A paralyzed cop hunts mobsters from his wheelchair. Italian restaurant bombing included. No refunds.
Several known criminals already have been murdered by a professional killer, leaving no trace but the "ace" game card. The police suspects a new mob is trying to take over the district. The investigating police officer Jan is victimized by a bomb himself, when he's at his girlfriend Daniela's father's Italian restaurant. Although paralyzed and suspended from work, the tuff cop continues to investigate and takes revenge on the gangsters who did this to him.
Practical Effects
Gloriously unconvincing wheelchair stunts and explosions
Acting
Peter Maffay's rockstar-turned-cop intensity defies physics
Director
Peter Patzak
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peter Maffay was Germany's biggest rockstar when he made this; imagine Springsteen suddenly playing a cop in a direct-to-video thriller.
This belongs to the 'Eurocrime' boom of the 80s where every European country tried its own Miami Vice, usually with worse lighting and better cigarettes.
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