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How Do You Change Your Parents? (2003)

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Lydia and Vincent Lufft adopted the now 10-year-old Marie, so Vincent has better career prospects at the very child-friendly Henderson Games. But Marie forges with her friend Nick a plan: they want to fake a kidnapping to get away from the adoptive parents. To find the alleged abducted Marie Max Hoch, expert of a security company, consulted. Max himself does not want to have children unlike his girlfriend. He soon finds out that the abduction can only be faked. However, when Heinz Michelin, a friend of the family who wants to pay Marie's debt back with the reward, urges to help with the kidnapping, he brings with him two real hijackers. Max brings Marie to his unsuspecting girlfriend Karo to protect her. In the meantime, Max is himself suspected by the police to have kidnapped Marie. Only with a trap can he prove his innocence.

Release Date
May 20, 2003
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.0/10 (2 votes)

Director: Thomas Louis Pröve

Cast: Tim Bergmann, Sonja Kirchberger, Stacy Keach, Helmut Zierl, Michele Oliveri, Maxime Foerste, Franziska Schlattner, Paul-Louis Pröve

Production: FFP New Media
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How Do You Change Your Parents?

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Lydia and Vincent Lufft adopted the now 10-year-old Marie, so Vincent has better career prospects at the very child-friendly Henderson Games. But Marie forges with her friend Nick a plan: they want to fake a kidnapping to get away from the adoptive parents. To find the alleged abducted Marie Max Hoch, expert of a security company, consulted. Max himself does not want to have children unlike his girlfriend. He soon finds out that the abduction can only be faked. However, when Heinz Michelin, a friend of the family who wants to pay Marie's debt back with the reward, urges to help with the kidnapping, he brings with him two real hijackers. Max brings Marie to his unsuspecting girlfriend Karo to protect her. In the meantime, Max is himself suspected by the police to have kidnapped Marie. Only with a trap can he prove his innocence.

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StatusReleased
Original LanguageGerman
Release Date5/20/2003
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Cast

Tim Bergmann

as Max Hoch

Sonja Kirchberger

as Lydia Lufft

Stacy Keach

as Richard Hendersen

Helmut Zierl

as Heinz Michlin

Michele Oliveri

as Gerhard Melzer

MF

Maxime Foerste

Franziska Schlattner

PP

Paul-Louis Pröve

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is How Do You Change Your Parents? about?

Lydia and Vincent Lufft adopted the now 10-year-old Marie, so Vincent has better career prospects at the very child-friendly Henderson Games. But Marie forges with her friend Nick a plan: they want to…

How long is How Do You Change Your Parents??

1h 32m

When was How Do You Change Your Parents? released?

May 20, 2003

Who directed How Do You Change Your Parents??

Thomas Louis Pröve

Who stars in How Do You Change Your Parents??

Tim Bergmann, Sonja Kirchberger, Stacy Keach

What genre is How Do You Change Your Parents??

Comedy, TV Movie