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CAST & CREW
Til Schweiger, Doris Schretzmayer, Sebastian Blomberg
Directed by Gregor Schnitzler
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SYNOPSIS
In the 1980s, Tim (Til Schweiger), his girlfriend Flo, and their roommates Terror, Hotte, Nele, and Maik--collectively known as Group 36--live as anarchist punks in an abandoned West Berlin building and film their subversive acts. more...
MPAA RATING
R, some drug use and language
RUNTIME
1 hour, 41 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Jul 19, 2002
Video: Nov 12, 2002
RELEASE COMPANY
Columbia Pictures
GENRE
Foreign Films, German, Black Comedy, Comedy, Politics, Artists, 1980s
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TIDBITS
SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
SUBMIT USER REVIEW
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 "For a film that celebrates radical, nonconformist values, What to Do in Case of Fire? lazily and glumly settles into a most traditional, reserved kind of filmmaking."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
 "It's like a "Big Chill" reunion of the Baader-Meinhof Gang, only these guys are more harmless pranksters than political activists."
-- Sean Axmaker, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"We’ve seen the hippie-turned-yuppie plot before, but there’s an enthusiastic charm in that makes the formula fresh again."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
"Starts off with a bang, but then fizzles like a wet stick of dynamite at the very end. It's still worth a look."
-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, THEMOVIECHICKS.COM
"Schnitzler does a fine job contrasting the sleekness of the film's present with the playful paranoia of the film's past."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE
"Schnitzler's film has a great hook, some clever bits and well-drawn, if standard issue, characters, but is still only partly satisfying."
-- Andy Klein, NEW TIMES
"[Schweiger is] talented and terribly charismatic, qualities essential to both movie stars and social anarchists."
-- Chuck Wilson, L.A. WEEKLY
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FRESH 63%
Avg. Rating: 6.5/10 |
"An enthralling, entertaining feature."
-- Jonathan Curiel, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"The movie strains to stay on the light, comic side of the issue, despite the difficulty of doing so when dealing with the destruction of property and, potentially, of life itself."
-- Kirk Honeycutt, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"This is a picture that Maik, the firebrand turned savvy ad man, would be envious of: it hijacks the heat of revolution and turns it into a sales tool."
-- Elvis Mitchell, NEW YORK TIMES
"You might not buy the ideas. But you'll definitely want the T-shirt."
-- Wesley Morris, BOSTON GLOBE
"Interesting, but not compelling."
-- Andrew Sarris, NEW YORK OBSERVER
"In his U.S. debut, Mr. Schnitzler proves himself a deft pace master and stylist."
-- Jane Sumner, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Thoughtful, even stinging at times, and lots of fun."
-- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"It's all entertaining enough, but don't look for any hefty anti-establishment message in what is essentially a whip-crack of a buddy movie that ends with a whimper."
-- Megan Turner, NEW YORK POST
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-- Dennis Lim, VILLAGE VOICE
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-- HOUSTON CHRONICLE
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