The Formula One film
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Formula One film |
| Country of production | Federal Republic of Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1985 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK without age limit |
| Rod | |
| Director | Wolfgang Büld |
| script | Wolfgang Büld Rochus Hahn Peter Zemann |
| production |
Jörn Klamroth ( WDR ) Bernd Eichinger Andreas Thiesmeyer Hans Weth Peter Zenk |
| camera | Roland Willaert |
| cut | Inge Kuhnert |
| occupation | |
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The Formula One film is a German film comedy from 1985 based on the then ARD music program Formula One . It was shot under the direction of Wolfgang Büld for Bavaria Atelier GmbH in Geiselgasteig and Westdeutscher Rundfunk . The film was first shown in theaters on July 5, 1985.
action
The young auto mechanic Tina dreams of a career as a pop singer. She tries her luck with her demo tape at the music show Formula One hosted by Ingolf Lück . There she ran into music producer Jim and his star Günther Sigl from the Spider Murphy Gang . She also meets production assistant Stevie, who erases her tape and with whom she later falls in love. When Meat Loaf rioted in his dressing room and Tina was able to calm him down, she was employed as a star supervisor and met Re-Flex, Pia Zadora, Falco, Limahl and Katrina and the Waves. Stevie, the driver of a general in the German Armed Forces , has now deserted because he believes that Tina Limahl wants to marry. In the end, there are wild chase scenes on the Bavaria site because the general and his troops are looking for Stevie on the set of a war film, while Limahl is being chased by an unsuccessful punk band and their manager.
Film music
The film features music by Die Toten Hosen , Limahl , Falco , Meat Loaf , Pia Zadora , Katrina and the Waves , Re-Flex , Sissy Kelling and The Flirts . A soundtrack album was also released for the film.
Die Toten Hosen appear in the film as a running gag in different disguises and with different names. The band's own music tracks were produced by Jon Caffery and released as an EP in 1985 under the title The Battle of the Bands .
Title List:
- Ricky Curl and The Standing Ovations: Fist in the Pocket - 3:54
(Music: Campino , Andreas von Holst / Text: Campino) - The Evil Kids: Head over Heels - 4:05
( Trini Trimpop / Campino) - The Flinger Domspatzen: Nice presents - 2:22
( Michael Breitkopf , Campino, von Holst, Trimpop / Campino) - Little Pepito and The Swinging Pesetas: La Historia del Pescador Pepe - 3:17
(Breitkopf, Campino, von Holst, Andreas Meurer , Trimpop / Campino) - The Pebbles: About Surfing and Drinking - 2:48
(Breitkopf / Campino)
criticism
At Kino.de, Der Formel Eins Film is being made into a German television show with cult character, with many pop stars and a lot of music, "whose weaknesses in story and dialogue do not matter".
Web links
- Formula One movie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Album of Der Formel Eins Film on musik-sammler.de
- ↑ The Battle of the Bands on the official website of Die Toten Hosen , accessed on April 7, 2018.
- ↑ The Formula One film at kino.de , accessed on June 30, 2012.