Die Senkrechtstarter (1989) [N/A]

Release Date:
January 26, 1989

Original Title:
Die Senkrechtstarter

Alternate Titles:
Schlechte Zeiten

Genres:
Comedy | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Sender Freies Berlin
Universum Film AG (UFA)

Production Countries:
Germany

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 6 

Runtime: 88

In the not too distant future, in the year 1999: In Germany, payment may only be made by credit card, which leads to many people purchasing things they cannot pay for. A nasty debt collector from the almighty central bank sends out employees to take back unpaid goods from customers by force. A girl who calls herself Egon is also forced to work for this evil person. In the process, she meets nice Mike, with whom she falls in love. Soon Mike and his friend, the aging playboy Löffler, are in a turbulent adventure to free Egon from the clutches of the bank villain.

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Assistant Director:
Ingetraud Kiefer

Costume Design:
Jutta Schwarzat

Director:
Christian Rateuke

Director of Photography:
Atze Glanert

Editor:
Brigitte Rausch

Foley Artist:
Thorolf Dormer

Idea:
Paul Nicholas

Makeup Artist:
Yvonne Gallner
Eberhard Neufink

Music:
Jürgen Knieper

Producer:
Wolf Bauer
Werner Mietzner

Production Design:
Ludolf Hoesch

Pyrotechnician:
Michael Bouterweck

Set Decoration:
Frank Hein

Sound:
Friedo Soltkahn

Sound Mixer:
Rainer Orenz

Special Effects:
Frank Tauchmann

Stunts:
Gerd Grzesczak

Writer:
Christian Rateuke
Christoph Treutwein

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