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Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made high school hell for generations of students.


In order to catch a basketball from the favorite team of his girlfriend's spoiled son, Fred poses as a numb, wheelchair-bound fan. But when he catches the ball, he also catches the attention of young, attractive filmmaker Denise, who wants to feature an invalid fan in an image film for the team. Fred has to keep playing his role, while real invalid and really furious fan Ronny might call his bluff at any moment. Worse, still, love sets in...

Til Schweiger
Fred

Alexandra Maria Lara
Denise

Jürgen Vogel
Alex

Anja Kling
Mara

Christoph Maria Herbst
Ronnie

Tanja Wenzel
Vicky

Adele Neuhauser
Ms. Hildegard

Gerit Kling
Sabine

Ursela Monn
Ms. Grundmann

Pasquale Aleardi
Benno Held
Where Is Fred? is a comedy, romance film released in 2006 exploring themes of sports. Directed by Anno Saul, it stars Til Schweiger, Alexandra Maria Lara, Jürgen Vogel. In order to catch a basketball from the favorite team of his girlfriend's spoiled son, Fred poses as a numb, wheelchair-bound fan. But when he catches the ball, he also catches the attention of young, attractive filmmaker Denise, who wants to feature an invalid fan in an image film for the team. Fred has to keep playing his role, while real invalid and really furious fan Ronny might call his bluff at any moment. Worse, still, love sets in...
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