After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 28 wins & 21 nominations total
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAs well as writing and directing the film, Tom Tykwer also composed the techno music which features star Franka Potente on vocals.
- GoofsAt the end of the first run, Manni and Lola rob a supermarket. At the end of the third run, when Lola scans the intersection for Manni, the same supermarket is closed and dark. The filmmakers were unable to secure permission to close down the streets for filming, so the scene was filmed just after dawn on a Sunday morning to avoid traffic.
- Quotes
[first lines]
[subtitled version]
Narrator: Man... probably the most mysterious species on our planet. A mystery of unanswered questions. Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? How do we know what we think we know? Why do we believe anything at all? Countless questions in search of an answer... an answer that will give rise to a new question... and the next answer will give rise to the next question and so on. But, in the end, isn't it always the same question? And always the same answer?
- Crazy credits"Special thanks to those who ran with us".
- Alternate versionsThe DVD version has different English subtitles than showings on pay-cable stations. Most notably, the opening credits are not translated to English on the DVD version, and small phrases are not translated, such as when Lola goes through everyone she knows, trying to get the money. Only "Dad" is translated.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Clock (2010)
- SoundtracksWish
Vocals by Franka Potente and Thomas D (as Thomas D.)
Music by Tom Tykwer (as Tykwer), Johnny Klimek (as Klimek) and Reinhold Heil (as Heil)
Lyrics by Tom Tykwer and Thomas D (as Thomas D.)
Performed by Franka Potente (as Franka Potenta) feat. Thomas D (as Thomas D.)
The premise of the film is a clever one. Lola, in twenty minutes, must solve the mystery in which she is drawn into. At each of this situations, Lola shows great resources about how to help her petty criminal boyfriend, who has lost 100,000 DM, and now must account for the missing money.
Franka Potente is the main reason why this movie works the way it does. She is almost like the cartoon character one sees in the opening credits. Lola, is larger than life, and shows she can do anything she wants because of her resolve. Ms. Potente brings freshness to the role and she totally captivates the viewer in her no-nonsense approach to life, in general. The supporting cast does good work under Mr. Tykwer's direction.
It's a puzzle why Hollywood hasn't made an attempt to remake this film, since the Americans are obsessed with redoing material like "Run Lola Run". Let's hope they don't try!
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Lola Runs
- Filming locations
- Behrenstraße, St.-Hedwigs-Kathedrale, Mitte, Berlin, Germany(Lola runs by nuns)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- DEM 3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,647,184
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $123,643
- Jun 20, 1999
- Gross worldwide
- $7,659,540
- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1