Stephan Schmidlin

The story of "Fiesionen" begins in a retirement home in the year 2050... Schmidi and René reside there and, unsurprisingly, continue to cause all sorts of excitement. When the inventor of the time machine, Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. Steissbein, visits his childhood friend and nursing home director Prof. Gräulich, they spontaneously decide to punish the two incorrigible troublemakers for their inappropriate behavior by sending them back to the bad old days as guinea pigs. The two sly foxes, marked by a dreary and colorless future, decide to use the opportunity of their trip into the past to make the future more joyful and positive again. Through their entirely unselfish persuasion in our present, they hope to bring about a change in humanity's thinking. This should have a favorable influence on their own future in the retirement home.

With a unique blend of offbeat humor, funky dance scenes, athletic slapstick, popular music parodies, and the use of modern video technology, the two high-flyers of the Swiss entertainment scene are providing new impetus.

Oh dear, the Schmirinskis are looking back. Can that end well? Because anyone who knows them (and who doesn't?) knows that Stefan "Schmidi" Schmidlin and René Rindlisbacher can't even agree on two sentences here. But for once, they should both agree: the almost 70-minute cross-section of a good 10 years of Schmirinski's comical work is simply the best. Take, for example, their early TV appearance in Tell-Star in 1991, which already demonstrated all the hallmarks of their multifunctional humor – slapstick, wordplay, and acrobatics that border on artistic gymnastics. Or their celebrity parodies, which don't even spare "sacred" colleagues such as Don Marcocello or Kliby. Not to mention their hair-raising sports stunts, with which the two shocked the TV audience of "Top of Switzerland."

Cheeky parodies, thick-skinned self-irony, unusual pantomimes, non-stop gags, a fireworks display of musical slapstick, and daring acrobatic acts make this video an unforgettable experience. Not only David Hasselhoff, Peter Maffay, the Blues Brothers, and Beat Breu are parodied, but also Federal Councilor Villiger...

Is it Trapez or Tropez? Such harmless misunderstandings quickly escalate into complete chaos. And all because the Schmirinskis show up for a cruise on the Riviera. The Swiss TV darlings of 1999 have once again come up with a wealth of slapstick for their second feature-length and side-splitting "holiday video" – and transformed themselves into a myriad of quirky holiday guests. From the bumbling crook duo to the hard-of-hearing pensioners to the dim-witted pirates, they've got it all. Despite all the slapstick, Schmidi and René know how to make a first-class travel film: with wonderful Mediterranean weather, snapshots of the chocolate-box sides of Cannes, Saint-Tropez, and Corsica, a dream cruise ship – and, to top it all off, a crazy lap of the Formula 1 race track in Monte Carlo! But even before that, your hair stands on end...

Schmirinski's: Top of Switzerland

Disguised as package tourists on the island of Kos, the Schmirinskis bring the Greek hotel routine to life in a way that will have you laughing out loud. With clever situational comedy and amusing acrobatics, the "harmonious rivals" master unfamiliar situations. Neither sandcastles nor beauty queens are safe from them. And finally, is a vacation idyll in sight? A changing parody by Walter Andreas Müller ensures a chaotic end to every enjoyable night at the tavern. Memories of the two comedians flow skillfully into the story as individual episodes: Heidi's historic homecoming, how does a TED poll actually work, or is smuggling a matter of the right outfit? In any case, Schmidi and René's holiday greetings leave us with the humorous certainty that holidays are not just about dolce far niente. Or are they?

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