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Die Bombe fliegt

Originaltitel: Whoops Apocalypse
  • 1987
  • R
  • 1 Std. 33 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
5,9/10
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Die Bombe fliegt (1987)
A British satire on the beginning of WWIII.
trailer wiedergeben2:18
1 Video
22 Fotos
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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA British satire on the beginning of WWIII.A British satire on the beginning of WWIII.A British satire on the beginning of WWIII.

  • Regie
    • Tom Bussmann
  • Drehbuch
    • Andrew Marshall
    • David Renwick
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Stuart Saunders
    • Graeme Garden
    • Marc Smith
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    5,9/10
    1060
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Tom Bussmann
    • Drehbuch
      • Andrew Marshall
      • David Renwick
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Stuart Saunders
      • Graeme Garden
      • Marc Smith
    • 12Benutzerrezensionen
    • 7Kritische Rezensionen
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
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    Stuart Saunders
    • Governor of Santa Maya
    Graeme Garden
    Graeme Garden
    • Man Who Walks to the Phone
    Marc Smith
    Marc Smith
    • Dan Hickey (TV anchorman)
    Loretta Swit
    Loretta Swit
    • President Barbara Adams
    John Benfield
    John Benfield
    • Secret Service Agent
    Ben Robertson
    • Secret Service Agent
    Peter Cook
    Peter Cook
    • Sir Mortimer Chris
    Anthony Correa
    Anthony Correa
    • Convict
    Alexander Davion
    Alexander Davion
    • Maguadoran General
    • (as Alex Davion)
    Herbert Lom
    Herbert Lom
    • Gen. Mosquera
    Daniel Benzali
    Daniel Benzali
    • William Kubert (US Defense Secretary)
    Phil Marquis
    • Rock Pit Guard
    Murray Hamilton
    Murray Hamilton
    • Jack 'Kill the Commies' Preston (former President)
    Shane Rimmer
    Shane Rimmer
    • Marvin Gelber (US Secretary of State)
    Robert Arden
    Robert Arden
    • White House Reporter
    Blain Fairman
    Blain Fairman
    • White House Reporter
    Christopher Muncke
    Christopher Muncke
    • White House Reporter
    Michael Richards
    Michael Richards
    • Lacrobat
    • Regie
      • Tom Bussmann
    • Drehbuch
      • Andrew Marshall
      • David Renwick
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    1Dar_Sargent

    Painfully unfunny

    This is a corny, horribly-paced comedy where you see every joke coming a mile away, and then they hit you over the head with the punchline as hard as they can. It starts off with some clown doing an "old people move slowly" joke that feels straight out of the early 1800s. Then the movie repeats the same joke. And it stays at that level of cornball laziness the whole time.

    This movie LOVES dragging out & repeating its jokes to make sure they're as dead & unfunny as possible. Here's an island full of Russians wearing the same disguise, so let's hit you over the head with that 1 visual gag over and over and over for multiple scenes. Or here's a special ops squad breaking into a wax museum where they've heard the Princess is being held prisoner. Obviously the lamest, corniest joke you could do is "the soldiers think the wax dummies are real people," and the movie does that joke about 15 times.

    OR they won't even bother with any jokes at all: Here's Michael Richards in blackface, does he say or do anything remotely funny? Nope, this is one of those movies that thinks "comedy means the audience is supposed to laugh, not that the actors are supposed to be funny."

    Richards is a good example of the godawful directing in this movie, as he's horribly overdirected & saddled with a "funny" nasal voice most of the time (think Adam Sandler at his worst). It's obvious the screenwriter was in love with his own words, creating a tedious, talky script where the actors have barely any breathing room to add their own personality. The classy Peter Cook and the always-energetic Rik Mayall try their hardest to add some spark to their roles, but they're totally wasted as they shuffle through a series of incredibly lame jokes that might've "looked good on paper" but are a chore to actually sit through.

    Meanwhile Loretta Swit plays the 1 major female character; as the US president, she's basically a boring sitcom mom who just wags her finger scoldingly at the male characters' clowning around. That's right, we get the cliche of every hack writer who has no idea how to make a woman funny or even interesting, so he just makes her the boring "smart" character who sits there. Of course, most of the movie follows this barely-even-a-character. Other characters in the movie actually DO things, but the closest thing we have to a protagonist is this boring plank of wood. How stupid do you have to be to fail that badly at basic screenwriting?

    So if the comedians in the cast brought you to this movie, don't get your hopes up for an "underrated gem" or a "forgotten classic." Maybe to people who grew up in the 1950s and were sheltered from satire their entire lives, this movie was "outrageous," but even stuff made at least a decade earlier was harder-hitting. It's honestly depressing to see the talent completely wasted on this hacky, embarrassingly lame script. The only value in this movie is a guideline to young screenwriters: "do the opposite of this."
    4amyghost

    About as subtle as a sledgehammer

    but there are some very funny bits in this: Rik Mayall's manic SAS agent, Ian Richardson's Rear Admiral Bendish (you may need some familiarity with British slang to get the joke, but it's made clear soon enough), the incomparable Peter Cook's crazed Prime Minister and several other performances lend this sometimes fairly juvenile outing a good deal more comedic mileage than it probably would have gotten from a less talented cast. The ending does come close to ranking up there as a bit of a classic, and overall it's a pretty entertaining piece of silliness. It's not going to knock 'Dr. Strangelove' off of any pedestals for stinging anti-war satire, but it does supply some genuine laughs.

