Johnny Flash (1986)
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Cast
Helge Schneider, Andreas Kunze, Marianne Traub, Heike Melba-Fendel
An unemployed electrician’s dream of becoming a schlager singer draws him into a rivalry between music-industry power players.
The story
Unemployed electrician Jürgen Potzkothen lives with his mother and dreams of making a career as a pop schlager singer. He brings a demo tape to talent agent Terrence Toi, who hires him more or less by chance and gives him the stage name Johnny Flash. Music editor Cornelia Dohm also wants him for her music program, setting up a rivalry between her and Toi. As the agents pursue their competing interests, naive Jürgen is caught in the middle, with his hoped-for singing career depending on the people now vying over him.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Unemployed electrician Jürgen Potzkothen lives with his mother and dreams of a career as a pop schlager singer. When he approaches talent agent Terrence Toi with a demo tape, he is hired—more or less by chance—and given the stage name Johnny Flash. At the same time, music editor Cornelia Dohm also wants to hire him for her music program. As a rivalry develops between the music agents, naive Jürgen becomes a pawn in commercial interests. In the end, however, the singing engagement Toi arranges for him at a schlager hit parade brings him his big break. Overnight, he becomes a major star, while Cornelia Dohm is trampled underfoot by the cheering crowd.
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