''Olsen-banden Junior'' is a 2001 Danish family-comedy heist film. It is a prequel to the long running Danish film series ''

Olsen-banden The ''Olsen Gang'' ( da, Olsen-banden, no, Olsenbanden, german: Die Olsenbande) is a Danish comedy film series created by Danish director Erik Balling and special effects expert Henning Bahs about the eponymous fictional criminal gang. The gang ...

'', and an implementation of the concept used by the Swedish ''Olsen-banden'' remakes prequels ''

Lilla Jönssonligan Lilla Jönssonligan ( en, The Little Jönsson gang) is a Swedish film series that consists of four movies. The film series is a spin-off of the original ''Jönssonligan'' film series, featuring the main characters as kids instead of adults. Unl ...

''. The film is also a sequel to the Christmas calendar '' Olsen-bandens første kup'' from 1999. The film premiered on December 14, 2001. The film was a moderate success compared to the original series and the Swedish and Norwegian equivalents. The film later received a novelization of the same name.

Plot

In the year of 1958, Egon Olsen, the child genius, tries to escape the orphanage where he lives by setting himself up to be adopted by a rich couple. Problems arise when it turns out that the couple are rocket scientists who want to use him as a test subject to be sent into space.

Cast

* Aksel Leth as Egon Olsen * Christian Stoltenberg as Benny * Jacob A. Bernit as Kjeld * Signe Lerche as Yvonne * Sebastian Jessen]as Kenneth *

Jesper Langberg Jesper Langberg (20 October 1940 – 29 June 2019) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films. Biography He was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He was the son of actor Sigurd Langberg and younger brother of actor Ebbe Langb ...

as Hallandsen * Ellen Hillingsø as Doctor Rakowski * Christina Stojanovich as Inge-Margrethe * Henrik Lykkegaard as Holm * Claus Bue as Crime Assistant Jensen * Claus Ryskjær as Manager *

Ole Thestrup Ole Svane Thestrup (12 March 1948 – 2 February 2018) was a Danish actor. He appeared in many Danish films, particularly those directed by Anders Thomas Jensen, as well as television and theatre roles. He had a recurring role in the political dra ...

as Major Schröder * Lasse Lunderskov as Wasteman * Henning Sprogøe as Mister Olsen

Reception

The film was released on home video by June 2002. It premiered on television on April 2, 2003. After the film there were more ''Junior'' installments in the ''

'' franchise and the next films are animated.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2001 films 2000s children's comedy films 2000s Danish-language films Danish children's films Films directed by Peter Flinth Prequel films Olsen-banden films Danish prequel films