Kamikaze 89

1982 • 106 minutes
4.5
2 reviews
86%
Tomatometer
Eligible
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In his final acting role, legendary auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder (clad in an iconic leopard skin suit) stars as hardboiled detective Jansen. In a neon-drenched futuristic dystopia ruled by a multimedia conglomerate called The Combine, Jansen is sent on a labyrinthine investigation when their headquarters is threatened with mass destruction by a phantom bomber. This essential cult classic features an hypnotic electronic score by Tangerine Dream's Edward Froese as well as a gleefully mind-bending production design.

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4.5
2 reviews
Brian Matt
June 1, 2022
SpoilersWatching F. act for someone else,&as he was dying,this film is both poignant&a trippy,great sci-fi "89"future.portraying a still separated Germany as the answer to all the world's problems,being green,while filming the smokestax&nuclear power plants+++soundfx-gas guzzling cars&banning alcohol while making all drugs legal(I'm sure on the 1 side,missing his"Cuba libre"on the other loving his Koka,F.had a love/hate w/that aspect).C it,it's better than critix say-if only for the man himself.
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