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Sex Up - Jungs haben's auch nicht leicht

  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Sex Up - Jungs haben's auch nicht leicht (2003)
Comedy

Three teenage friends - who are all still virgins - discover a plant that produces a strong aphrodisiac. They want to use this to their advantage to finally get laid.Three teenage friends - who are all still virgins - discover a plant that produces a strong aphrodisiac. They want to use this to their advantage to finally get laid.Three teenage friends - who are all still virgins - discover a plant that produces a strong aphrodisiac. They want to use this to their advantage to finally get laid.

  • Director
    • Florian Gärtner
  • Writers
    • Florian Gärtner
    • Jakob Hilpert
  • Stars
    • André Kaminski
    • Jacob Matschenz
    • Joseph Bolz
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    504
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Florian Gärtner
    • Writers
      • Florian Gärtner
      • Jakob Hilpert
    • Stars
      • André Kaminski
      • Jacob Matschenz
      • Joseph Bolz
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    André Kaminski
    • Anton 'Ziege' Ziegler
    Jacob Matschenz
    Jacob Matschenz
    • Adam 'Häschen' Hoppeczynski
    Joseph Bolz
    • Sven Gutmann
    Mareike Lindenmeyer
    • Ines
    Zoé Anna Weiland
    • Valerie
    • (as Zoe Weiland)
    Sabine Kaack
    Sabine Kaack
    • Gabi Ziegler
    Marcus Kaloff
    • Klaus Ziegler
    Patrick Kalupa
    • Walter
    Michaela Schaffrath
    Michaela Schaffrath
    • Tanja
    Peggy Lukac
    • Jutta Hitzeroth
    David Stoy
    • Horst
    • Director
      • Florian Gärtner
    • Writers
      • Florian Gärtner
      • Jakob Hilpert
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    • Trivia
      A full title was:Boys Having A Hard Time Too.A sequel to this film was made in 2005 entitled Sex up 2:Ich könnte mal' wieder (which translates as: I Could Do It Again)with almost the same cast, except for Joseph Bolz as Sven who didn't reprise his role.
    • Goofs
      As the guys start their show we see somebody pressing play on a CD player and moving up a fader right next to the buttons, probably to convey the idea that the volume is being turned up. The visible fader however is the pitch/speed changer and thus the music wouldn't get louder but faster and higher in pitch.
    • Quotes

      Ziege: If you have problems with your willie - Sex up makes it grow immensely, really!

    • Connections
      Followed by Sex Up - Potenssikasvin paluu (2005)

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    7/10
    Sexual curiosity is eternal.
    === Minor spoiler ===

    From time to time I keep a couple of red Flamingo Lily either in office or at home. Never, never have I made any possible analogy between this flower and the male genital! Yet it's a wickedly clever comparison just by thinking about their similar outlook. What's more devilish is that the flower in the story ejaculates (love potion) whenever it sees a female, no matter dog or human, real or just on photo!

    The comedy may easily be taken as another American come-of-age teen flick yet very German elements exist: 1) Ziege's parents are overjoyed while hearing sexual moans and groans from his bedroom. They giggle happily and think that their boy has finally grown up. In American version, surely two worrying faces (one from mom, another dad) may fill the screen. 2) Ziege and Häschen beg Sven to help find out how much time it takes for the aphrodisiac to be in effect and also its fade-out. I just exploded in loud guffaws when they utter so decisively together that they do it "für Wissenschaft!" (For the science!). In actuality, the entire process of demystifying the floral juice is absolutely highly scientific. If the flower is found by three American boys, they would yell and cheer, "For the chicks!"

    Frankly speaking, it looks pretty "filthy" as you see semen on ceiling, Häschen's farting while seeing girls, flower gets nutrient from pizza with green mold. Thank God we have the young handsome faces of André Kaminski and Joseph Bolz as antidotes, promising young actors.
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    • Apr 8, 2006

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    • Release date
      • November 12, 2003 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Sex Up
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • ProSieben Entertainment
      • Janus Film
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    • Budget
      • €1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes

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