''Ricky Rapper'' ( fi, Risto Räppääjä) is a 2008 Finnish musical film. The film is based on two volumes of

Sinikka Nopola Sinikka Marianna Nopola (26 November 1953 – 13 January 2021) was a Finnish writer of children's literature who published nearly 80 books since 1987. Nopola is best known for the series '' Hayflower and Quiltshoe'' and ''Ricky Rapper'' she wrote ...

's and Tiina Nopola's children's fantasy book series

Ricky Rapper Ricky Rapper ( fi, Risto Räppääjä) is a main character in a series of children's fantasy books and comic strips by Finnish writers Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola. Ricky Rapper is a ten-year-old boy who likes to play drums. He lives in an ...

. The book volumes were originally released as ''Risto Räppääjä ja pakastaja-Elvi'' of 2000 and ''Risto Räppääjä ja Nuudelipää'' of 2001. Ricky Rapper is a comedy for children. It tells about the friendship between 10-year-old boy and girl in the normal suburb neighbourhood. The film was shot in

Kartanonkoski Kartanonkoski ( sv, Herrgårdsforsen) is a Finnish housing suburb in the southern part of the City of Vantaa. Kartanonkoski is a part of the Pakkala district and furthermore a part of Aviapolis marketing brand area of Vantaa. The area is locat ...

in the city of

Vantaa Vantaa (; sv, Vanda, ) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is part of the inner core of the Finnish Capital Region along with Helsinki, Espoo, and Kauniainen. With a population of (), Vantaa is the fourth most populated city in Finland ...

in the summer 2007. Ricky Rapper was the most viewed Finnish film in Finland in 2008 with its 209,506 viewers and it was the sixth most viewed of all the Finnish films. The film received more than 215,000 viewers, and the DVD version has been sold almost 100 000 copies. The following film ''

Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief ''Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief'' ( fi, Risto Räppääjä ja polkupyörävaras) is a 2009 Finnish musical film. The film is based on children's fantasy book series Ricky Rapper of Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola. However, the film is not b ...

'' was released in 2010, and it received 38,425 viewers in its first weekend – almost double as the previous film.

Synopsis

Ricky lives with his Aunt Serena and loves playing drums. However she breaks her leg and cousin Fanny moves in to take care of the household. "Fanny the Freezer" is strict and orderly – and this means no drums for Ricky. With the help of his downstairs neighbor Nelly Butterfly, Ricky seeks to restore order to the apartment and get his drums back.

Cast

* Niilo Sipilä as

: A ten-year-old boy who likes to play drums * Mimmi Lounela as Nelly Butterfly/Noodlehead: A girl who moves into Ricky's building. * Annu Valonen as Serena Rapper: Ricky's aunt who dreams of Mr. Lindberg who lives downstairs. *

Martti Suosalo Martti Juhani Suosalo (born 19 July 1962) is a Finnish actor and singer. Suosalo was born in Oulu, and began his career in 1986 with an appearance in a TV series. He began to work as a regular actor on Finnish television but also appeared in s ...

as Lennart Lindberg: A shy man who also dreams of Ms. Serena Rapper who lives upstairs. * Ulla Tapaninen as Fanny the Freezer: Aunt Serena's cousin who moves in to take care of the household.

References

External links

* *{{Amg movie , 434416 , Ricky Rapper Finnish children's films 2000s children's fantasy films Films based on fantasy novels Films based on Finnish novels 2008 films