''Bullyparade: The Movie'' (german: Bullyparade – Der Film) is a 2017 German
parody
A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its su ...
movie. Directed by
Michael Herbig
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, it is a film adaptation of his
ProSieben
ProSieben (, ''sieben'' is German for "seven"; often stylized as Pro7) is a German free-to-air television network owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media.
It was launched on 1 January 1989. It is Germany's second-largest privately owned television compan ...
television show ''
Bullyparade
''Bullyparade'' is a German late night comedy sketch show which aired from 1997 to 2002 on German channel ProSieben. Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian and Christian Tramitz were the main cast of the show. Herbig also directed, produced and mainly d ...
'' and features parodies of popular films and television series such as ''
Star Trek
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'', ''
Star Wars
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'', ''
Barbarella'', ''
Sissi'', ''
Winnetou
Winnetou is a fictional Native American hero of several novels written in German by Karl May (1842–1912), one of the best-selling German writers of all time with about 200 million copies worldwide, including the ''Winnetou'' trilogy. The ...
'', ''
Django Unchained
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'', and ''
The Wolf of Wall Street.''
Plot
The movie consists of five episodes that refer to elements of the TV show ''Bullyparade'':
* Back to the Zone: A parody of ''
Back to the Future
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Saxon
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peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country ( Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the No ...
brothers Jens and Jörg Kasirske want to prevent the fall of the
Berlin wall in the year 1989 and the concert of
David Hasselhoff
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which happened at this event. With a modified
Trabant
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, they travel back in time to take part in the press conference of
Günter Schabowski which is also visited by the Czech reporters Pavel Pipovič and Bronko Kulička.
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Winnetou
Winnetou is a fictional Native American hero of several novels written in German by Karl May (1842–1912), one of the best-selling German writers of all time with about 200 million copies worldwide, including the ''Winnetou'' trilogy. The ...
in love:
Blood brother
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s Winnetou and
Old Shatterhand
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argue during a conference with other
Native American tribes and diverge.15 years later, Winnetou wants to marry Annette, daughter of
General Motors. Old Shatterhand, who now operates a boat hire in the desert, should be his best man. But Shatterhand is chased by the bounty hunters Dr. Schmitz and his hand puppet Tschango, because he shot
Abraham Lincoln
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by mistake. As the blood brothers arrive at Annette and General Motors, Old Shatterhand notices that Motors only wants to gain the land of the
Apache. He can convince Winnetou to prevent this transaction.
* Sissi – Menopause of an Empress: Emperor Franz, empress Sissi and their field marshal are in search for a weekend house and have to stay in a
Haunted house
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, because the estate agent arrives to late.
* Lutz of Wall Street: Lutz was caught while travelling without paying. Now he needs to pay 60 dollars fee or he has to go to prison. With the help of the broker Mr. Moneymaker, he earns many million dollars at the Wall Street with his laughter. Unluckily, Lutz spends all of the money.
* The Planet of Woman: The crew of the ''
(T)Raumschiff Surprise'' (U.S.S. Hasselhoff) around Captain Kork, Mr. Spuck and Schrotty should protect the planet of women of the clone army around King Clone, because they try to cut the women's hair to use it for toupees. Later, they get help by the beverage suppliers Sigi Solo and the Yeti.
Cast
Cameos
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Stefan Mross as Sergeant Mross (Winnetou in Love)
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Til Schweiger
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Early life
Schweiger was born in Freiburg, West Germany, to two teachers. He grew ...
as Sheriff Chiller (Winnetou in Love)
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Elyas M'Barek
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Early life
M'Barek was born ...
as Chief of the
Sioux
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(Winnetou in Love)
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Jürgen Vogel
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as Patient
Prince Otto /
Klaus Kinski
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(Menopause of an Empress)
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Matthias Schweighöfer
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Early life
Born in Anklam, Western Pomerania, Schweighöfer attended Berlin's renowned acting school Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Ar ...
as Stockbroker (Lutz of Wall Street)
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Lena Meyer-Landrut as Brunette siren of the Planet of woman (The Planet of Women)
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Lena Gercke
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Early life
Gercke was born in Ma ...
as Blonde siren of the Planet of woman (The Planet of Women)
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Peter Maffay
Peter Alexander Makkay (born 30 August 1949), known as Peter Maffay (), is a Romanian-born German musician, singer, and composer.
Early life
Born in Braşov (german: link=no, Kronstadt), Romania, the son of a German (Transylvanian Saxon), h ...
as himself (The Planet of Women)
See also
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Bullyparade
''Bullyparade'' is a German late night comedy sketch show which aired from 1997 to 2002 on German channel ProSieben. Michael Herbig, Rick Kavanian and Christian Tramitz were the main cast of the show. Herbig also directed, produced and mainly d ...
''
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Karl May film adaptations
Karl May film adaptations are films based on stories and characters by German author Karl May (1842–1912). The characters Old Shatterhand, Winnetou, and Kara Ben Nemsi are very famous in Central Europe.
In most of the film versions the nove ...
References
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2017 films
2010s Western (genre) comedy films
German parody films
German Western (genre) comedy films
2010s German-language films
2010s parody films
Films based on television series
Films directed by Michael Herbig
Winnetou films
2010s science fiction films
German science fiction films
Films set in the 24th century
Space adventure films
Films about time travel
Parody films based on Star Wars
Parody films based on Star Trek
2017 comedy films
2010s American films
2010s German films
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