In the not too distant future, in the year 1999: In Germany, payment may only be made by credit card, which leads to many people purchasing things they cannot pay for. A nasty debt collector from the almighty central bank sends out employees to take back unpaid goods from customers by force. A girl who calls herself Egon is also forced to work for this evil person. In the process, she meets nice Mike, with whom she falls in love. Soon Mike and his friend, the aging playboy Löffler, are in a turbulent adventure to free Egon from the clutches of the bank villain.
Unfortunately the movie Die Senkrechtstarter is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Christian Rateuke | Director |
| Writing | Christian Rateuke | Writer |
| Writing | Christoph Treutwein | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Gallner | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jutta Schwarzat | Costume Design |
| Camera | Atze Glanert | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jürgen Knieper | Music |
| Art | Frank Hein | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Thorolf Dormer | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Brigitte Rausch | Editor |
| Directing | Ingetraud Kiefer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Rainer Orenz | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Friedo Soltkahn | Sound |
| Crew | Gerd Grzesczak | Stunts |
| Writing | Paul Nicholas | Idea |
| Production | Wolf Bauer | Producer |
| Art | Ludolf Hoesch | Production Design |
| Production | Werner Mietzner | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eberhard Neufink | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Michael Bouterweck | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | Frank Tauchmann | Special Effects |
