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Original title: Echte Kerle
  • 19961996
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  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.5K
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Echte Kerle (1996)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Romance
Christoph, cop and self-confident macho, has trouble with his fiance. After a long night he wakes up in the arms of Edgar, a good-looking, gay auto-mechanic. His live gets more and more trou... Read allChristoph, cop and self-confident macho, has trouble with his fiance. After a long night he wakes up in the arms of Edgar, a good-looking, gay auto-mechanic. His live gets more and more troublesome after his girl friend throws him out of their apartment and as last resort he move... Read allChristoph, cop and self-confident macho, has trouble with his fiance. After a long night he wakes up in the arms of Edgar, a good-looking, gay auto-mechanic. His live gets more and more troublesome after his girl friend throws him out of their apartment and as last resort he moves to Edgars place. Working together with a new, good-looking, very self-confident, female ... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Rolf Silber
  • Writers
    • Rolf Silber
    • Rudolf Bergmann
  • Stars
    • Christoph M. Ohrt
    • Carin C. Tietze
    • Tim Bergmann
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  • Director
    • Rolf Silber
  • Writers
    • Rolf Silber
    • Rudolf Bergmann
  • Stars
    • Christoph M. Ohrt
    • Carin C. Tietze
    • Tim Bergmann
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    • 18User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Christoph M. Ohrt as police officer Christoph Schwenk
     Christoph M. Ohrt (left - as police officer Christoph Schwenk) consoling his roommate Tim Bergmann (as the gay mechanic Edgar)
    Tim Bergmann in Echte Kerle (1996)
    Christoph M. Ohrt (left -- as police officer Christoph Schwenk), Oliver Stokowski (as his partner Mike), Carin Teitze (as the new officer on their car theft investigation team, who may or may not be attracted to Christoph)
    Tim Bergmann (left - as the flirting gay mechanic Edgar) and Christoph M. Ohrt (as the very confused police officer Christoph Schwenk).
    Echte Kerle (1996)
    Echte Kerle (1996)
    Echte Kerle (1996)
    Christoph M. Ohrt and Carin C. Tietze in Echte Kerle (1996)
    Christoph M. Ohrt, Oliver Stokowski, and Carin C. Tietze in Echte Kerle (1996)
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    Echte Kerle (1996)

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    Christoph M. Ohrt
    Christoph M. Ohrt
    • Christoph Schwenkas Christoph Schwenk
    Carin C. Tietze
    Carin C. Tietze
    • Helenas Helen
    Tim Bergmann
    Tim Bergmann
    • Edgaras Edgar
    Oliver Stokowski
    Oliver Stokowski
    • Mikeas Mike
    Rudolf Kowalski
    Rudolf Kowalski
    • Kallenbachas Kallenbach
    Dieter Brandecker
    • Deichselas Deichsel
    Daniela Ziegler
    • Irisas Iris
    Ina Weisse
    • Karinas Karin
    Andreas Pietschmann
    Andreas Pietschmann
    • Marcoas Marco
    Heinz-Werner Kraehkamp
    • Mofafahrer (Motorbike Driver)as Mofafahrer (Motorbike Driver)
    Edgar M. Böhlke
      Antonio Putignano
      • Pizzabote (Pizza Deliverer)as Pizzabote (Pizza Deliverer)
      Martin Ankermann
      • Herr Tanneras Herr Tanner
      Karina Marmann
      • Ursulaas Ursula
      Philipp Seiser
      • Antonas Anton
      Jan Reichert
      Luka Zigic
      Siegfried Herold
      • Director
        • Rolf Silber
      • Writers
        • Rolf Silber
        • Rudolf Bergmann
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      Christoph, cop and self-confident macho, has trouble with his fiance. After a long night he wakes up in the arms of Edgar, a good-looking, gay auto-mechanic. His live gets more and more troublesome after his girl friend throws him out of their apartment and as last resort he moves to Edgars place. Working together with a new, good-looking, very self-confident, female collegue, but living with a good-looking gay guy makes him pretty uncertain about his sexuality and his role as a cop. —Konstantin Articus <KArticus@aol.com>
      • male frontal nudity
      • two word title
      • homoeroticism
      • male objectification
      • tank top
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        • Wer ein Auto klaut, hat die Polizei am Hals. Oder im Bett. Oder beides.
      • Genres
        • Comedy
        • Crime
        • Romance
      • Certificate
        • Not Rated
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      • Quotes

        Edgar: The best love stories have sad endings.

