''Kenny Begins'' is a 2009 Swedish

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

film directed by Carl Åstrand and Mats Lindberg.

Johan Rheborg Carl Johan Rheborg (born 5 June 1963) is a Swedish comedian, actor and script writer. He is a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget. Rheborg is probably most known for his role as the space hero Kenny Starfighter, the irresponsible ...

stars as Kenny Starfighter, an aspiring galaxy hero who crash lands on Earth. The film is made as a stand-alone

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to the 1997 television series '' Kenny Starfighter''. It holds the record for most special effects in a Swedish film, displacing the previous recordholder, ''

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''.

Plot

Kenny Starfighter (

) is probably the most hopeless student that the Hero academics of the galaxy has ever had. His parents Benny (Per Mårtenson) and Jenny (

Sissela Kyle Sissela Maria Kyle (born 17 March 1957, in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Kyle is the second cousin of the British singer Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens). SVT 1 "Här är ditt liv" 17 October 2009 Filmo ...

) are tired of paying for his studies and give him an ultimatum: graduate or become a hairdresser at the family salon. In a despondent hunt for graduation points, he crash-lands on

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surfa ...

by mistake. He meets Pontus (

Bill Skarsgård Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor, producer, director, writer, voice actor, and model. He is best known for portraying Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the supernatural horror films '' It'' (2017) and ''It C ...

), a limping and bullied 15-year-old with bad eyesight. Pontus has accidentally found a mysterious and luminary power crystal that has given him superpower and the chance to be noticed by the coolest girl in school, Miranda (Carla Abrahamsen). While Pontus tries to help Kenny escape from becoming a hairdresser, Rutger Oversmart (

Jan Mybrand Jan Torsten Mybrand (born 26 January 1959 in Kolsva, Köping Municipality, Sweden) is a Swedish actor. Mybrand was educated at Dramatens elevskola and after that he practised at Gävle Folkteater. Since 1986 he works at Stockholm City Theatre

), the most intelligent man in the universe, finds out that the power of the crystal has been absorbed by Pontus. All he just needs to squeeze the power out of Pontus, and then he will become the most powerful man in the universe. When he finds out that a hero from the galaxy is protecting Pontus, he sends one of the most dangerous bounty hunters, Earth, Wind and Fire, to go get him.

Cast

as Kenny Starfighter *

as Pontus * Carla Abrahamsen as Miranda *

as Rutger Oversmart *

Brasse Brännström Brasse Brännström (real name Lars Erik Brännström; 27 February 1945 – 29 August 2014) was a Swedish actor and comedian. Brännström attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. In 1970, he gained fame alongside Magnus Härenstam a ...

as General Sudoko *

Björn Gustafsson Lars Björn Gustafsson (born 19 February 1986) is a Swedish comedian and actor. He is known from TV shows such as ''Parlamentet'' and '' Stockholm Live''. Early and personal life Gustafsson was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He studied at the C ...

as Lenny Starfighter *

Cecilia Frode Pia Ingela Cecilia Frode is a Swedish actress born on 14 August 1970 in Linköping. Career Frode graduated from the theatre school in Malmö in 1994. She also won a Guldbagge Award for Best Supporting Actress in the Swedish comedy film Klassfe ...

as Thug 1 * Per Svensson as Thug 2 * Josephine Bornebusch as Thug 3 *

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson; 13 February 1958) is a Swedes, Swedish actor, actress, film director, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergm ...

as Headmaster *

as Jenny Starfighter *

Johan Glans Johan Magnus Glans (born 9 April 1974 in Eslöv, Sweden) is a Swedish stand up comedian and actor. He started doing stand up comedy in 1994, and has worked on Swedish TV with David Batra. Since 2016, Johan Glans has starred as Axel in ''Swedish ...

as Captain Kaos *

Per Ragnar Per Ragnar, ''Per-Erik Ragnar'' (born 29 May 1941), is a Sweden, Swedish actor, director and author. Biography Ragnar was born in Kalmar, Sweden and is the son of district manager Hans Ragnar and the postal clerk Karin, née Pettersson. Ragnar tr ...

as Emperor Zing * Rosie Anderberg as Earth * Yan Kai Yu as Wind * Hayes Jemide as Fire

Gallery

Image:Kenny dräkt 1.JPG, Kenny Starfighter's suit Image:Kenny figurer.JPG, Earth and Wind Image:Kenny våffeldräkt.JPG, Fire

External links

* {{IMDb title, 1278180, Kenny Begins 2009 films Swedish science fiction comedy films 2000s Swedish-language films 2000s science fiction comedy films 2000s superhero comedy films 2009 comedy films 2000s Swedish films

Plot

Cast

Gallery

See also

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