''On Top'' (Icelandic: ''Með allt á hreinu'' ()) is an
Icelandic
musical comedy from
1982
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, directed by
Icelandic director
Ágúst Guðmundsson. The film, which still enjoys widespread popularity in Iceland, tells the story of two bands (one all-male and one all-female) that go on a tour together and then become engaged in a rivalry.
The cast is composed members of the pop bands
Stuðmenn (also the name of the band in the film) and
Grýlurnar (''Gærurnar'' in the film), and the film is largely based on performances by the two bands. According to
Valgeir Guðjónsson the
L.A. Times
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film critic reviewed the movie and started the review by saying "On Top features a bunch of Icelandic fruitcakes wearing strange clothes"
Cast
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Egill Ólafsson
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Ragnhildur Gísladóttir
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Valgeir Guðjónsson
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Eggert Þorleifsson
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Jakob Frímann Magnússon
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Anna Björnsdóttir
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Reception
The film was the highest-grossing film in Iceland in 1983.
References
External links
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1982 films
Films directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson
Icelandic comedy films
1980s Icelandic-language films
1980s musical comedy films
1982 comedy films
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