Toni Erdmann

Synopsis: Winfried doesn't see much of his working daughter Ines. He pays her a surprise visit in Bucharest, where she's busy as a corporate strategist. The geographical change doesn't help them to see more eye to eye. Practical joker Winfried annoys his daughter with corny pranks and jabs at her routine lifestyle of meetings and paperwork. Father and daughter reach an impasse, and Winfried agrees to go home to Germany. Enter Toni Erdmann: Winfried's flashy alter ego. Disguised in a tacky suit, weird wig and fake teeth, Toni barges into Ines' work circle, claiming to be her CEO's life coach. As Toni, Winfried doesn't hold back, and Ines meets the challenge. The harder they push, the closer they become. In all the madness, Ines begins to see that her eccentric father deserves a place in her life.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Maren Ade
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 50 wins & 73 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
93
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
R
Year:
2016
162 min
$1,478,960
Website
473 Views


Toni Erdmann

Good morning. Package.

No idea what my brother

has been ordering again.

Toni!

Did you order something?

He just got out of jail,

he just do what he wants.

He was very well locked:

mail bombs.

Yesterday he ate a whole

can of dog food.

Just a moment.

Come see.

Get you ass off the hammock now.

Keep this and I'll throw you out.

Did you order 3 more

Venus catalogues?

No I did not.

Don't be so mean to me.

- Come! The guy's waiting.

- Where?

At the door, where else!

Where?

What? Where is the guy?

- Here. Hello.

- Good morning.

My brother is lying,

I've never ordered any erotic products.

I don't care what's in it.

It's better that way.

Give me that.

Now I really want to defuse it.

- Do I get to sign?

- Yes.

Lukas? What the...

Hello.

My colleague, the minesweeper.

Come on, get it.

Now I sign.

Don't be afraid, it's just...

It's my blood presure monitor.

My brother, that was me.

You guessed right.

No offense.

Thank you.

Goodbye.

Coming.

Come, let's get some air.

He can't see anymore.

Our lesson is tomorrow, right?

Yeah, but...

I wanted to tell you...

I wanted to tell you that...

I want to quit taking piano lessons.

I don't have time anymore.

That's not a surprise.

Not really.

And what do I do with the piano now?

I bought it just for you.

Just kidding.

Well.

Tell me...

There is this ball that goes around...

I wanted to see something on Google,

I must do my make-up

for a school party.

I see, it's frozen.

Come, my sweet.

Don't be afraid.

Willi!

Why don't you put him to sleep?

He's only suffering.

I won't put you to sleep either...

I got you these tartes flambes.

They are really good.

You just have to warm them up.

You eat these?

It happens.

Take them with you.

Now sit down.

Yes, but...

I have to go soon.

The Dombrechts are

cutting your hedges tomorrow.

You are blocking their sun.

At last.

I'll be able to shoot

right into their living room.

Perfect.

I might bring Ines tomorrow.

Apparently she's travelling through.

She's here...?

Don't be afraid, Mrs Radica.

- Will you be fine?

- Yes, just fine.

Can I borrow this?

And what's with the getup?

So you're interested, after all?

I've taken up a side job

in an old people's home.

50 euros per death.

Most of them won't fight back.

...34 years of loyal services

to the Laurensberg school.

For this new life,

the advice of an unknown poet:

"It's mighty jolly to do nothing

and to be able to rest."

Thank you.

Many thanks to the plastic arts club

of group 5 B.

We are pleased to welcome

groups 6 D and 4 B

with a new musical tribute

conducted by Mr Conradi and Ms Eikamp.

...three, four...

We are dead sad that you

are leaving, Mr Dudinger.

Here today, gone tomorrow

As soon as I arrived,

I had to leave

But I never complaint

of anything...

Dear God, what is this?

I have an upset stomach.

Where are you going like that?

I was about to get my gun.

You have a gun?

Obviously.

You were dressed like that at school?

No, I'm working part-time

in an old people's home.

Interesting...

Brbel, hello.

Hello.

- Winfried.

- Babette, nice to meet you.

You are going to be parents,

congratulations!

You must stick together.

Red, white or beer?

The same as you.

- Isn't she here?

- Still on the phone.

