Driving Me Crazy

1991
PG
1h 27m

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An eccentric East German inventor and defector travels to Los Angeles, California to sell a prototype revolutionary new car that runs on vegetables and produces no pollution, but he runs int... Read allAn eccentric East German inventor and defector travels to Los Angeles, California to sell a prototype revolutionary new car that runs on vegetables and produces no pollution, but he runs into one madcap situation after another to find a buyer and financier for mass production.An eccentric East German inventor and defector travels to Los Angeles, California to sell a prototype revolutionary new car that runs on vegetables and produces no pollution, but he runs into one madcap situation after another to find a buyer and financier for mass production.

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Trivia
The movie is part of the notorious German "SchleFaZ" series. It was aired in May 2020 on German TV station Tele5. ("SchleFaZ" is a German abbreviation for "The Worst Films Ever." In the series, two hosts present the whole flick, making fun of it throughout.

Goofs
When Gunther steals his car back from the car show, he is shot at and jumps out of a huge window. When he lands outside the window, the passenger-side light is clearly damaged, and falls out, but in the next shot the car is in mint condition, the light still in place, and the windows, which were shattered in the shooting, are intact.

Crazy credits
When the credits finish, we see that "Vince" (James Tolkan) is still tied in the chair and he says, "come on guys, come on".

Connections
Featured in Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten: Trabbi goes to Hollywood (2020)

Soundtracks
Symphony #5, Opus 68 Pastorello
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conducted by Bernard Haitink

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10/10

Much funnier when you've lived in Germany

To appreciate this movie the best you have to have lived in Germany during the 80s and 90s. My favorite scene is when Gunther looks for a bottle of Coke and is overwhelmed by "Coke with sugar, Coke without sugar, Coke with caffeine, Coke without caffeine, Coke with caffeine without sugar ... In Germany you only have one choice - Coke!" This was absolutely true! The reviewer who thought Gunther was saying his car runs on "tubers" is wrong. Gunther is saying "Rueben" which is the German word for Turnips. A car that runs on turnips is funnier than a car that runs on potatoes! "Driving Me Crazy" can be compared to "The Gods Must Be Crazy" (which I also like) in terms of comedy. Don't expect Woody Allen-type humor. Pretend you're back in junior high to enjoy this movie the most.