Frankie, Jonny & the others

Movie
Original title	Frankie, Jonny & the others
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	1994
length	88 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Hans-Erich Viet
script	Hans-Erich Viet
production	Hans-Erich Viet, Käte Ehrmann , Gabriela Sperl , Gebhard Henke , Christian Granderath
music	Kambiz Giahi
camera	Sophie Maintigneux
cut	Petra Heymann
occupation
Detlef Kuper : Frankie Paul Herwig : Jonny Marco Meulenkamp : Max Holger Möhlenkamp Kuiper : Witus Claudia Maria Meyer : Alice Kai Kinting : Ralle Ingo Naujoks : Ingo Wolfgang Finck : Father Gesa Badenhorst : mother Gerhard de Vries : Grandpa Hubertus Hartmann : conductor Mathias Brockhues : 1st journeyman Sven Pippig : 2nd journeyman Hartwig Patrick Peters : Boss Wilfried Dziallas : Fishmonger

Frankie, Jonny & the others (alternative spelling: Frankie, Jonny and the others ... ; alternative title: shadow fighters ) is a German feature film produced in 1993 by Hans-Erich Viet . In addition to amateur actors from the region, Ingo Naujoks , Hubertus Hartmann and Sven Pippig also took part. The film is a production by Südwestfunk (SWF), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), Trans-Film and Viet-Film Produktion.

The film started in German cinemas on June 2, 1994 and was first broadcast on television on April 1, 1995 on West 3. The film was released as a video on April 14, 1998.

action

The five friends Frankie, Jonny, Max, Witus and Ralle live in the East Frisian province and want to make their somewhat monotonous everyday life more varied. Frankie is passionate about Far Eastern meditation and martial arts techniques, and when they break into a sports shop - they almost get caught - they steal martial arts suits and equipment. You train as a ninja troop in remote places and do youthful mischief. Frankie gets a first date and after they are thrown out of a discotheque and Jonny makes off with the car and a girl, plans a bomb attack on a village rifle party.

criticism

“Hans-Erich Viet, 42, author and director of the provincial history, comes from the land behind the dykes and has so far made documentaries. He manages to set a suggestive memorial to the heavy-bloodedness of the country and its people. "

- Wolfgang Höbel : The mirror

Awards

The film was awarded the film prize of the Saarland Prime Minister for best director at the 1993 Max Ophüls Prize film festival .

Web links

• Frankie, Jonny & the others in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Frankie, Jonny & the others at filmportal.de
• Entry at filmdienst.de
• Margret Köhler: Frankie, Jonny and the others In: Kinder- und Jugendfilm Korrespondenz , issue 54-2 / ​​1993

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Frankie, Jonny and the others. . . Shadow fighters . In: Der Spiegel . No. 13 , 1995 ( online ).