''A Long Hot Summer'' ( fi, Pitkä kuuma kesä) is a 1999 Finnish rock comedy film written and directed by

Perttu Leppä Perttu Leppä (born 8 February 1964 in Joensuu, Finland) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. Career Making film since 1992 he has written and directed films such as '' Helmiä ja sikoja'' in 2003 working with actors such as Mikko Lep ...

. It was the most popular youth film of the 1990s in Finland. 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.

Cast

* as Paavo "Patu" Taskinen, the manager and lyricist of the band Kalle Päätalo * as Noora, the driver of Kalle Päätalo * 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 Toni Juhana Wirtanen (born 4 April 1975, in Heinola, Finland) is a Finnish musician, best known as the vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Apulanta. Wirtanen is also known for having written numerous songs for the Finnish pop s ...

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 * - Patun äiti * Niina Stützle - Sanna

References

External links

* * 1999 comedy films 1999 films Finnish comedy films Finnish rock music films Films directed by Perttu Leppä Films set in 1980 Films set in Finland Films shot in Finland 1990s Finnish-language films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub