of shark-bites.
Which is a good thing, I guess, since fork lifters are gruesome killing-machines disguised as everyday tools - especially the titular fork lifter shown in this film. Who would have thought?
Another interesting trivia about this movie is the narrator, Egon Hoegen: For decades, this guy narrated the educational TV-show "Der siebte Sinn" ("The seventh sense") about the safety and regulations of everyday public driving. So, most Germans are familiar with his distinct voice, which makes his dry remarks after each brutal accident even more hilarious. This is not the first time, Hoegen used his distinct voice for the sake of comedy; he also narrated the propaganda-pieces in the German dub of "Starship Troopers", giving them an even crazier, authoritative feel.
Given it's short length (about 10 minutes, including end credits), I really don't see a reason why you shouldn't give this film a chance. Maybe it will even receive a fan-dub one day, so English-speaking audiences will also benefit from the insightful informations provided here.
I guess you can watch it online somewhere, but there once also was a really, really nice DVD of this movie, which compensated the relative short length of the main feature by a sheer abundance of bonus-features, easter eggs and background-information. And it was cheap as hell! Try to get that one!