00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse
A gruff veteran commissioner investigates a tobacco-shop robbery and a missing chicken while confronting an eccentric villain known as the lizard man.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- deadpan
- absurd
- irreverent
- cult movie night
- lazy afternoon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Commissioner Schneider responds to a stolen chicken, a tobacco-shop robbery, and the lizard-man villain with gruff procedural seriousness.
The film centers on an aging policeman confronting a flamboyant villain while turning police investigation conventions into comic material.
Helge Schneider's Roy Schneider anchors the film as a grumpy, idiosyncratic commissioner in an offbeat comic mystery.
The cast includes the lizard-man figure, a giant-bearded man, a bicycle agent, and Schneider's unusual supporting characters.
Films like 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse, and why
00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter
deadpan parody, eccentric detective protagonist, and deliberately low-key absurdist humor
The Meaning of Life
surreal comic logic, offbeat characterizations, and irreverent genre parody
The Big Lebowski
eccentric detective comedy, understated absurdity, and playful genre conventions
Movie Details
- Director
- Helge Schneider
- Release Date
- 2013-06-30
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (46)
Cast
- Helge Schneider
- Rocko Schamoni
- Sergej Gleithmann
- Peter Thoms
- Pete York
- Tyree Glenn
- Rudi Olbrich
- Antoinette Clinton
Common questions
- What is 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse about?
- A gruff veteran commissioner investigates a tobacco-shop robbery and a missing chicken while confronting an eccentric villain known as the lizard man.
- What is 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse.
- Which films are like 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse?
- Films with a similar feel include 00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter, The Meaning of Life, and The Big Lebowski.
- How long is 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse?
- 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse runs 94 minutes.
