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The hilarious adventures of two best friends, Apache chief Abahachi and cowboy Ranger, in the Wild West.The hilarious adventures of two best friends, Apache chief Abahachi and cowboy Ranger, in the Wild West.The hilarious adventures of two best friends, Apache chief Abahachi and cowboy Ranger, in the Wild West.
- Awards
- 12 wins total
Michael Herbig
- Abahachi
- (as Michael Bully Herbig)
- …
Sky du Mont
- Santa Maria
- (as Sky Du Mont)
Joseph Hannesschläger
- Barmann
- (as Josef Hannesschläger)
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There were some laughs, and there were a few annoying parts. I like simple humor, but if it comes in the 20kg family pack it sometimes gets boring. I cannot comprehend why this film has been such a huge success. Though, I don't regret too much having seen it. It's a 6/10.
I think this movie is great, one of the very rare funny German movies that made me laugh really hard. the accents are funny, it probably isn't that interesting in English. the gay jokes are good, but not mean, rather nice and funny!! the actors are great, the roles are too funny. even if some jokes might be a bit low, they still make you laugh like hell. simple, but great jokes make the movie so great to watch. I remember one scene, where Ranger talks to Uschi, who stands behind a mirror and you see Uschi's head and Rangers body :D great!! the names are all very fitting, you already know how the person is when you hear his name, things like "Listiger Lurch" get lost through the translation :( probably only interesting for a German speaking audience 4 1/2 stars out of 5
Well, you shouldn't expect a good story-line or high-drama. But if you expect laughs and some movie-parodies your at home. You will notice a lot of scenes are spoofed from classics. The cast definitely had a lot of fun making the movie. The shots are great.
So to sum up the story: Abahachi borrows money from the apache. Unfortunately the son of the apache chief gets killed by Santa Maria (the villain), who also steels the money. So Ranger and Abahachi go look for a treasure map, to find a diamond, Abahachi once hid a long time ago.
The story is secondary, the emphasis on this movie is on FUN. I gave it a 9. Go see it, and wait till the end. After the credits Winnetouch has a little scene.
So to sum up the story: Abahachi borrows money from the apache. Unfortunately the son of the apache chief gets killed by Santa Maria (the villain), who also steels the money. So Ranger and Abahachi go look for a treasure map, to find a diamond, Abahachi once hid a long time ago.
The story is secondary, the emphasis on this movie is on FUN. I gave it a 9. Go see it, and wait till the end. After the credits Winnetouch has a little scene.
The main characters known from german TV (Bully Parade, SAT1) play a very funny comedy western parody. If you understand german, please watch it in our language, because in translations you wouldn't know that the Indians and Cow-Boys speak Bavarian dialect! (But understandable - don't worry!) This movie is really worth to watch and as far as I know THE best visited german made movie in cinemas!
This is by far the best German film I have ever seen, and it is most definitely one of the funniest I've ever seen in my entire life. The comedic timing with Abahachi and Ranger were perfect, and Winnietouch added even more of a twist and even more laughs - being a gay Indian. This movie was meant to bash a German writer back in (I'm not sure) the late 1800's who wrote about the American Wild West, even though he had never been there. So of course, his stories were ridiculous and often hard to believe. "Der Schuh des Manitu" embodies everything a spoof should be, with love affairs, gay Indians, misunderstandings, random happenings, and, of course, a truly spectacular cast! I hope this encourages everyone who reads this to definitely check out this movie, because it's definitely worth it!!
Did you know
- TriviaThe broadcast television premiere of this film earned German broadcaster Pro 7 the highest rating in its history (12,2 million viewers, 32%).
- GoofsIn the tap dance sequence before starting to sing the Superperforator song, the scratch in the parquet that Sky Dumont makes in the main tap dance can already be seen.
- Quotes
Häuptling Listiger Lurch: [standing in front of the station] We're interested in your crazy horse.
- Crazy creditsAs the credits begin to roll, outtakes from the film are shown.
- Alternate versionsDue to legal differences the music has been altered in the VHS and DVD releases and will remain altered in all subsequent TV and cinema screenings: The original main theme has been re-composed and during the end credits a new original song replaces Lou Bega's "Keep on smiling".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Alles getürkt! (2002)
Details
Box office
- Budget
- DEM 7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $75,675,074
- Runtime
- 1h 27m(87 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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