The Trixxer

"He's coming..."

2004 1h 25m DE

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6.4

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6.2

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 241★6.2IMDB · 9,329

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A mysterious serial killer is shocking the underworld. Scotland Yard is investigating the case. Clues lead the detectives to Blackwhite Castle.

“He's coming...”

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Cast

Oliver Kalkofe
Chief Inspector Even Longer/Screaming Woman
Bastian Pastewka
Inspector Very Long/Rose Seller
Thomas Fritsch
Earl of Cockwood
Tanja Wenzel
Miss Pennymarket
Olli Dittrich
Dieter Dubinsky
Christoph Maria Herbst
Alfons Hatler
Thomas Heinze
Rather Short
Anke Engelke
Doris Dubinsky

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tobi Baumann
Writers: Oliver Kalkofe, Oliver Welke, Bastian Pastewka
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Wixxer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tobi Baumann, shot by Gerhard Schirlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andreas Grimm. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ueli Christen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Oliver Kalkofe and Bastian Pastewka and Thomas Fritsch carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He's coming...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tobi Baumann directs. Gerhard Schirlo behind the camera. Andreas Grimm scores. Ueli Christen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Part of the "The Wixxer Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Tobi Baumann, shot by Gerhard Schirlo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Andreas Grimm. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ueli Christen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Oliver Kalkofe and Bastian Pastewka and Thomas Fritsch carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He's coming...".
9IMDB entry: tt0313021 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "scotland yard", "slapstick comedy", "murder", "killer".