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1981 German sex comedy so chaotic it makes American Pie look like church.
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Laß laufen, Kumpel! (1981)

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Overview

Comedy

Two footballers from a soccer club in the Ruhr area upset various marriages and friendships with their lust for sex.

Flag of DEDEGerman
Content warning
based on novel or booksex comedy

Standout Aspects

Acting

Sibylle Rauch's committed performance elevates material that doesn't deserve her.

Production

Ruhr area locations so authentically grimy you can smell the cigarettes.

Writing

Based on a novel, allegedly — someone's lying.

Best for:Solo: When you need to witness German cinema's most questionable era alone.·Friends: Irony-heavy viewing with friends who appreciate cinematic disasters.·Rewatch: Only if you're writing a thesis on 80s European exploitation.
Heads up:Sexual Content: Relentless nudity and transactional sex played for laughs throughout.·Language: Crude German slang that translation can't fully capture.
Franz Marischka

Director

Franz Marischka

ReleasedOct 15, 1981
Runtime1h 26m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Planet-Film

Top Cast

Sibylle Rauch

Sibylle Rauch

Carola Siefart

Eleonore Melzer

Eleonore Melzer

Elke Kopetzki

Mario Pollak

Mario Pollak

Blacky Clausen

Franz Muxeneder

Franz Muxeneder

Kummetat

Peter Steiner

Peter Steiner

Robert Cerny

Toni Netzle

Toni Netzle

Wirtin

Alena Penz

Alena Penz

Frau Lucca

Ulrich Beiger

Ulrich Beiger

Lucca

Michel Jacot

Michel Jacot

Erwin Borowski

Margit Ojetz

Margit Ojetz

Biggi Borowski

Zachi Noy

Zachi Noy

Emil

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Franz Marischka directed over 40 films in the 'report film' genre, essentially inventing a uniquely German blend of softcore and regional comedy that dominated 1980s video stores.

Trivia

Sibylle Rauch was a legit Penthouse Pet who crossed into mainstream German TV later — this film represents her 'respectable' phase.

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1974

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