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film directed by Visa Mäkinen and written by Ismo Sajakorpi. The film stars

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impersonator Joonas G. Breitenfeldt (Agent 000) and

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as a bank robber. English actor John Wood also makes an appearance as Agent 009, and his serious, wooden portrayal of the character stands in contrast to the outrageous antics of the other members of the cast contributing to further humour. Finnish actress Kielo Tommila stars as the reporter Ulla Salla and the main love interest of Agent 000. "000" or "nolla-nolla-nolla" as it was advertised, was then the Finnish national emergency call number.

Plot

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films, an evil genius villain, car chases,

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and beautiful women. The film involves a hazardous health clinic, the archetype villain's secret, console-crowded headquarters, as Agent 000 (Saarelainen) attempts to stop the masked villain's organisation (a spoof of

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) from turning the members of Finnish establishment into nudists, drunks or suicide candidates with a mind-control device. The

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content of the film is similar to that of

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Release

The film premiered on 16 September 1983. It was produced by the Finnish film company Tuotanto Visa Mäkinen and was distributed by Kinosto. The company produced a number of other popular Finnish films in the 1980s and early 1990s such as ''Pirtua, Pirtua'' in

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. The rights to the film are owned by director Visa Mäkinen. The cinema version of the film had a running time of 89 minutes although the uncut version released on VHS in 1984 ran 4 minutes longer at 92 minutes. Initially for the big screen, ''Agentti 000 ja kuoleman kurvit'' was awarded the Finland:S certificate but the uncut video version was given a Finland:K-12 labelling. A testimony to the lasting significance of the film it was re-released on DVD in the late 1990s.

Cast

as Joonas G. Breitenfeldt (Agent 000) *

as Bank Robber #1 * John Wood as Agent 009 * Kielo Tommila as Reporter Ulla Salla * Matti Ruohola as Bank Robber #2 *

Jukka Sipilä Jukka Sipilä (12 May 1936, Kivijärvi – 7 August 2004, Helsinki, Finland) was a prolific Finland, Finnish actor and television director. He began acting in film in the 1960s and took up TV directing shortly in the early 1970s before concentrat ...

as Inventor Doctor * Pekka Elomaa as Member of the Ministry * Titta Jokinen as Agent *

Seppo Kolehmainen Seppo Kolehmainen (18 January 1933 – 23 February 2009) was a Finnish film actor. Kolehmainen was born in Pielavesi, Finland. He appeared in Finnish films since late 1955. He appeared in the 1983 James Bond spoof '' Agent 000 and the Dead ...

as Museum Guide * Matti Mäntylä as Lieutenant Colonel Armas Virtanen * Martti Pennanen as X * Rita Polster as Col. Karonov * Allan Tuppurainen as Agent 004 * Airi Pihlajamaa as Interior Minister Sisko Vento

Cinematography

* Pertti Aherva * Keijo Mäkinen * Tapani Sillanpää

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agentti 000 Ja Kuoleman Kurvit 1980s Finnish-language films 1980s spy comedy films 1980s parody films 1983 films Finnish comedy films 1983 comedy films Parody films based on James Bond films