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When Chris (Rolf Zacher) is behind on his rent and all the other monthly bills as well, his solution is to steal a car and go out for a "joy-ride." Along the way he picks up two new cohorts who are equally bent on trashing the world, and the trio runs into a stroke of luck when they spot an East German car -- with the horsepower of a lawn mower -- loaded with money for transfer across the border and chugging its way along the road. Fate seems to have cast wealth at the feet of the trio just for the taking, as they bumble their way into a robbery that will nevertheless end in tragedy.