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Where Is Fred?
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Wikipedia article
'Where Is Fred?' (German: 'Wo ist Fred?'), also credited as 'Where Is Fred!?', is a 2006 German film directed by Anno Saul, and produced by Philip Voges and Eberhard Junkersdorf. Written by Bora Datekin, it stars Til Schweiger, Alexandra Maria Lara, Jrgen Vogel and Christoph Maria Herbst.
Plot summary
Fred plans to marry his girlfriend Mara, and he proposes to her in front of a sold-out basketball arena. Instead of accepting, Mara puts that decision on her spoiled son Linus. In order to get Linus to like him, Fred decides to give him a basketball from his favorite team. He poses as a wheelchairbound fan so that he can get it, but when he catches the ball, he also catches the attention of the young, attractive filmmaker Denise, who wants to feature a disabled fan in a PR campaign for the team. Fred has to keep playing his role, while the real disabled and really furious fan Ronny might call his bluff at any moment.
Cast
* Til Schweiger as Fred
* Alexandra Maria Lara as Denise
* Jrgen Vogel as Alex
* Christoph Maria Herbst as Ronnie
* Anja Kling as Mara
* Ramon Julia Knig as Linus
* Gerit Kling as Maras Schwester Sabine
* Pasquale Aleardi as Benno Held
* Tanja Wenzel as Vicky
* David Scheller as Zlatko
* Fahri Yardm as Mehmet
* Daniel Steiner as Christian
* Vanessa Petruo as Julia
* as Stefan
* Ursela Monn as Mrs. Grundmann
* as Mr. Hubert
* Kurt Krmer as Mr. Bubback
* as Niklas
* Adele Neuhauser as Mrs. Hildegart
* as Mr. Grundmann
Other releases
'Where Is Fred?' was released on DVD on 14 May 2007, and on Blu-ray on 21 January 2011. The soundtrack album was released on 17 November 2006 through the Polystar Records.
Soundtrack listing
# Bob Geldof "Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)"
# Bass] "Playing Games Remix"
# Mr. Scruff "Spandex Man"
# Absynthe Minded "Pretty Horny Flow Full"
# Swinging Girls "Lass Dich Mit Musik Verwhnen"
# Giuseppe Verdi "Il Trovatore: Anvil Chorus (Act II)"
# Orson "No Tomorrow"
# New Found Glory "I Don't Wanna Know"
# Paris "Freedom"
# James Brown "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine"
# Timid Tiger "Miss Murray"
# Siebeth feat. Miss Jessica "3 Minutes"
# Snow Patrol "Chasing Cars"
Reception
Critical response
'Where Is Fred?' received mixed to negative reviews. Prisma-Online.de described the film as "flat, childish, annoying and stupid". The 'Lexicon of International Films' named it as "the mix of desolate confusion, outrageous script and irritating stereotype". However, F. M. Hemke of Filmszene.de wrote that 'Where Is Fred?' was a "really funny and entertaining film, a successful firework of situation comedy, despite a lame start", and gave the film seven out of ten points. Matthew Englander of Live Journal gave the film rather mixed review, writing, "have to admit that parts of it were quite funny but overall it went on too long". Marcus Kleine Filmseit called the film "politically incorrect", but praised the performance of Christoph Maria Herbst. Claudia Wente also praised the performance of Jrgen Vogel and wrote that he "played with convincing ease".Accolades
Tanja Wenzel won Undine Award for Best Young Comedian for her performance, while Til Schweiger won Jupiter Award for Best German Actor.Release dates
References
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