A German electrician dreams of pop stardom while his mom ruins everything. Chaos ensues.
Jurgen is an unknown electrician with a dream of pop stardom. His mother browbeats him into fame, while two managers compete for his contract. All Johnny really wants to do is get some sleep.
Acting
Helge Schneider's bone-tired desperation is genuinely hypnotic.
Direction
Nekes crams more visual gags into 77 minutes than most directors manage in careers.
Director
Werner Nekes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Helge Schneider became Germany's most unlikely comedy superstar; this was his breakthrough from avant-garde obscurity.
Nekes shot the entire film in just 12 days around Bochum, using actual locations from Schneider's real life as an electrician.
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