Kondom des Grauens (1996)

Country of Origin: Germany / Switzerland
Year of Production: 1996
Running Times: 107 mins
Length: 3026 metres
Format: Fujicolor     35mm
Ratio: 1.66:1
Sound: Dolby SR

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Ascot Film / ECCO Film / MBG
Executive Producer: Erwin C. Dietrich
Producers: Ralph S. Dietrich, Harald Reichebner
Line Producer: Michael Stricker

SCRIPT
Script: Ralf König, Martin Walz, Mario Kramp
Comics: Ralf König

DIRECTION
Director: Martin Walz

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Alexander Honisch
Gaffer: Ali Olay Gözkaya
Best Boy: Frank Marggraf
Electrician: Christoph Nickel

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Simone Klier

MUSIC
Music: Emil Viklicky
Song Performed By: Roberta Flack (Killing Me Softly)

SOUND
Sound: Jochen Hergersberg
Supervising Sound Editor: Rodney Glenn
2nd Sound Editor: Oswald Schwander

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designer: Anja Niehaus

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Jörg Buttgereit
Special Effects Cameraman: Erich Günther

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designers: Agi Dawaachu, Philipp Hübner
Art Director: Philipp Hübner
Carpenter: Moormann Max
Set Labourer: Philipp Hübner

MISCELLANEOUS
Creative Consultant: H.R. Giger
Public Relations Assistant: Suse Marquardt

LOCATIONS
Locations: Berlin, Germany; New York City, New York, USA

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Armin Sauer

CAST
Udo Samel (Luigi Mackeroni)
Peter Lohmeyer (Sam Hanks)
Marc Richter (Billy)
Leonard Lansink (Babette / Bob Miller)
Iris Berben (Frau Dr Riffleson)
Henning Schlüter (Robinson)
Ron Williams (Chief of Police)
Ralf Wolter (Professor Boris Smirnoff)
Adriana Altaras (Croatian Tourist)
Evelyn Künneke (Wilma)
Gerd Wameling (Lehrer)
Meret Becker (Phyllis Higgins)
Otto Sander (Mr Higgins)
Monika Hansen (Mrs Higgins)
Hella von Sinnen (Detective Sally)
Peter M. Krueger (Joe Baluga)
Weijian Liu (Chinese)
Emanuela Mattioli (Kellnerin)
Georg-Martin Bode (McGouvern)
Dani Levy (Freier)
Lillemor Mallau (McGouvern's Geliebte)
Corey James Harkins (boy who finds condom)
Dina Leipzig (hooker)
Ades Zabel (Transvestit im Hotel 'Quickie')

PLOT SUMMARY

In a seedy New York hotel, a professor blackmails one of his students into having sex with him. But he's killed by a vicious, living condom which then goes on to commit more murders.

AVAILABILITY

Australia
DVD Distributors: Stomp Visual

Brazil
Video Distributors: Reserva Especial

Canada
Theatrical Distributors: Moonrise Pictures

France
Theatrical Distributors: K Films

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Ascot Elite Entertainment Group
Video Distributors: Ascot Video
DVD Distributors: EuroVideo (21031)

Spain
Theatrical Distributors: Laurenfilm S.A.

USA
Video Distributors: Troma Films
DVD Distributors: Troma Team Video (9984 - Special Edition)

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Australia
Rating: R; MA (TV rating)

Finland
Rating: K-16

France
Rating: U

Germany
Rating: 16 (nf) (w)

South Korea
Rating: 18

Spain
Rating: 18

TIMELINE

1996
August
2: Switzerland - theatrical premiere
29: Germany / Switzerland - theatrical release

1997
May
30: Finland - theatrical release

July
8: Spain - theatrical release

1998
August
11: Germany - DVD release (EuroVideo (21031))

1999
January
30: Japan - theatrical release

March
5: Portugal - shown at the Fantasporto Film Festival

May
4: USA - video release

June
9: France - theatrical release

2001
January
1: USA - DVD release (Troma Team Video (9984 - Special Edition))

POSTER TAGS

The rubber that rubs you out!

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Killer Condom - US title

KEYWORDS

comic into film, condoms, homosexuality, hotels, sex

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009