In 2001, over 11.7 million people went to a cinema to see The Shoe of Manitu. That’s what makes Michael “Bully” Herbig’s western comedy most successful German film of the past seven decades. Before part 2 hits the screen next year, you can now immerse yourself in the original again.
The streaming service Disney+ has added the big screen hit distributed by Constantin Film to its catalog. From now on you can have one nostalgic ride take a trip into the past. You can expect one and a half hours of German pop culture history – with all its good and bad sides.
The Shoe of Manitu on Disney+: Before part 2, it’s worth taking a new look at Bully’s western parody
Regardless of losses, Manitu’s shoe pulls over them Adventures of Winnetou and Old Shatterhandwhen Bully, as Apache chief Abahachi, meets the ranger played by Christian Tramitz. Together, the unlikely duo goes in search of the eponymous shoe, which is also targeted by the villain Santa Maria – played brilliantly by Sky du Mont.
You can watch the trailer for The Shoe of Manitu here:
The Shoe of Manitu – Trailer (German)
Despite its insane success, The Shoe of Manitu’s legacy is now controversial. Did Bully create a timeless classic or can you talk about the parts racist and homophobic jokes no longer laugh? It’s even more exciting to take a new look at the film after all these years.
Since the announcement of the sequel, we in the Moviepilot editorial team have done this several times and are closed different insights came. Yes, some scenes in The Shoe of Manitu are extremely uncomfortable. Nevertheless, Bully demonstrates a great understanding of the genre and knows the cinematic advantages of his role models.
The staging of Santa Maria as a disgustingly charming villain alone is a stroke of genius and if we’re honest, The Shoe of Manitu is better than most of the films in the spoof movie wave that was started by Scary Movie, which was in a rarely ingenious way at the beginning of the 2000s big blockbusters pulled through the cocoa have.
When does The Shoe of Manitu 2 start in the cinema?
At the beginning of the year, Constantin Film surprised us by announcing that a sequel to The Shoe of Manitu was in the works. This is entitled The Canoe of Manitu and starts on August 14, 2024 in the cinema. We’ll be curious to see whether the mega success of its predecessor can be repeated after all these years.
Bully returns as director and leading actor, as well as Christian Tramitz and Rick Kavanian, who should not be missing from any Bully comedy. The trio also wrote the script. Bully revealed a long time ago that he had some things from the original today would do differently – now he has the chance.
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