The Beginner
5.1
Movie fan Mike has invented a machine with which he is able to take part in every movie which is currently running on his video tape recorder. But he and his friend Tommy are watched while trying out this new device and soon two electronic companies are on their trail to discover the secret of this invention.
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Part of Die Supernasen Filmreihe
4 films
Cast
24 people
Thomas Gottschalk
Tommy
Known for
Zookeeper
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Ankie Beilke
Ling Ling
Mike Krüger
Mike
Known for
The Little Polar Bear
Anja Kruse
Linda
Also in
Die Schwarzwaldklinik
By Way of the Stars
Sylvia Engelmann
Tommys Freundin
Also in
Making Out
Love 'n' Leather Pants
Ankie Lau
Ling Ling
Also in
Enter the Fat Dragon
Confession of Pain
Kurt Weinzierl
Trainer / Sheriff / Archäologe / Louis XIV. / Pianist
Known for
Kein Pardon
Gerd Baltus
Direktor Kappellusch
Also in
Ein Bayer auf Rügen
Come Now, My Dear Little Bird
Eiji Kusuhara
Also in
Eyes Wide Shut
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Werner Kreindl
Kommissar
Known for
Holocaust
The Formula
Jochen Busse
Zeitungsleser
Known for
The Little Polar Bear
Udo Kier
Graf Frackstein
Known for
Hunters
Blade
Sigi Rothemund Director · Thomas Gottschalk Screenplay Mike Krüger Screenplay
United States release October 10, 1985 · Produced in Germany · Production Lisa Film, Roxy Film
Production
K.S. Film
Production
Lisa Film
Production
Roxy Film
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Die Einsteiger
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · October 3, 1985
Theatrical
United States · October 10, 1985
Theatrical
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