Here.

Thanks.

Her flight was ok?

She was tired.

But apparently things went

really well in Shanghai.

Isn't she in Bucarest anymore?

Sure, but she had meetings.

She wants to go there next.

Yes, it all went really well.

They're opening a new branch there.

So she was meeting managers from Siemens.

New clients.

And executives too.

She faces heavyweights

in the ring.

Very well.

And in Bucarest, what does she do?

She's in the oil business.

She does advising

for an oil company.

She's just a consultant.

I must take note of all that.

Whose birthday is it?

We decided to celebrate early.

Oh come on, you should have...

You should've let me know.

- You guys talking business? Hello, dad.

- Hi.

Spaghetti.

- How's it going?

- Really good, actually.

I didn't know you were celebrating

your birthday already.

But next week...

I have a meeting in Bucharest.

I'll bring your present then.

Sure, please do that.

Just ring my bell.

You might be surprised.

- Everything cleared up?

- Yeah, it was nothing.

You have something on your blazer.

What?

Quick, gall soap.

Mom, I have a whole

suitcase full of things.

I'm sorry, that was me.

It's just a tiny spot.

What was that?

Just my blood pressure monitor.

- What's wrong with you?

- Nothing.

Just routine.

And your outfit?

Am I supposed to get it?

We were joking around

with the school band...

I'll wash it off.

I'm affraid I must leave.

I left Willi with my mother.

How is he?

Not bad.

He sleeps a lot.

Look, here.

Can you fix them again

with that professional glue?

It cracked.

In your case,

I see you right at home.

Exactly.

Can't we glue them for good?

To make them permanent.

My crowns are so boring.

All she does is talk on the phone.

We must have done something wrong.

Come back inside.

I'm still on the phone.

And what else?

Almost done, dad.

That's very good.

Anyway, I will get back in touch...

with you tomorrow.

I'm glad we talked.

Good evening to you too. Bye.

Is everything alright?

Just a little stress.

- You leaving already?

- I'm afraid I must.

- Wanna to come to Grandma's for breakfast?

- My plane is at 10.

- Did you tell her I'm here?

- It does not matter.

I'll call Inge.

Who?

I've hired a substitute daughter.

Perfect. She will call on your birthday

instead of me.

It was a joke.

I don't know if I still have

make-up anywhere.

Oh, I'd forgoten. Thanks.

- Let's talk on Skype soon.

- Sure. My Skype's working again.

- She shouldn't work so hard.

- She's doing great.

Come in.

In your basket.

You're my little Willi.

Excuse me, please!

Mr Conradi?

Yes, I got him. Just a moment.

I'm Anca Pavelescu.

I'm Ms. Conradi's assistant.

Are you still there?

Just a flying visit.

I know, it was a little...

No, you don't need to come.

I'll go to a hotel.

No, really, nothing's wrong.

Fine. See you later. Ok.

Bye.

Yes, please?

Yes, I'm here.

Ok, sure.

See you later.

She asks if you would like

to accompany her...

This evening, to a reception

of the American Embassy.

- Was that her?

- Yes, she's still on the meeting.

Ok. When she will...

I will let her know.

And how is my daughter?

As a boss?

As your chief?

She is very...

honest.

She gives me a lot of feedback.

About my performance.

No, "performance"

means my work in general.

For exemple,

in meetings, with the team,

dealing with the clients.

And what's most important

when dealing with the clients?

That no concept makes sense

if the client doesn't want it.

The art is to tell the clien

what he actually wants.

I'm sure my daughter is good at that.

Wow. What a long day, right?

Yeah, well, sure, you have to work.

And I've really invaded you here, huh?

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes

Maren Ade

Maren Ade (German: [ˈmaːʁən ˈaːdə]; born 12 December 1976) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer. Ade lives in Berlin, teaching screenwriting at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg. Together with Janine Jackowski and Jonas Dornbach, she also runs the film production company Komplizen Film. more…

All Maren Ade scripts | Maren Ade Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Toni Erdmann" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 21 Dec. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/toni_erdmann_22065>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1998?
    A Saving Private Ryan
    B The Thin Red Line
    C Shakespeare in Love
    D Life Is Beautiful