East Friesian Otto moves to the big city Hamburg. There he gets into trouble with a loan shark and needs to find a way to impress his love interest Silvia.
Acting
Otto voices his own mother. German comedy history, people.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI physical comedy that actually lands.
Director
Otto Waalkes
Otto Waalkes
Otto / Otto's Father (voice) / Otto's Mother (voice) / Mr. Astrid (voice)
Elisabeth Wiedemann
Consul Von Kohlen und Reibach
Sky du Mont
Ernesto
Jessika Cardinahl
Silvia von Kohlen und Reibach
Gottfried John
Sonnemann
Karl Lieffen
Flopmann
Tilly Lauenstein
Dame
Karl Schönböck
Bodo Fürst Marckbiss
Johannes Heesters
Clochard
Lutz Mackensy
Customer
Günther Kaufmann
American Soldier
Eberhard Feik
Koch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Otto Waalkes was Germany's most successful comedian of the 80s; this film cemented his 'Ottifant' elephant mascot as nationwide iconography.
The 'Ottifants' award mentioned in the tagline is real—Waalkes created his own mock award show that became an actual annual German comedy tradition.
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