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Fox and His Friends

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7.2/10 • 139

1975-06-062h 5m

Drama

Survival of the fittest.

Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. He enters an abusive relationship with wealthy industrialist Eugen in an attempt to climb the social ladder. His desperation for love and affection soon spirals into tragedy.

Directors
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Writters
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Christian Hohoff
Editors
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Christian Hohoff, Thea Eymèsz

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  1. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

    Rainer Werner Fassbinder

    Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf

  2. Peter Chatel

    Peter Chatel

    Eugen Thiess

  3. Karlheinz Böhm

    Karlheinz Böhm

    Max

  4. Adrian Hoven

    Adrian Hoven

    Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father

  5. Christiane Maybach

    Christiane Maybach

    Hedwig

  6. Harry Baer

    Harry Baer

    Philip

  7. Hans Zander

    Hans Zander

    Barman Springer

  8. Kurt Raab

    Kurt Raab

    Wodka-Peter

  9. Rudolf Lenz

    Rudolf Lenz

    Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss

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CinemaSerf

Nov 19, 2024

7/10

Hats off to Rainer Werner Fassbinder who does just about everything in this rather sad depiction of a young gay bloke who wins the lottery. His lifestyle changes overnight, as does his popularity with the venal, exploitative "Eugen" (Peter Chatel) who becomes his boyfriend only to bleed the rather naive young fella dry. Sadly, much of the potency has long since departed this very dated drama. The imagery - plenty of full frontal male nudity and a causal, seedy, approach to sex in general was probably shocking in 1975 - but 55 years later, it is nothing remarkable; indeed at times it seems curiously prurient as there is virtually no actual sex. It has lost none of it's poignancy though - as a rather savage indictment of the human creature when large sums of money become involved, and of how the vulnerable just end up getting used - albeit sometimes willingly - as they enjoy their new status as "somebody's" before ending up totally abandoned by their parasite friends when the money runs out and the spotlight is shining elsewhere. I never found Fassbinder to be a physically attractive man, but like Klaus Maria Brandauer (to whom he bears a passing resemblance) he has a charisma that gets under the skin - and in this rather sordid tale of excess he excels. The supporting cast are competent, but this really is a one man show which, though I cannot honestly say I enjoyed, is well worth watching.

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Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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