Trabbi goes to Hollywood
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Trabbi goes to Hollywood |
| Original title | Driving Me Crazy |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1991 |
| length | 87 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jon Turteltaub |
| script | Jon Turteltaub David Tausik |
| production |
Brad Krevoy , Steven Stabler |
| music |
Christopher Franke , Joey Balin |
| camera | Phedon Papamichael |
| cut |
Poor Minasian , Nancy Richardson |
| occupation | |
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Trabbi goes to Hollywood (Original title: Driving Me Crazy ) is a comedy film from 1991 . Jon Turteltaub directed this American production . For the leading actor Thomas Gottschalk , this was his first leading role in a Hollywood film. The film was shot in Los Angeles and the Bavarian towns of Thurnau and Kulmbach .
action
East Germany shortly after the fall of the Wall : the inventor Gunther Schmidt converted a Trabant so that it could run on sugar beet juice, run almost emission-free and reach a top speed of 250 km / h. The European auto industry is not interested in his development, so he uses the presence of a US investor in his hometown to travel to the United States.
There he intends to present and sell his car at an inventors' fair. But his car is stolen from him shortly after his arrival. Gunther gets to know the ex-criminal Max and the beautiful Ricky, who finally help him to find his "Trabbi" again. The car thief's client tries to sell the car as his invention. Gunther finally destroys the vehicle in order to convince the prospective buyer that only he has the knowledge to redesign it. He returns to Germany from the proceeds to thwart the US investor's plans to convert Gunther's home into a huge industrial park.
synchronization
The German dubbing of the film took Cinephon Filmproduktions GmbH in Berlin , after a dialogue book by Arne Elsholtz under the dialogue director of Peter Baumgartner .
| role | actor | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Gunther Schmidt | Thomas Gottschalk | Thomas Gottschalk |
| Max | Billy Dee Williams | Thomas Danneberg |
| Ricky Stein | Michelle Johnson | Maud Ackermann |
| Mr. B | Dom DeLuise | Gerd Duwner |
| Stanley | David DeLuise | Simon hunter |
| Vince | James Tolkan | Robert Dietl |
| John McCready | George Kennedy | Joachim Cadenbach |
| Buzz | Richard Moll | Jürgen Heinrich |
| Otto | Michael Rüth | Michael Rüth |
| Hotel porter | Milton Berle | Eberhard Wechselberg |
| Doorman | Branscombe Richmond | Andreas Hosang |
Trivia
One scene shows Gunther Schmidt playing Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES . In the film it is implied that Gunther played through the whole night. Nevertheless, in the end he is only in the third level of World 1.
On May 15, 2020, the film was shown as part of the Tele 5 series The Worst Films of All Time .
criticism
“The US critics described the limited clothing as a“ stupid movie ”and also pointed out that“ Trabi ”is only written with an“ b ”. Our Thommy can still learn a lot from the Americans! Conclusion: We demand: Thommy go home! "
“Unimaginative comedy attempt without rhythm and tempo. An embarrassing vehicle for marketing the entertainer Thomas Gottschalk. "
Web links
- Trabant goes to Hollywood in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Trabbi goes to Hollywood in the dictionary of international films
- Trabbi goes to Hollywood at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trabbi Goes To Hollywood. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing files , accessed on June 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Trabbi goes to Hollywood. cinema.de, accessed on September 27, 2008 .