Hatschipuh is a 1987 German children's film directed by Knig, based on radio plays and children's books. The film is about a man named Butzemann, who lives hidden among other people and stands by them. February 26, 1987 is when the film's cinema opens. The film was shot near Bad Tlz and in the leisure pool "Triminie am Kochelsee". The main roles of the film were occupied by two actors, one of them being the young Hamburger Jan Steinbeck, who was discovered by Knig during a casting for commercials.