Movie
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.
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Synopsis
Two young men, Martin and Rudi, both suffering from terminal cancer, get to know each other in a hospital room. They drown their desperation in tequila and decide to take one last trip to the sea. Drunk and still in pajamas they steal the first fancy car they find, a 60's Mercedes convertible. The car happens to belong to a bunch of gangsters, which immediately start to chase it, since it contains more than the pistol Martin finds in the glove box.
More about Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Cast
Til SchweigerMartin Brest
Jan Josef LiefersRudi Wurlitzer
Thierry van WervekeHenk
Moritz BleibtreuAbdul
Huub StapelFrankie 'Boy' Beluga
Leonard LansinkSchneider
Ralph HerforthWaiter
Cornelia FroboessMartin's MotherCredits
- Directed by
- Thomas Jahn
- Written by
- Thomas Jahn, Til Schweiger
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Budget
- $3.5M
Production
- Mr. Brown EntertainmentGermany
Touchstone PicturesUnited States
Themes
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