Movie 2005.12.11 - Manitou's Shoe

One of those nonsense movies whose only purpose is to make the audience laugh. Plot? What plot?! Ok, if you really want to know.

We have Abahachi, who is the Chief of the Apache Indians. He has a blood brother called Ranger, who happens to be a white man. Abahachi was sold into the idea of buying a new saloon for his tribe, so he takes up credit from the Shoshone Indians. On the day of the exchange, Abahachi and Ranger discovers that Santa Maria the agent had tricked them. All they got was an authentic-looking facade of a saloon. A gunfight ensued, and False Rabbit, son of the Shoshones chief, was killed. The Shoshones want their money back, so Abahachi and Ranger goes off in search of hidden treasure. Abahachi's grandfather Mad Cow left him a treasure map, which had since been quartered. Abahachi has one part. His twin gay brother Winnetouch, who lives in the pink Powder Rose Ranch, has another. The other piece is tattooed on the back of sexy saloon chanteuse Uschi, while the last is with the Greek Dmitri Stoubakis, who dreams of becoming a red Indian. At the end of the movie, everybody ends up at a mountain called Manitou's Shoe, where there is a mad scramble for the treasure involving a lot of tunnels, sliding rocks and trap doors.

I can't even remember the ending of the story, but that's not the important part. I do remember Santa Maria and his henchmen re-enacting the Superperforator commercial, complete with song and dance. Even though the movie is mostly slapstick, it went on to win tons of awards, and is said to be Germany's highest-grossing film. Lyrics below for some sing-along fun:

You don't have to wait for later
here's a new eliminator
ask your local weapon trader
for the "Superperforator"!

Stress - Just cool it!
Here's a special bullet
put it in the magazin
boom a bang into your beam!

You can call the operator
for the "Superperforator"
killing is our habit,
make you weedle like a rabbit ,

but before you die my dear
have a final glass of beer
and before the break of dawn
we'll have you back where you belong
sprinkle-dinkle-dong

Bully bang bang
dabang boom boom
meet your doom
call us soon!
the local weapon trader
with your "Superperforator"
Cheers!