Franz Josef Gottlieb Movies

Eurocentric arrogance prompts all the people who handle and acquire a strange Ceylonese curio to dismiss the legend surrounding it, which is that it is a death stone, and holding it presages an early demise. The first to discover it is Jane, who is the fiance of an architect. When she is killed in a run-in with some drug dealers, her fiancee goes on the rampage, dealing out plenty of lethal martial arts kicks and blows and setting up the villains for some serious revenge while the Ceylonese locals celebrate their colorful festivals. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

In this comedy, the rivalry between a trio of unlikely suitors becomes ever more frantic as they attempt to impress the woman of their dreams. German television perennial Thomas Gottschalk plays a handsome but otherwise ordinary guy. Television action star Helmut Fischer entertains as a quaintly Viennese gentleman, and American Michael Winslow (of Police Academy fame) is the third. Before long, they have become allies in their attempts to win the favor of an extremely picky woman. Filled with broad humor and zany moments, this comedy was very successful and spawned a sequel, Zartliche Chaoten 2. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

A female reporter masquerades as a high school student to write a story on the youth of today. The students spend the majority of their time playing practical jokes on their peers and teachers. The reporter falls for Dr. Wagner, the idolized and idealistic educator who is the favorite of the student body and who, out of respect from the students, is usually exempt from their pranks. Other teacher types that nearly every high school student has encountered are accurately portrayed: there's the severe disciplinarian, the narcissist, the reactionary, and the one just hanging on hoping to retire with no further trouble before the pension goes into effect. At one point in the movie, the journalist/student is subjected to a mild spanking at the hands of her peers for a minor infraction, hence the title of this light comedy. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

In this mystery, a beautiful mystery writer helps a Scotland Yard detective look into the murders of several important business man. She solves the mystery before the cop and informs him that the killer's identity will be revealed in the last chapter of her newest book. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi