Hui Buh: Das Schlossgespenst (2006)

Five hundred years ago, Hui Buh cheated in a card game, thus was turned into a ghost by thunder lighting. For all this time, he has lived in the castle alone without anyone to scare. Until ... See full summary »

Director:

Sebastian Niemann

Writers:

Dirk Ahner (screenplay), Eberhard Alexander Burgh (novel)

Stars:

Michael Herbig, Christoph Maria Herbst, Heike Makatsch

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Herbig	...	Hui Buh / Ritter Balduin (as Michael Bully Herbig)
Christoph Maria Herbst	...	König Julius der 111
Heike Makatsch	...	Leonora Gräfin zu Etepetete
Ellenie Salvo González	...	Konstanzia
Nick Brimble	...	Daalor / Adolar
Hans Clarin	...	Kastellan
Rick Kavanian	...	Charles / Stimme im Brunnen
Martin Kurz	...	Tommy
Wolfgang Völz	...	Major Servatius Sebaldus
Christoph Hagen Dittmann	...	Dicker Geisterjäger
Michael Kessler	...	Dünner Geisterjäger
Karel Dobrý	...	Ritter Ottokar
Karel Vávrovec	...	Dekorateur 1
Mojmír Maderic	...	Kutscher
Nicholas Hohmann	...	4-Armiger-Verwaltungsgeist / Polizei-Geist 2

Storyline

Five hundred years ago, Hui Buh cheated in a card game, thus was turned into a ghost by thunder lighting. For all this time, he has lived in the castle alone without anyone to scare. Until when King Julius moves in for his wedding, Hui Buh knows he has to use every trick of his to keep the long-wasted ghost license.

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Plot Keywords:

surprise during end credits | ghost | castle | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Constantin Film

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

20 July 2006 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost

Filming Locations:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

€10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rat Pack Filmproduktion, Medienfonds GFP, Constantin Film

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For more than 20 years, Hans Clarin provided the voice of Hui Buh in a series of radio plays which became an important trademark of the series.

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Crazy Credits

Die im Film verwendeten Tiere und Gespenster wurden bei den Dreharbeiten von Fachpersonal betreut und in keiner Weise misshandelt. - The animals and ghosts used in this film were in no way mistreated and all scenes in which they appeared were under strict supervision with the utmost concern for their handling. (in German and English on print)

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Connections

Spoofed in Geister: All Inclusive (2011)

User Reviews

A surprisingly wonderful movie

I must admit that my young daughter forced me to watch this movie and my expectations were pretty low, thus slightly bored and awkward I joined her after she had already watched about half of it...And what a surprise, I instantaneously fell in love with it.The sets are wonderfully old-fashioned and German, the thing German viewers would probably get annoyed at is that a lot of German clichés are made fun of, e.g. ghost soldiers wearing spiked helmets, a castle that is reminiscent of Neuschwanstein Castle - I felt like being way back in Texas in 1987 and being asked if Germany still was a kingdom - and if they had watched this movie beforehand, they would have definitely believed so -, especially because it is hard to tell which specific time this movie is actually set in. In a way I can imagine that this feature would be more appreciated in the countries outside Germany, I do not exactly know why but most Germans do have an exceedingly hard time laughing about themselves.

Though the movie's namesake the ghost Hui Buh may be a little bit over the top according to my taste, the acting is superb, especially Christoph Maria Herbst as König Julius,der 111.; his timing is absolutely brilliant (and this is probably the closest he will ever get to playing a romantic lead). The humour in this comedy is at times hilarious and silly,but never ever turns nasty.

BTW I immediately ventured to watch the entire movie... ;)