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 |
| Writing | Paul Nicholas | Idea |
| Production | Wolf Bauer | Producer |
| Production | Werner Mietzner | Producer |
| Sound | Jürgen Knieper | Music |
| Camera | Atze Glanert | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Brigitte Rausch | Editor |
| Art | Ludolf Hoesch | Production Design |
| Art | Frank Hein | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jutta Schwarzat | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Gallner | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eberhard Neufink | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Ingetraud Kiefer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Thorolf Dormer | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Rainer Orenz | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Friedo Soltkahn | Sound |
| Crew | Michael Bouterweck | Pyrotechnician |
| Crew | Frank Tauchmann | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gerd Grzesczak | Stunts |
