Overview
In New York City, detective Luigi Mackeroni investigates a string of mysterious penile mutilations at the Hotel Quickie. After Mackeroni attempts to have a tryst with a gigolo he meets in the lobby, a carniverous condom bites off his right testicle and flees, which sets the detective off on a quest to stop the predatory prophylactic once and for all.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Best foreign work published in Spain (1992)
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Filming locations
Filmed in New York City and Berlin
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Setting
Set in the United States and New York City
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Music
Music by Emil Viklický
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ralf KönigNovel, Screenplay
- Martin WalzScreenplay
- Mario KrampScreenplay
- Original title
- Kondom des Grauens
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 29, 1996
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany, Switzerland
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In the United States
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Cast
Udo SamelLuigi Mackeroni
Peter LohmeyerSam Hanks
Iris BerbenFrau Dr. Riffleson
Marc RichterBilly
Leonard LansinkBabette
Evelyn KünnekeLeichenbeschauerin Wilma
Hella von SinnenDetektivin Sally
Heribert SasseMann vom Secret Service
Meret BeckerPhyllis Higgins
Gerd WamelingHer Teacher
Henning SchlüterHotelchef Robinson
Ralf WolterProf. Boris Smirnoff
Ron WilliamsChief of Police
Otto SanderMr. Higgins
Monika HansenMrs. Higgins
Gode BenedixPoliceman O'Brian- Weijian LiuDr. Riffleson's Assistant
- Peter KrügerJoe Baluga
Adriana AltarasCroatian Tourist- Georg-Martin BodeDick McGouvern
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