''Jönssonligan'', literally the ''Jönsson Gang'', is a Swedish

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series, originally based on the Danish series of films about the

Olsen-banden The ''Olsen Gang'' (, ) is a Denmark, Danish comedy film series created by Danish director Erik Balling and special effects expert Henning Bahs about the eponymous fictional criminal gang. The gang's leader is the criminal genius and habitual o ...

, but later with unique scripts. The Jönsson gang consists of the leader and criminal genius Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson, hence the name, and his two companions "Dynamit-Harry" (an alcoholic demolitions expert) and Ragnar Vanheden (a small-timer from Stockholm). Eight films have been made in total, though in the last three films actor Gösta Ekman got tired of his character "Sickan", and was replaced by the following characters, in order; "Doctor Max Adrian Busé", "Herman Melvin" and "Sven-Ingvar 'Sivan' Jönsson". The first two films featured the character Rocky, a

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as member of the gang. He was eventually replaced by "Dynamit-Harry" who first appeared in the second film. Jönssonligans arch-enemy is Jacob Morgan Rockefeller Wall-Enberg Jr. - somewhat of a cross between a business magnate and a ruthless mob boss - who in all the films have been played by

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. His name alludes to the real-life Swedish business magnates Anders Wall and the

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. Wall-Enbergs henchman is Biffen. In every film except for ''

Jönssonligan dyker upp igen ''Jönssonligan dyker upp igen'' (English: ''The Johnson Gang Resurface'' or ''The Return of the Johnson Gang'') is a 1986 Swedish comedy film, one of a series of films made about Jönssonligan, a gang of criminals. This was the first Swedish f ...

'' and ''

Jönssonligan på Mallorca ''Jönssonligan på Mallorca'' (''The Johnson Gang in Mallorca'' - International: English title) is a Swedish film made in 1989, and is one of a series about a criminal gang called Jönssonligan. This was the last film in the series where Gösta ...

'' he has been played by Weiron Holmberg. In ''

'' he is played by Lars Dejert and in ''

'' he never appears. The main series has also created a spin-off series called ''

Lilla Jönssonligan ''Lilla Jönssonligan'' () is a Swedish film series A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series. It is a type of series fiction. This articl ...

'' (Little Jönsson gang), which portrays the main three characters of the series as kids. The only recurring actor in all the ''Lilla Jönssonligan'' is

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who plays Wall-Enberg Jr's father Oscar Wall-Enberg Sr. A reboot named ''

Jönssonligan – Den perfekta stöten ''Jönssonligan – Den perfekta stöten'' (''Johnson Gang – The Master Plan'', called ''Mastermind'' outside of Scandinavia) is a 2015 Swedish heist thriller comedy film, directed by . The film is a reboot of the Swedish film series '' Jönsso ...

'' with new actors in the roles was released on 16 January 2015. The film was the first since ''Jönssonligan & Dynamit-Harry'' to feature the line-up Sickan, Vanheden, Rocky and Dynamit-Harry and the first not to feature Wall-Enberg, instead featuring an antagonist named 'Wallentin'. The film was not commercially successful. A second reboot premiered in 2020.https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/a/21e6Qq/jonssonligan-flyttar-till-norrkoping https://archive.today/20180714112957/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/film/a/21e6Qq/jonssonligan-flyttar-till-norrkoping

List of movies and main characters

Varning för Jönssonligan (Beware of the Jönsson Gang, 1981)

Jönssonligan & Dynamit-Harry (The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite-Harry, 1982)

Jönssonligan får guldfeber (The Jönsson Gang gets Gold Fever, 1984)

Jönssonligan dyker upp igen (The Jönsson Gang Resurface, 1986)

Jönssonligan på Mallorca (The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca, 1989)

Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten (The Jönsson Gang & the Black Diamond, 1992)

Jönssonligans största kupp (The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery, 1994)

Jönssonligan spelar högt (The Jönsson Gang at High Stakes, 2000)

Reboot (I)

Den perfekta stöten (The Master Plan, 2015)

Reboot (II)

Se upp för Jönssonligan (Watch Out for the Jönsson Gang, 2020)

Reboot (III)

Jönssonligan kommer tillbaka (The Jönsson Gang Returns, 2024)

Lilla Jönssonligan (Young Jönsson Gang)

* ''

Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen ''Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen'' () is a Swedish film, the first out of four films in the ''Lilla Jönssonligan'' film series. It was released on 29 November 1996 in Sweden and was directed by Christjan Wegner. The film has been shown ...

'' (Young Jönsson Gang & the Cornflakes Robbery) (1996) * '' Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan'' (Young Jönsson Gang Showing Off) (1997) * ''

Lilla Jönssonligan på kollo ''Lilla Jönssonligan på kollo'' () is the third film in the Swedish ''Lilla Jönssonligan'' film series. It was released on January 23, 2004, in Sweden and was directed by Christjan Wegner. The film was broadcast on the Swedish television chann ...

'' (Young Jönsson Gang at Summer Camp) (2004) * '' Lilla Jönssonligan och stjärnkuppen'' (Young Jönsson Gang & the Star Robbery) (2006)

In other media

Jönssonligan has also featured in two

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s and in

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, both incarnations incited by the Swedish cartoonist Per Demervall. ;Games * '' Jönssonligan: Jakten på Mjölner'', 1999 * ''

Jönssonligan går på djupet ''Jönssonligan'', literally the ''Jönsson Gang'', is a Swedish comedy film series, originally based on the Danish series of films about the Olsen-banden, but later with unique scripts. The Jönsson gang consists of the leader and criminal geni ...

'', 2000 ;Comics *'' Jönssonligan – Tajmat och klart'', 1993 *'' Jönssonligan – På fri fot'', 1998

References

External links

IMDB search for JönssonliganBanden Fanklub Tyskland
- German fanclub with Jönssonligan {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonssonligan Swedish film series Swedish comedy films Film series introduced in 1981