Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the western comedy Der Schuh des Manitu has been the most successful German film of all time. No other film in the last 20 years has come close to the box office figures. Can director Michael ‘Bully’ Herbig outdo himself again with the planned sequel? Many criticize the outdated humor and are critical of the hit from 2001. Everyone can see for themselves this evening, because The Shoe of Manitu about TV.
This is what the western comedy The Shoes of Manitu is about
In this parody of the Karl May films of the 1960s, Apache chief Abahachi (Michael Herbig) and his blood brother Ranger (Christian Tramitz) go on a treasure hunt. First of all, they have to Find missing parts of the treasure map and visit her childhood friends Uschi (Marie Bäumer), Dimitri (Rick Kavanian) and Abahachi’s twin brother Winnetouch (also Herbig). But villain Santa Maria (Sky du Mont) is also looking for the map and ready to walk over dead bodies.
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Der Schuh des Manitu is by far the most successful German film of the last two decades. In 2001, it attracted 11.7 million viewers in the cinema and thus lands, according to Inside Kino , in fourth place of the German films with the most cinemagoers. Nevertheless, the Huge hit not continuedInstead, the regular cast from the Bullyparade dedicated themselves to the next parody with Traumschiff Surprise – Period 1.
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but there will actually be a sequel. However, many themes and depictions from The Shoe of Manitu are now being viewed critically. The second part will take this into accountas Bully already revealed in an interview with the SZ in 2022.
The only thing I said was that this film would not be made in the same way today. If at all, then probably adapted to the spirit of the timesI still enjoy watching Billy Wilder’s One, Two, Three, and this film would not be made in the same way today. Manitu’s Shoe was already a Parody of the old films from the sixtiesin which we found some things unintentionally funny. With regard to the portrayal of indigenous people, homosexuals and the sexualization of women, our editor Joana has re-watched the 2001 hit and critically assessed it. Whether Bully and his Bullyparade team succeed in to parody the old Winnetou films with new humourremains to be seen. When will the comedy Der Schuh des Manitu be shown on TV?
Today Saturday evening, May 26th at 8:15 p.m., Sat.1 will show the successful Bully film. Unfortunately, there is no repeat, but you can buy or rent Der Schuh des Manitu on Amazon Prime Video at any time.
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