Kamikaze '89 - DVD

In 1989, a reunited Germany would become the world's greatest superpower, with no societal problems-and no societal freedoms. When a bomb threat is lodged against the sole company controlling all media, effective if eccentric cop Jansen (R.W. Fassbinder) is put on the case-and sent down a rabbit hole of corporate conspiracy. Surreal thriller from Fassbinder protégé Wolf Gremm co-stars Brigitte Mira, Franco Nero, Günther Kaufmann. 106 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack German; Subtitles English; audio commentary; documentary; TV spots. In German with English subtitles.

Out-of-control teenagers from outer space land on Earth wielding flesh-dissolving ray guns and blasting all humans who interfere with their destructive rampage. The invaders plan to turn Earth into a breeding-ground for their gigantic claw-monsters, the Gargons. Derek, a renegade alien, falls for a beautiful Earth-teenager and rebels against the brutal unstoppable invasion that threatens our planet. As transport saucers arrive with thei

From co-writer/producer Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita, Leon The Professional, The Fifth Element) comes the sharp and sumptuous sci-fi/comedy/thriller Kamikaze. Michel Galabru (Subway) is Albert. He's old, bored, batty and unemployed but brilliant with computers. Albert embarks on a mission to get rid of the people he hates most the televised kind and invents a way to kill TV announcers, on air, from the comfort of his own home. Police are baffled, but Richard Bohringer (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover) as Inspector Romain Pascot dedicates himself to the chase. Also starring Dominique Lavanant (Roberto Benigni's The Monster), the cult '80s classic Kamikaze bursts with slick widescreen visuals by cinematographer Jean-Francois Robin (L'Amour Braque) and pulsing musical soundscapes by composer Eric Serra (GoldenEye), complementing the explosive satire on couch-potato culture.