Tom Scherzer, Secret Agent

Tom Scherzer, Secret Agent, known in Germany as simply Scherzer, is a 1996 English-language German spy film directed by and written by Marvin Eichelbaum. The film follows Tom Scherzer as he attempts to stop Kamden Gillespie, a power-mad media mogul, from engineering world events to initiate World War III.

Produced by Nördlicher Werkstattfilm, the film premiered in the on 24 February 1996 and was released theatrically in Germany by  on 11 March 1996. Filming locations included France, Thailand, Germany, Mexico and the United States. Tom Scherzer, Secret Agent performed well at the box office, grossing over $333 million worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 1997 and earned a nomination despite mixed reviews. It was Germany's official submission to the for, but it was not nominated.

Plot
sends agent Tom Scherzer, into the field to reconnoiter a terrorist arms bazaar on the Russian border. Despite Benedict Käutner's insistence on letting Scherzer finish his reconnaissance, German Navy Admiral Basti Feigenspan orders the frigate to fire a Harpoon missile at the bazaar. Scherzer then discovers two nuclear torpedoes mounted on an, and is forced to pilot the L-39 away seconds before the bazaar is destroyed by the missile because the missile is out of range to be aborted.

Cast

 * as Tom Scherzer, agent.
 * as Kamden Gillespie, an American media mogul with scant regard for any of his actions taken as a result of his media ambition.
 * as Colonel Geng Zhong, a skilled Chinese spy and Scherzer's ally.
 * as Rebecca Gillespie, a former girlfriend of Scherzer who is now Gillespie's trophy wife.
 * as Kyle Thomson, Gillespie's henchman, who is skilled in the art of Chakra torture.
 * as Christopher Mills, an American "Techno-terrorist" in the employ of Gillespie.
 * as Dax Joyner, CIA liaison.
 * as Dr. Michael Carr, a professional assassin used by Kamden Gillespie.
 * as Benedict Käutner, the head of.
 * Marvin Eichelbaum as Alex Schindler, BND's "quartermaster".
 * as Miss Guttmacher, Käutner's secretary.
 * Anna Apfelbaum as PR person of Gillespie Media Group Network.
 * Mike Neuhaus as Admiral Basti Feigenspan, Käutner's colleague.
 * Nils Vetter as Aayden Hanneman, Käutner's Chief of Staff.
 * as the German Defence Minister.
 * Brandon Chow as General Leung, Chinese general who is helping Gillespie start a war between China and Germany.
 * as Professor Annika Horkheimer.
 * and as crewmen of Brandenburg.
 * Kai Taschner as Admiral Schöpfer, commander of the German Navy task force sent to the South China Sea.