Production
Chicago skyscraper shot entirely in Hamburg, somehow.
Acting
Dieter Meier's billionaire weirdo energy before he was Yello famous.
Director
Ulrich Krenkler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
West German filmmakers in the 80s obsessed over American urban decay—this is their love letter to Carpenter and Friedkin, shot through European class anxiety.
Director Krenkler never made another feature; this exists as his sole 89-minute statement on architectural dread.