At the time of release, this was the biggest grossing homegrown film at the German box office. It was also the third-highest successful movie that year overall, after Forrest Gump: O Contador de Histórias (1994) and O Rei Leão (1994).
Based on the books "Der Bewegte Mann" and "Pretty Baby", written by cartoonist Ralf König, who appears as a drag-queen.