Go Trabi Go

Go Trabi Go ( reference Title: Go Trabi Go - The Saxons come ) is a German comedy film directed by Peter Timm of 1991 Continuation Go Trabi Go 2 - That was the wild East came in 1992 in the cinemas..

Action

After German reunification, family man and teacher of German Udo Struutz makes up with his wife Rita and daughter Jacqueline to travel with his sky-blue Trabant " Schorsch " in Goethe's footsteps to Naples. Goethe's Italian Journey serves here as Udo Directions.

The journey, however, to a turbulent adventure. After starting in Bitterfeld and a stop at the West relatives in Regensburg, many car breakdowns, nights at dodgy places and a passenger ride on the truck of a truck driver, they come closer to Italy. In Rome, Udo is stolen borrowed the camera ( " Grandpa's Japanese " ), whereupon Rita and Jacqueline start the pursuit of the thief. With success they take the thief not only the camera but also the more money prey. Since they can not make themselves understood to the police, Udo is also no longer be found, both located roosts with the stolen money in a star hotel.

Meanwhile Udo wrong with the Trabi around the city and eventually falls asleep behind the wheel of one in a parking lot. Young Italians finally wake him to celebrate with him. In overloaded Trabi they drive accidentally down a staircase. The Trabi loses his disguise. However, women do have a solution and so the Trabi is promptly provided with different colored parts.

The next morning at 11 clock Udo, Rita and Jacqueline meet at the Spanish Steps, where Udo had casually mentioned yet the day before that you 'll be sitting there in the morning " in espresso and croissant ". The family goes on together to Naples. When they want to make of it and the now colorful Schorsch, with Vesuvius in the background a picture of Trabant rolled down a cliff and loses its roof. Family Struutz, makes her Schorsch as a convertible on the return journey.

Background

Filming took place from August to October 1990 the Bavaria Film Studios and on location in Bitterfeld, Munich, in the Gulf of Salerno, Lake Garda and Rome. There are many scenes around Piazza del Popolo were rotated at Pinciohügel above the Piazza del Popolo emerged, for example, both the hotel and the balcony scene monologue Udo's at dawn. His previous roost is located in the original is not in Rome, special to the Piazzetta Santa Maria Calchera in Brescia.

Go Trabi Go came on 17 January 1991 as one of the first films about the turnaround time in the German cinemas. Both the new and the old Länder, the comedy turned out to be popular success. Cabaret artist Wolfgang Stumph was known throughout Germany thanks to the film overnight. On 23 July 1994, the comedy film directed by the ARD was first shown in German TV.

The film used in Come Trabant 601 is now at the car museum in northern North Sea dike.

Reviews

" Comedy that all too soon lost in a non-uniform medley of cabaret skits and stereotypical plotlines. "

" Can a road movie to be German? "

" [ S] tets bravely chugs because these arg gentle comedy there."

" The three main characters deliver lively ideas, but the real star is the Trabant. "

Awards

1991 Go Trabi Go was nominated for Best Feature Film for the German Film Award in the category.

1991 in film Screenplay Film score Diether Krebs Pincian Hill Norddeich (Norden)
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