    Michael Richards' portrayal of Lacrobat can't come close to John Cleese's handling of the role in the 1982 television series, but he gets some amusing business in; and the somewhat oddly cast Loretta Swit does a better job with her role as President Adams than might have been expected.
    5GrigoryGirl

    Nowhere as good as the miniseries, but has some good moments...

    If you're looking for the insanity and brilliance of the TV version here, look elsewhere. This is a pale imitation of the series, and a very dated movie. The movie version of Whoops is not like the TV series at all. In fact, it's really a remake in name only. The plot is completely different, centering around a skirmish in a small island run by the UK, and as a result, a royal princess is kidnapped and held for ransom until the island is returned to its people. This leads to a nuclear standoff with the Russians/Soviets. This was shot in the 1980's, so the plot mirrors the Falkland Islands situation at the time. While the original miniseries was also about the Cold War, it's much funnier and more timeless than this film. The film feels very compressed, rushing over things and trying to cram everything into a 90 minute running time. There are logic holes as well, especially dealing with the terrorist Lacrobat, played by Michael Richards. Lacrobat seems to be a magic man that has ready made disguises for every occasion and can outwit entire armies and nations in just a few minutes. Another issue is the rather silly ending. It feels lazy and even manipulative. There's also a really bad scene with a "rambogram" that feels like an outtake from The Naked Gun (which came out a year before this film).

    Despite this, there are several great performances by Loretta Swit, Peter Cook, Ian Richardson, and as mentioned above, a funny turn by Michael "Kramer" Richards from Seinfeld. There are a few hilarious moments, mostly at the beginning of the film, but overall, it's a disappointing film.
    9ozzy1972

    Eye wateringly funny

    I hadn't seen this for years and just brought it on DVD. I've got up off the floor now! This film has it all. Insane politicians, evil terrorists (wanted for releasing the recipe for airline lunches, a crime that rates alongside killing), demented journalists, the SAS blasting the London wax museum (Madame Tussards) to pieces and a British princess enduring unenviable treatment at the hands of the baddie. I think anyone over 30 or those who survived the Thatcher/Regan era should see this film, it is just toooooo funny for words. Most of the jokes are still funny now and I will never ever make a cup of tea using a Liptons tea-bag ever again. Ian Richardsons camp admiral and Rik Mayalls SAS captain are guaranteed to bring tears to your eyes whilst Peter Cook as the PM is so funny you'll laugh till you burst your ribs. A classic and I'm off to watch it again right now!
    spanishflea50

    Not Exactly Wodehouse but i haven't laughed more for some time

    One can always tell an excellent film if the opening credits make one guffaw ("The British partitioned the Island and took for themselves the upstairs rooms, fighting soon broke out of several mezzanines")and although the film wasn't quite Python it certainly had moments that made me snort my drink. The film did have a tendency to feel like a series of sketches but none the less Peter Cook's insane (although rather charismatic) Prime Minister is worth the purchase price alone. It was also some of the minor characters that provided some of the best laughs such as the former US president (looking the spitting image of Donald Rumsfeld) turned convict who published his memoirs "Commie Bastards I knew".

    All in all an underrated classic

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      Murray Hamilton's last film.
    • Zitate

      Sir Mortimer Chris: You can't show you're resolute without showing you are strong. And you can't show you're strong without blowing people up.

    • Crazy Credits
      The cast list contains the following characters - Man who takes a long time to walk to the phone, Different man who takes a long time to walk to a different phone, Spunky Spaniel (as himself), Mr Sweetzer (now booking for barmitzvahs and summit meetings), Cute little girl who gets socked in the face ha ha, Alexei Sayle in a Hawaiian shirt, Man on cliff/Man off cliff, Maxton S.Pluck (whistling condoms welcomed), Cabinet minister who should have kept his mouth shut, Donald (vol au vents), Douglas (cucumber sandwiches), Dominic (petits fours) and Damien (getting his leg sawn off).
    • Verbindungen
      Featured in Comedy Connections: One Foot in the Grave (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      WHOOPS APOCALYPSE
      Written and Performed by John Otway

      Arranged by Trevor Bastow

      (c) Copyright Bacon Empire Publishing/Depotsound 1986

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 6. März 1987 (Vereinigtes Königreich)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Vereinigtes Königreich
    • Sprache
      • Englisch
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      • Whoops Apocalypse
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      • Florida, USA
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      • Incorporated Television Company (ITC)
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      • 1 Std. 33 Min.(93 min)
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