Dear Courtney
E, A, G, C – this is the signature riff of the song Paul Thomas wrote for Saskia, the most popular girl in school. Alas, she still ignores him like she did for years now. Nevertheless, the 17-year-old still believes in his composition and submits it to several international record companies. Maybe if he becomes a rock star, Saskia will finally be impressed. Yet a few months later, he makes a shocking discovery: His song for Saskia has been released as "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on the chart-busting album "Nevermind" by Nirvana. Paul Thomas feels betrayed and goes on an odyssey across Germany to confront Nirvana and their frontman Kurt Cobain, who are currently touring the country, with the copyright infringement. Not realizing that his new travel acquaintance Tolle might just be what he's been looking for all along, Paul Thomas becomes more and more furious until he sees only one possible option: to kidnap Kurt Cobain.
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Paul Thomas
- Saskia
- Tolle
- Knochen
- Kalle
- Michael Lohrmann
- Peter Punk
- Onkel Heinz
- Kurt C.
- Pina
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Script supervisor
Screenplay
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Visual effects
Still photography
Lighting design
Key grip
Production design
Stand-by props
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Assistant editor
Sound design
Sound
Sound assistant
Foley artist
Casting
Music
Cast
- Paul Thomas
- Saskia
- Tolle
- Knochen
- Kalle
- Michael Lohrmann
- Peter Punk
- Onkel Heinz
- Kurt C.
- Pina
- Dönerschmied
- Saskia jung
- Jan
- Alex
- Martin
- Paul Thomas jung
- Clubbesitzer
- Hamburger Türsteher
- Junge
- Mutter
- Zimmermädchen
Production company
in co-production with
Producer
Producer (TV)
Unit production manager
Location manager
Production assistant
Original distributor
Shoot
- 26.07.2011 - 31.08.2011: Hamburg
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 09.09.2013, 140725/K, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 22.01.2013, Saarbrücken, Max Ophüls Preis - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 03.04.2014
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Dear Courtney
- Untertitel (DE) Die (wahre) Geschichte von Smells like Teen Spirit
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 09.09.2013, 140725/K, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (DE): 22.01.2013, Saarbrücken, Max Ophüls Preis - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 03.04.2014