The poison dwarf
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The poison dwarf |
| Original title | Dutch / Driving Me Crazy |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 107 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Faiman |
| script | John Hughes |
| production |
Tarquin Gotch , John Hughes, Richard Vane |
| music | Alan Silvestri |
| camera | Charles Minsky |
| cut |
Adam Bernardi , Paul Hirsch |
| occupation | |
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The Giftzwerg (original title: Dutch / alternative: Driving Me Crazy ) is an American road movie comedy from 1991. The main role was played by Ed O'Neill and directed by Peter Faiman .
One of the advertising slogans was: “ They're the best friends… And they've got the scars to prove it! "(" They are best friends ... and they have the scars to prove it! ").
action
Natalie Standish wants nothing more than that her son Doyle spends Thanksgiving with her. Dutch Dooley, her partner, sees no problem in this and sets out to pick him up and get to know him a little better on the drive home.
Doyle turns out to be a spoiled poison dwarf, because his father, Natalie's ex-husband, enjoys turning his son against his mother and buying him with extravagant gifts, although otherwise he hardly takes time for him. Doyle is correspondingly biased when he first meets Dutch, whom he kicks between the legs as a welcome greeting and puts him under fire with an air pistol. After Dutch tied the boy up and put him in the car with an old pair of underpants, it was agreed to drive towards his mother.
After a chaotic first stage on the way home, the dissimilar duo gets to the two prostitutes Hailey and Brock, who they take away for a while. After stealing Dutch's wallet, they leave it at a gas station.
From there they make their way by train as stowaways without money and finally end up in a homeless shelter, where they spend the night. Despite all odds, Dutch and Doyle grow closer as friends. Meanwhile, Doyle has also realized that his father is not the great man he always thought he was. Especially since it turns out that his father had transferred him to Europe on Thanksgiving for an alleged business trip, but in reality he was with a woman.
Finally at home, Natalie can hug her son. Doyle's father, who is also present, now demands that she move out of the house that actually belongs to him, because Doyle has decided in favor of his mother. After a “tangible” conversation with Dutch, however, he changed his mind and Natalie can celebrate with her son and life partner as she wished.
Reviews
- Lexicon of international films : “ Approaches to a bittersweet comedy get lost in a leisurely road movie with slips in social kitsch and unconvincing educational morals. "
- Cinema : “ Ed O'Neill ('A Terribly Nice Family') takes care of his girlfriend's failed son. [...] Unequal mix of slapstick and romance. "
Others
- The bridge Dutch crosses is in Chattanooga , Tennessee . At the time the film was shot, the road seen there ends a mile after the river in the middle of the area.
- Before filming, director Faiman, screenwriter / producer Hughes, and producer Vane toured Georgia , North and South Carolina , Mississippi and Tennessee. The locations that they liked best can be seen in the finished film.
- The film features three pieces by the Swiss band Yello : Desire , Otto Di Catania and Tied Up .
Web links
- The Giftzwerg in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The poison dwarf. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Volume entry in the IMDb (English)