Two terminally ill patients escape from a hospital, steal a car and rush towards the sea.Two terminally ill patients escape from a hospital, steal a car and rush towards the sea.Two terminally ill patients escape from a hospital, steal a car and rush towards the sea.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 3 nominations
Willi Thomczyk
- Autoverkäufer
- (as Willy Thomczyk)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWas the most successful German movie of 1997 with 3,585,422 tickets sold.
- GoofsWhat is called "Helsinki syndrome" in the movie actually is called Stockholm syndrome. The same mistake is also present in Die Hard (1988).
- Quotes
Martin Brest: In heaven, they're talking about nothing but the sea and how wonderful it is. They talk about the sunsets they saw, they talk about how the sun turned blood red before diving into the sea and they talk about how they could feel how the sun lost its power and the coolness from the sea and all that fire was only glowing inside.
- Crazy creditsThere is a short film sequence after the credits. It shows Bernd Eichinger being searched by a policeman. He carries some of the money that was sent to different people by mail in the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Inthierryview (2008)
- SoundtracksI Will Survive
By Freddie Perren (as Frederick Perren) / Dino Fekaris
Performed by U-Stay with Melina
Produced by Franz Plasa and Mahony Prod
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A whole phenomenon in Russia
This movie is a whole phenomenon in Russia, it hits the first places of the local lists of "must-see-movies". Many persons aged from 14 to 80 don't stop enjoying it after watching it like 5 or 10 times. I tried to analyze what made this film so popular in this country and had a couple of ideas:
First of all, this movie was shown in 1999 (or something) by a nationwide TV channel in prime time (and with a good translation!). This was a really respectful move from our TV makers which provided a solid audience for the film.
The second (and the most important) factor is that the plot is a total fiction (bullets don't hurt, mafia can be nice, etc...) but still extremely sincere. This is what appeals to the Russian spectator. If becoming wiser will deprive me of believing in fairy tales - then down with the wisdom!
First of all, this movie was shown in 1999 (or something) by a nationwide TV channel in prime time (and with a good translation!). This was a really respectful move from our TV makers which provided a solid audience for the film.
The second (and the most important) factor is that the plot is a total fiction (bullets don't hurt, mafia can be nice, etc...) but still extremely sincere. This is what appeals to the Russian spectator. If becoming wiser will deprive me of believing in fairy tales - then down with the wisdom!
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Box office
- Budget
- DEM 4,300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $5,710
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,731
- Aug 22, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $214,139
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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By what name was Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997) officially released in India in English?
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