Gunther Schmidt has built the ultimate car. It's going to take him to the top... or push him over the edge
An eccentric East German inventor and defector travels to Los Angeles, California to sell a prototype revolutionary new car that runs on vegetables and produces no pollution, but he runs into one madcap situation after another to find a buyer and financier for mass production.
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as Gunther Schmidt
AliveBorn: May 18, 1950
Age: 76
Bamberg, Germany
as Max
AliveBorn: April 6, 1937
Age: 89
New York City, New York, USA
as Mr. B
DeceasedBorn: August 1, 1933
Died: May 4, 2009
Age at death: 75
as Hotel Clerk
DeceasedBorn: July 12, 1908
Died: March 27, 2002
Age at death: 93
as Mr. Goodwyn
AliveBorn: March 14, 1946
Age: 80
Burbank, California, USA
as Ricki
AliveBorn: September 9, 1965
Age: 60
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
as Buzz
DeceasedBorn: January 13, 1943
Died: October 26, 2023
Age at death: 80
as Taj
DeceasedBorn: December 9, 1932
Died: March 12, 2001
Age at death: 68
as Vince
DeceasedBorn: June 20, 1931
Died: March 26, 2026
Age at death: 94
as John McCready
DeceasedBorn: February 18, 1925
Died: February 28, 2016
Age at death: 91
as Cubey
DeceasedBorn: June 24, 1958
Died: December 10, 2020
Age at death: 62
as Bluto
DeceasedBorn: February 7, 1956
Died: July 18, 2006
Age at death: 50
as GM Boss
AliveBorn: June 17, 1932
Age: 94
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
as Legs
AliveBorn: March 1, 1964
Age: 62
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
as Bouncer
AliveBorn: August 8, 1955
Age: 71
Los Angeles, California, USA
as Girl with Taj
AliveBorn: July 9, 1965
Age: 61
as Boris
AliveBorn: November 10, 1961
Age: 64
Los Angeles, California, USA