A Long Hot Summer (film)

(Redirected from Pitkä kuuma kesä)

A Long Hot Summer[4] (Finnish: Pitkä kuuma kesä) is a 1999 Finnish rock comedy film written and directed by Perttu Leppä. It was the most popular youth film of the 1990s in Finland.[5] The film, set in 1980, tells the story of a fictional rock band called Kalle Päätalo. Due to the film's popularity, the band started to tour around the country.[6]

A Long Hot Summer
Directed byPerttu Leppä
Written byPerttu Leppä
Produced byJohannes Lassila
CinematographyJyrki Arnikari
Edited byKimmo Taavila
Production
company
Talent House
Distributed byFinnkino[1]
Release date
  • 26 March 1999 (1999-03-26) (Finland)
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Running time
100 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish
Budget€880,000[2]
Box office$552,521 (Finland)[3]

Cast

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  • Unto Helo [fi] as Paavo "Patu" Taskinen, the manager and lyricist of the band Kalle Päätalo
  • Hanna-Mari Karhinen [fi] as Noora, the driver of Kalle Päätalo
  • Mikko Hakola [fi] as Jukka Lajunen, the singer of Kalle Päätalo
  • Timo Lavikainen as Kukkonen, the drummer of Kalle Päätalo
  • Konsta Hiekkanen as Jimi, the guitarist of Kalle Päätalo
  • Olli Sorjonen as Kakkonen, the bassist of Kalle Päätalo
  • Aino Seppo as Patu's mother
  • Niina Stützle as Sanna, Patu's sister
  • Toni Wirtanen as Lärssi, the singer of The Vittupäät
  • Harri Tuovinen as Stuube, the bassist of The Vittupäät
  • Pauli Rantasalmi as Pate, the drummer of The Vittupäät[7]
  • Aino Seppo [fi] - Patun äiti
  • Niina Stützle - Sanna

Reception

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The film grossed $87,070 in its opening week and went on to gross $552,521 in Finland.[3][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Buddrus, Petra (11 February 2000). "Reversal of fortunes in Finland". Screen International. p. 35.
  2. ^ "Pitkien elokuvien saama tuotantotuki" (PDF). ses.fi (in Finnish). The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Buddrus, Petra (21 January 2000). "Plainlands sequel opens well in Finland". Screen International. p. 37.
  4. ^ "Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999)". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  5. ^ "Finnish Films 2008" (PDF). ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  6. ^ Holm, Milla (June 29, 2011). "Kalle Päätalon keikkatahti ei hiljene". yle.fi (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  7. ^ "Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999) – Credits". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
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