      • Connections
        References Married... with Children (1987)
      • Soundtracks
        Just Friends
        Performed by Linda Carriere

      User reviews18

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      Top review
      8/10
      A Breezy, Entertaining and Refreshingly Honest Comedy
      ECHTE KERLE or REGULAR GUYS is a polished little 1996 comedy from Germany that manages to tell a tale of mixing genders and satisfy all viewers no matter their viewpoint. Rarely has a film handled straight/gay juxtapositions with such an unbiased, honest and relaxed vantage. So often these gender bender films have the look of mini-budget movies, but this film as directed by Rolf Silber based on a screenplay by Silber and Rudolf Bergmann is photographed with panache by Jürgen Herrmann is slickly creative and wholly professional.

      Christoph Schwenk (Christoph Ohrt) is a plainclothesman police officer who does stakeouts spying on criminals with his partners Mike (Oliver Stokowski) and Helen (Carin Tietze). As the film opens Christoph is thrown out of his place by his 'ignored' girlfriend who has replaced him with a bodybuilder lover. Dismayed and angry, Christoph begins to drink, loses his car keys, his belongings on the street, and ends up with no place to stay as he stumbles into a gay bar where he passes out completely drunk. When he awakens he discovers he is in the arms of Edgar, a handsome auto mechanic who rehabs cars (?stolen?) and the question arises as to whether the two had sex during the night. Edgar is a kind and gentle man who evades this question, obviously feeling an attraction to Christoph. Edgar clothes Christoph so that he can find a place to stay and make it to work at the current stake out which just happens to be spying on car thieves.

      At work Mike and Helen notice something different in the paranoid Christoph who is more interested in finding an apartment and resolving his question of the previous night's sexual occurrences than he is with work. Unable to find any kind of hotel or apartment at all, he sleeps in his car until he eventually has the nerve to accept Edgar's offer for him to move in with him. Christoph makes it clear that is his Straight and Edgar makes it equally clear that he is Gay and likes Christoph.

      The relationship between Christoph and Edgar gradually strengthens, the threat of sexuality weakens to the point that as Christoph is seen in public with Edgar and when razed at work, Christoph sides with the idea of appearing gay and has a wonderful locker room confrontation with his fellow cops that says a lot about the barriers between gays and straights! Slowly, as Christoph settles into his new living conditions, he becomes enamored with Helen who is more than ready to pursue Christoph as she notices his 'machoisms' dwindle. At the same time Edgar's weekend lover Marco (Andreas Pietschmann) causes Christoph to query his surprising 'jealousy'. The three police become friendly with Edgar and Marco and when it seems they may be involved in the car theft ring under stakeout, they each find it easier to turn the other cheek and support each other.

      The ending pairs off the various members of this story in a warm and funny way, a manner which some may find predictable, but still satisfying and allowing all barriers to be down.

      The cast is uniformly excellent - the cameo supporting roles are very well done - and for once a film about straight perceptions of gay life makes ALL of the characters non-stereotyped: the men are all handsome hunks and the women are all beauties. This is light entertainment, a comedy with a message well stated.
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      • Apr 21, 2005

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      • Release date
        • May 30, 1996 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Germany
      • Languages
        • German
        • Russian
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • A veces es difícil ser un hombre
      • Filming locations
        • Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
      • Production companies
        • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
        • Cobra Film GmbH
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 42 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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