''Hoppa högst'' (English: ''Jump the highest'') is a 30-minute-long Swedish

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. The first screening of ''Hoppa högst'' at a theater was in

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on 23 March 1989. The script was written by Swedish

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writer

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

, and is based on a short story from the book ''Kajsa Kavat'', also written by Lindgren. The film was directed by

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, who would later direct the film adaption of Lindgren's book ''Lotta på Bråkmakargatan''. Waldemar Berghendal produced ''Hoppa högst'', and

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directed the music. Since its original airing on SVT, the film has been

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several times. The film's production company, AB Svensk Filmindustri, also served as the distributor. It was distributed in Norway as ''Hvem kan hoppe høyest'' (English: ''Who can jump the highest'').

Plot

The film is about two rival boys, Albin (Markus Åström) and Stig (Ramses Ericstam), whose mothers (Lena T. Hansson and Suzanne Reuter, respectively) have them compete against each other throughout their childhood. The rival mothers compete in whose child will learn to walk and talk first. As the boys grow older and start school, they begin to compete by themselves. Competitions include seeing who dares to jump to the ground from various high places, including a tree, a bridge, and a hayloft. They also have an earthworm-eating contest. One day, as they compete for who dares to jump from the roof of a barn, both boys break a leg and end up at the hospital. As they begin to recover, the boys laugh with each other, realizing how stupid their rivalry has been.

References

External links

''Hoppa högst''
on the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoppa hogst 1989 films Films based on short fiction Films based on works by Astrid Lindgren 1980s Swedish-language films Swedish short films 1989 short films Films directed by Johanna Hald Swedish children's films 1980s Swedish films