The hilarious adventures of two best friends, Apache chief Abahachi and cowboy Ranger, in the Wild West.The hilarious adventures of two best friends, Apache chief Abahachi and cowboy Ranger, in the Wild West.The hilarious adventures of two best friends, Apache chief Abahachi and cowboy Ranger, in the Wild West.
- Awards
- 12 wins total
Michael Herbig
- Abahachi
- (as Michael Bully Herbig)
- …
Sky du Mont
- Santa Maria
- (as Sky Du Mont)
Joseph Hannesschläger
- Barmann
- (as Josef Hannesschläger)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe broadcast television premiere of this film earned German broadcaster Pro 7 the highest rating in its history (12,2 million viewers, 32%).
- GoofsIn the tap dance sequence before starting to sing the Superperforator song, the scratch in the parquet that Sky Dumont makes in the main tap dance can already be seen.
- Quotes
Häuptling Listiger Lurch: [standing in front of the station] We're interested in your crazy horse.
- Crazy creditsAs the credits begin to roll, outtakes from the film are shown.
- Alternate versionsDue to legal differences the music has been altered in the VHS and DVD releases and will remain altered in all subsequent TV and cinema screenings: The original main theme has been re-composed and during the end credits a new original song replaces Lou Bega's "Keep on smiling".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Alles getürkt! (2002)
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If you are not fluent in German my summary line might not make much sense to you. It is actually a riff on something that is being said in the movie (with a twist since they say the exact opposite - "ich bin mit der Gesamtsituation unzufrieden")! But that aside and as you can tell, I really did enjoy myself rewatching this. And I remember why we were into the whole Bully making movies thing. He seems like a good guy in general, but I had some issues with some of his other movies, that didn't seem to glue as good as this one did. But that is always a personal and subjective thing - you may like everything he did and if that is the case, I sincerely can say: good for you.
But back to this and while I have bookmarked to rewatch the movies this is based on (Winnetou movies, the original trilogy that was made in Germany) and it is a nice throwback. Not all jokes are actually hitting their marks, but more than enough to make this as enteraining a spoof movie as I have seen from the best ones coming from America ... the love for the original movies is real .. and you can tell. I don't think you have to know them to enjoy this, but it doesn't hurt. You also shouldn't be too concerned about political correctness ... you may have issues while watching if you care about that.
But back to this and while I have bookmarked to rewatch the movies this is based on (Winnetou movies, the original trilogy that was made in Germany) and it is a nice throwback. Not all jokes are actually hitting their marks, but more than enough to make this as enteraining a spoof movie as I have seen from the best ones coming from America ... the love for the original movies is real .. and you can tell. I don't think you have to know them to enjoy this, but it doesn't hurt. You also shouldn't be too concerned about political correctness ... you may have issues while watching if you care about that.
Details
Box office
- Budget
- DEM 7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $75,675,074
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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