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In the not too distant future, in the year 1999: In Germany, payment may only be made by credit card, which leads to many people purchasing things they cannot pay for. A nasty debt collector from the almighty central bank sends out employees to take back unpaid goods from customers by force. A girl who calls herself Egon is also forced to work for this evil person. In the process, she meets nice Mike, with whom she falls in love. Soon Mike and his friend, the aging playboy Löffler, are in a turbulent adventure to free Egon from the clutches of the bank villain.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

2.5/10

Release Date

26 January 1989

Country

Germany

Cast

Mike Krüger

Mike Krüger

Mike

Christina Plate

Christina Plate

Egon

Karl Dall

Karl Dall

Löffler

Karl-Ulrich Meves

Karl-Ulrich Meves

Guard

András Fricsay

András Fricsay

Codinsky

Ursula Diestel

Ursula Diestel

Presenter

Jockel Tschiersch

Jockel Tschiersch

Driver

Gundula Petrovska

Gundula Petrovska

Mother

Harald Effenberg

Harald Effenberg

Security Guard

Eberhard Prüter

Eberhard Prüter

Security Guard

Jo Bolling

Jo Bolling

Inspector

Herbert Weißbach

Herbert Weißbach

Grandfather

Georg Tryphon

Georg Tryphon

Guard

Christine Schild

Christine Schild

Policewoman

Birgit Anders

Birgit Anders

Policewoman

Gerd Holtenau

Gerd Holtenau

Casino Owner

Detlef Bierstedt

Detlef Bierstedt

Bouncer

Karl Schulz

Karl Schulz

Truck Driver

Ulli Kinalzik

Ulli Kinalzik

Chef

Uwe Büschken

Uwe Büschken

Paul

Klaus Tuschen

Klaus Tuschen

Exhibitionist

Bernward Büker

Bernward Büker

Punk

Eric Vaessen

Eric Vaessen

Waiter

Jürgen Born

Jürgen Born

Innkeeper

Peter Langer

Peter Langer

Rambo

Andreas Grothusen

Andreas Grothusen

Security Guard

Maximilian Rüthlein

Maximilian Rüthlein

Inspector

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