Forklift Driver Klaus – The First (And Last) Day On The Job

Directors: Stefan Prehn, Jörg Wagner Writers: Jörg Wagner, Stefan Prehn Stars: Konstantin Graudus, Gustav Adolph Artz, Jürgen Kittel Country: Germany Language: German Release Date: 30 March 2002 (UK)

Claus (not Kinski) just got his forklift driving licence and he's excited on his first day at work. Unfortunately for him and his colleagues he's going to fuck this up so bad that his first day is also going to be his last (I guess). He, and everybody else, are going to learn a lesson in violence that safety rules are there for a reason, no matter how boring, stupid, or minor they sound.

"But I did everything by the book!"

Forklift Driver Klaus – The First Day on the Job (Staplerfahrer Klaus - Der erste Arbeitstag) is a huge value short-film which makes fun with the worst way (meaning the best) of some old educational videos about safety at work. You know, the kind of oversimplified common sense videos that companies show to their labour instead of proper training, so they won't mangle themselves in the workplace, cost more money and give the brand a bad name.

This bloody short-film it's so good at what it does that before the shit hits the fan it really convinces you that it is indeed an 80's work safety instruction video for forklift drivers. Of course when heads start to roll and guts start to fall, you might suspect that it might not be a legit safety video. However, the legend has it that although the film is a parody, some German instructors (who else?) are often show the film during their lessons to ...lighten the mood (I'd like to see the look on their students' faces).

(Watch this for your own safety)

(Excellent!)