Just a little movie alert, new kidsmovie has hit our cinemas:

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Looks fun boy-wise

A re-make?

It should be compared to the original!

gee wrote on 24. Mar 2009 at 23:28:


Here's my best.  Andreas could probably do a better job, though:


Let there be no doubt: The "Suburban Crocodiles" is the coolest kids' gang in the whole neighborhood! As such, it is the responsibility of the Chief Crocodile, Olli (MANUEL STEITZ) to test the courage of each new member prior to admission. Everyone, including Olli's sister Maria (LEONIE TEPE), the only girl in the gang, had gone up on the roof of the ramshackle old building: Franc with his big mouth (DAVID HÜRTEN), the Hippie-boy Elvis (NICOLAS SCHINSECK), the Greek Jorgo (JAVIDAN IMANI), even scaredy-cat Peter (ROBIN WALTER). And now Hannes (NICK ROMEO REIMANN), who absolutely wants to belong: climbing up a rusty fire ladder he makes it to the roof of the building - where he finds the hidden crocodile medallion, making him full member of the gang. But on the way down, he slips and almost falls. Only the quick response of the fire-brigade prevents the worst from happening.

But who called the fire-brigade?  Hannes manages to get the name and address of his rescuer from the firefighters.  It was Kai (FABIAN HALBIG), a paraplegic since his accident, who was now confined to a wheelchair.  Kai had watched with his telescope, and saw Hannes hanging between heaven and earth.  Hannes feels obligated to visit Kai in order to thank him, and does so only unwillingly. But the two boys hit if off almost instantly, and Hannes suggests accepting his rescuer into the gang.  But the majority of the Crocodiles are against it. Above all, Olli and Franc want nothing to do with „The Spastic" , who cannot even run away when things get hot.

One night, someone breaks into the shop run by Hannes' mother (NORA TSCHIRNER) and steals everything - for Hannes and his mother, it's a disaster, because she has neither the time nor money to pay for the damage.  In order earn his place amongst the Suburban Crocodiles, Kai tells to the desperate Hannes that, not only did he see who broke in, but also where their hiding place was…

Now the crocodiles have a mission: to solve the case and get the reward, thereby helping Hannes and his mother!

Look pretty good for a kids movie.

Andreas_N wrote on 25. Mar 2009 at 08:56:


Thanks .  Nothing more than a few years in school, some quality time spent in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland - and a love for languages that won't quit.

(Oh, and I did use BabelFish to see if that would be of much help, but it did a horrible job and even translated some of the names!  Kai became "Dock" (which I caught myself), Nick became "Nod" as Hosenhaus pointed out and I subsequently corrected.)

So, the 1977 version is pretty good then?  AND Austrain / German short-shorts?  Hmmm... LET THE HUNT BEGIN!

Glad to hear that you liked this one Andreas!

I have not seen it on this side of the ocean yet, so yours is the first opinion I've read about the film.

Nick Romeo Reimann is the best thing going in the later Die Wilden Kerle movies. I'm interested to see him perform in something else.

Is this film on DVD now?

Amazon.de list the release date as Thursday...

Does the DVD have subtitles?