Werner and the Wizard of Booze

1990 1h 33m DE

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 199

AnimationComedyAction

Synopsis

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Comic artist Brösel trades a magic pen that helps him come up with funny stories for the promise to fulfill one of Rumpelstiltskin's wishes. The resulting animated films show episodes of the life of Werner, a plumber apprentice and motorbike enthusiast and his friends. They are interspersed with the live-action portions.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Klaus Büchner
Werner (voice)
Rötger Feldmann
Brösel
Andi Feldmann
Meister Röhrich / Andi (voice)
Kulle Westphal
Eckat (voice)
Meret Becker
Rumpelstilzchen
I Stangl
King / Producer
Johannes Silberschneider
Chancellor / Chauffeur
Ludger Pistor
Pastor Amen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Niki List
Writers: Ernst Kahl
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Niki List, shot by Egon Werdin. 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 Jörg Evers. 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 Ingrid Koller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Klaus Büchner and Rötger Feldmann and Andi Feldmann carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0100912 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Niki List directs. Egon Werdin behind the camera. Jörg Evers scores. Ingrid Koller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

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136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Werner Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Niki List, shot by Egon Werdin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jörg Evers. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ingrid Koller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Klaus Büchner and Rötger Feldmann and Andi Feldmann carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0100912 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Egon Werdin
Original score: Jörg Evers
Editing: Ingrid Koller
Production design: Frank Polosek
Costume design: Martina List
Makeup / hair: Dagmar Friedrich-Vacan
Sound: Milan Bor
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: DE
Certification (US): 6
IMDB: Werner and the Wizard of Booze (1990)

Part of

Werner Collection

The character of Werner is based on Brösel's and his brother Andi's experiences. Werner's life is that of an unemployed biker that consists of consuming large amounts of beer and souping up his motorcycle, a chopped 1950s Horex Regina. Both regularly gets him in trouble with the police and the German vehicle safety agency TÜV who due to their expressed incompetency and imbecility are usually ignored and duped by Werner. In the movies, Werner is voiced by Northern German band Torfrock's singer Klaus Büchner (whereas Torfrock also wrote part of the original soundtrack of the first movie, and partly did for the sequels as well).