"Army Pie" - a comedy about the vicissitudes of the army service

Army themes are one of the most popular in comedy cinema. The very life of the army is quite absurd, some hardened soldiers are a real storehouse of primitive aphorisms. But in the project of director Mike Eschmann called "Army Pie" even the most daring attacks on the senselessness of the army way of life are designed for an unbearable viewer, they seem toothless.

Liberty of translation

In the Russian box office the German-language comedy of Swiss production has the name "Army Pie", although the literal translation sounds like "Watch out, it's dangerous, flash!". Perhaps, in this way, the domestic distributors tried to hint at the level of humor of the tape, describe the essence of the narrative, referring the name of the audience to the once popular youth comedies from the trilogy "American Pie". Indeed, the viewer, who does not tolerate crooked and dumb jokes, is better not to recommend the tape for viewing, the narrative is full of typical examples of fun bad tones.

Plot

The film "Army Pie" has a fairly simple plot, similar to the soldier's diet. The protagonist - the young Italian guy Antonio Carrera (actor Michael Koch) under the onslaught of the Mafiosi is forced to lead to the altar the daughter of the leader Laura Moretti (Miriam Egterter), but during the marriage ceremony the unsuccessful newly married is taken to the Swiss army, as he has dual citizenship. The service life is ridiculous - only three months, nevertheless the hero in every possible way tries to "slope", intentionally causing anger from the commander of the military unit of Captain Franz Riker (Marco Rima). Plus, Antonio begins to show signs of attention to the beautiful girl-recruiter Michelle Blanci (Melanie Viniger), and she turns out to be a "captain's daughter". It is not difficult to forecast the further development of events.

Acting Casting

Comedy "Army Pie" actors invited to participate in the production of the film, regarded as an opportunity to declare themselves on a global scale.

The performer of the main male role, Michael Koch, is shot mostly in shorts, he is also known to a narrow circle of viewers as the creator of the tape "We Are True to You" (2005), in which he acted as a screenwriter, director, producer, cameraman and editor.

Miriam Egter is filmed mostly in television series, except for the tape "Army Pie", her filmography contains another full-length film "Murder in Kaifek."

The most experienced among the casting cast was Marco Rima, whose filmography contains about twenty films.

The Swiss actress and model Melanie Viniger debuted in a big movie in the comedy "Army Pie". Currently, Viniger is known for participating in the paintings "Love without problems", "Synesthesia", "Mushrooms 3D" and "The rest of the holiday."

A Doubtful Example

Mike Eshmann's film with the IMDb rating: 5.00 enjoyed considerable success in German-speaking Switzerland. However, the Gauls, for example, periodically present dubious examples of the "laughter culture of the bottom", discussing the army theme, for example, Claude Zidi's comedy "Recruits Go to War", which had a huge popularity in the domestic box office.