Erkan and Stefan

Erkan and Stefan

2000 · 83 min · DE · 4.6 (61 votes)
Dir. Michael Herbig · Starring John Friedmann, Florian Simbeck, Alexandra Neldel, Manfred Zapatka, Christian Tramitz, Anna Böttcher · Music Ralf Wengenmayr · Erkan & Stefan Collection
Comedy

Editor Eckernförde has come into the possession of an audiocassette that contains a recording of the last minutes of deceased politician Uwe Barschel. The circumstances of his untimely death have never been completely resolved - until now. Unfortunately, the editor's daughter Nina accidentally takes the tape with her to Munich, where she is about to visit her paralyzed Mom in a sanatorium. When this information reaches the CIA and the BND, both organizations compete to get hold of the tape. Meanwhile Erkan & Stefan, two loveable wannabe supercheckers from Munich, are assigned as bodyguards for Nina - of course, they are expected to mess up their job, so that the tape can be retrieved. But the two friends prove to be a bit more streetwise than CIA or BND ever expected.

VIBE

Expect a whirlwind of absurd situations and over-the-top antics. This film is a chaotic, good-natured romp driven by its lovable, bumbling protagonists. It's pure, unadulterated silliness with a surprisingly high energy.

slapstickabsurdistlightheartedchaoticfreneticbuddy comedylowbrow humorcult classicGerman comedybetrayalconspiracyfriendshipidentity
bodyguardmunich, germanyproofbundesnachrichtendienst (bnd)
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