Kondom des Grauens (1996)

Director:

Martin Walz

Writers:

Ralf König (comic books)
Ralf König (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

29 August 1996 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Romance

Tagline:

The rubber that rubs you out!

Plot:

The plot takes place in New York, and in the present. In a Hotel called "Quicky" a professor blackmails a student of his into having sex with him...

Plot Keywords:

Condom | Homosexual | Tromaesque | Based On Comic

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, Leichenschauhaus
Gerd Wameling	...	Lehrer
Meret Becker	...	Phyllis Higgins
Otto Sander	...	Mr. Higgins
Monika Hansen	...	Mrs. Higgins
Hella von Sinnen	...	Detective Sally

Also Known As:

Killer Condom (USA)
Camisinha Assassina (Brazil) [pt]
El condón asesino (Spain) [es]
Killer Condom (Italy) [it]
Killer Condom (Japan: English title) [en]
Killer Condom (France) [fr]
Killer Kondom (France) [fr]
Tappajakondomi (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

France:103 min | Germany:107 min | Japan:107 min

Country:

Germany | Switzerland

Language:

German

Color:

Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:MA (TV rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (nf) (w) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Australia:R

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company:

Ascot Film

Quotes:

Luigi Mackeroni: What can a man do in New York if he's lonely and hasn't a dick?

Movie Connections:

References "The Muppet Show" (1976)

Soundtrack:

Killing Me Softly

Objective-Proof that Germans Have a Sense-of-Humor

You've heard-it, and probably said-it: "Germans aren't funny, they have no-sense-of-humor", but it's untrue. How do I know this? The existence of this film, silly. This is an absolute laugh-riot from-the-get-go, the hilarious "Killer Kondom". A lot of North American-men will feel-uneasy watching a film that revels-in gay-culture, but this is some great social-satire too. Virtually every sexual-taboo is explored here, so Killer Kondom isn't exactly a date-film, heh-heh. But, if you want to remove uptight, unwanted company, you could do worse. You have to admire something this funny, yet-annoying. Ferchrissakes, that's what a "cult-film" IS. This could never, ever be distributed in-theaters within the territorial-United States. Our culture could not-withstand this film in that medium or setting, especially for the rampant homosexual-themes.

Maybe the funniest-thing is that the film takes-place in New York City, with an all-German cast speaking their native-language. This-alone is pretty funny, but that's before you reach the plot! The story is pretty-simple: male-clients of prostitutes are being-castrated by penis-eating creatures in a seedy New York Hotel (amazingly, not the Chelsea!). The protagonist-cop has to discover what the attacks are, and who originated-them, and why. It's quite-a-trip to the ending, and often hair-raising, especially if you're male. The depiction of American Midwesterners is hilarious in the prologue with the Hayseed-father The story is a camp-noir-horror, involving a very-ugly gay-cop, lots of subplots of his past-relationships, and lots of baiting-and-chasing of the condoms.

You could say this film makes-fun of several-genres, sometimes all in one-scene! From gumshoe-detective films, to John Waters grossout-insanity, to some truly-bizarre scenarios, this film has-it-all for those who love trash-cinema. A number of the scenes and makeup were designs-by Swiss-surrealist, H. R. Geiger, though several never made-it to the final-cut. I've seen his sketches, and they were downright-Medieval. Too-bad, as his concepts were what made this film worth-a-looky! Troma's DVD is passable, with lousy-audio, but it's cheap and fun, just like a one-night-stand. A cult-classic with a "Get-the-F%*#-Outta-Here!!!" -ending. If you find religious-intolerance of-sexuality bad, this film will definitely resonate.