A sleazy airline owner forces boozy former pilot Butch Donovan to climb into the cockpit by threatening to harm his son in this outlandish German comedy. Unbeknownst to Butch, the plane has been rigged to crash as part of an insurance scam. After miraculously surviving a harrowing landing on a remote jungle island, Butch and the other passengers find a whole new set of dangers awaits, including wild beasties and hired hit men.
Johanna and Arnold Melzer are a well-coordinated team. He takes care of the kitchen, and she looks after the guests of their picturesque inn on the southern Styrian wine route. When Arnold runs off with the young kitchen assistant Valentina, leaving behind a mountain of debt, Johanna is shocked. Savings bank manager Josef Kappl grants her another loan, but he has some ulterior motives.
