Hollywood seems an odd choice
for Mike to choose as a founda-
tion for his artistic vocation, as his
creative aspirations are hardly in
line with the blockbuster output
of Tinseltown. Rather he wants to
make experimental works, like his
current project, a remake of Brian
de Palma’s Carrie with an all cat
cast. His macho Teutonic producer
Sebastian (Flula Borg) strings him
along yet never seems to be pay-
ing any attention to Mike’s barmy
pitches. Phone calls from his moth-
er are batted away with generic
“I’m doing really great Mom” re-
sponses. Mike sleepwalks through
his grooming work, constantly lec-
tured by his pretentious boss (Luis
Fernandez-Gil). And his hovel of
an apartment is infested by rats.
Mike’s sad sack existence takes
a surprising turn when a beautiful
woman, Cora (Sonja Kinski, who
is the daughter of Nastassja and
granddaughter of Klaus, and who
thankfully resembles the former
rather than the latter), turns up at
his workplace with a dog belong-
ing to Mickey Rourke that needs
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