Ebbies Bluff (1993)
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Cast
Heiner Lauterbach, Til Schweiger, Sabine von Maydell, Manfred Zapatka, Wolfgang Flatz, Ebby Thust, Helge Schneider, René Weller, Keith Cooper, Renate Muhri, Frank Giering, Ralph Steiger, Dieter Landuris
An amateur boxer nearing the end of his career is urged by his manager to try his hand as a singer and guitarist.
The story
Rudy is an amateur boxer at the end of his career, making ends meet by delivering eggs. His manager and friend Ebbie urges him to try the music business as a singer and guitarist, although Rudy has little talent. Ebbie secures him a record deal through his former girlfriend Bambi. The first record is an immediate flop, while Ebbie’s creditor Schmidtmeyer presses him to repay what he owes.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Amateur boxer Rudy is at the end of his boxing career and gets by delivering eggs. At the urging of his manager and friend Ebbie, he enters the music business as a singer and guitarist, even though Rudy is basically talentless. Nevertheless, Ebbie manages to get his boxer a record deal through his old girlfriend Bambi. The first record is an immediate total flop, and Ebbie’s creditor, Schmidtmeyer, presses him for repayment. A stroke of luck resolves the crisis. But Rudy has only dreamed all of this while lying on the mat, counted out.
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