''Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief'' ( fi, Risto Räppääjä ja polkupyörävaras) is a 2009 Finnish

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

. The film is based on 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 ...

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 ...

and Tiina Nopola. However, the film is not based on any book volume. The children's musical comedy ''Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief'' continues loosely the previous film ''

''. 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

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and also in

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and

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in the summer 2009. Furthermore, train station scenes were shot in the

Kauklahti railway station Kauklahti railway station ( fi, Kauklahden rautatieasema, sv, Köklax järnvägstation) is a station on the Helsinki commuter rail network located in Espoo, Finland. The station is served by Helsinki commuter rail lines Y, X, U, L and E. The stat ...

in the city of

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and on the Ilmala rail yard in the city of

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

. The previous Ricky Rapper film was shot a couple of years earlier and the kid actors, as Ricky Rapper and Nelly Butterfly, were "over-aged". Consequently, the studio hired new main actors. However, previous stars make a pop-up visit during the end credits of the film. The ''Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief'' received 38,425 viewers in its first weekend – almost double as the previous film. The result was the sixth most successful in the Finnish box-office in its first weekend all-time, and the most successful Finnish family movie all-time. In 2010, the ''Ricky Rapper and the Bicycle Thief'' received 328 000 viewers and it was the second popular Finnish film in that year.Suomen elokuvasäätiö: Kotimaisten elokuvien katsojaluvut 2010
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Synopsis

Aunt Serena Rapper and Lennart Lindberg leave on a vacation and Fanny Freezer comes to take care of Ricky Rapper and Nelly Noodlehead. Ricky gets a new bike, but the bike disappears inexplicably.

Cast

* Severi Heikkilä as

: A ten-year-old boy who likes to play drums * Lauramaija Luoto as Nelly Butterfly/Noodlehead: A girl who is a friend of Ricky. * Annu Valonen as Serena Rapper: Ricky's aunt who dates with Mr. Lennart Lindberg. *

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 dates with Ms. Serena Rapper. * Ulla Tapaninen as Fanny the Freezer: Aunt Serena's cousin who takes care of the household. * Marcus Groth as Bertil Rosenbögel: A mysterious man with a van who has something to do with the bike.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricky Rapper And The Bicycle Thief 2009 films Finnish children's films 2000s Finnish-language films 2000s children's fantasy films Films based on fantasy novels Films based on Finnish novels