''Jönssonligan'', literally the ''Jönsson Gang'', is a Swedish
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
series, originally based on the Danish series of films about the
Olsen-banden, but later with unique scripts.
The Jönsson gang consists of the leader and criminal genius Charles Ingvar "Sickan" Jönsson, hence the name, and his two companions "Dynamit-Harry" (an alcoholic demolitions expert) and Ragnar Vanheden (a small-timer from Stockholm). Eight films have been made in total, though in the last three films actor Gösta Ekman got tired of his character "Sickan", and was replaced by the following characters, in order; "Doctor Max Adrian Busé", "Herman Melvin" and "Sven-Ingvar 'Sivan' Jönsson". The first two films featured the character Rocky, a
Swedish-speaking Finn as member of the gang. He was eventually replaced by "Dynamit-Harry" who first appeared in the second film. Jönssonligans arch-enemy is Jacob Morgan Rockefeller Wall-Enberg Jr. - somewhat of a cross between a business magnate and a ruthless mob boss - who in all the films have been played by
Per Grundén. His name alludes to the real-life Swedish business magnates
Anders Wall and the
Wallenberg family. Wall-Enbergs henchman is Biffen. In every film except for ''
Jönssonligan dyker upp igen'' and ''
Jönssonligan på Mallorca'' he has been played by Weiron Holmberg. In ''
Jönssonligan dyker upp igen'' he is played by Lars Dejert and in ''
Jönssonligan på Mallorca'' he never appears.
The main series has also created a spin-off series called ''
Lilla Jönssonligan'' (Little Jönsson gang), which portrays the main three characters of the series as kids. The only recurring actor in all the ''Lilla Jönssonligan'' is
Loa Falkman who plays Wall-Enberg Jr's father Oscar Wall-Enberg Sr.
A reboot named ''
Jönssonligan – Den perfekta stöten'' with new actors in the roles was released on 16 January 2015. The film was the first since ''Jönssonligan & Dynamit-Harry'' to feature the line-up Sickan, Vanheden, Rocky and Dynamit-Harry and the first not to feature Wall-Enberg, instead featuring an antagonist named 'Wallentin'. The film was not commercially successful. A second reboot premiered in 2020.
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List of movies and main characters
Varning för Jönssonligan (Beware of the Jönsson Gang, 1981)
Jönssonligan & Dynamit-Harry (The Jönsson Gang & Dynamite-Harry, 1982)
Jönssonligan får guldfeber (The Jönsson Gang gets Gold Fever, 1984)
Jönssonligan dyker upp igen (The Jönsson Gang Resurface, 1986)
Jönssonligan på Mallorca (The Jönsson Gang in Mallorca, 1989)
Jönssonligan & den svarta diamanten (The Jönsson Gang & the Black Diamond, 1992)
Jönssonligans största kupp (The Jönsson Gang's Greatest Robbery, 1994)
Jönssonligan spelar högt (The Jönsson Gang at High Stakes, 2000)
Reboot (I)
Den perfekta stöten (The Master Plan, 2015)
Reboot (II)
Se upp för Jönssonligan (Watch Out for the Jönsson Gang, 2020)
Reboot (III)
Jönssonligan kommer tillbaka (The Jönsson Gang Returns, 2024)
Lilla Jönssonligan (Young Jönsson Gang)
* ''
Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen'' (Young Jönsson Gang & the Cornflakes Robbery) (1996)
* ''
Lilla Jönssonligan på styva linan'' (Young Jönsson Gang Showing Off) (1997)
* ''
Lilla Jönssonligan på kollo'' (Young Jönsson Gang at Summer Camp) (2004)
* ''
Lilla Jönssonligan och stjärnkuppen'' (Young Jönsson Gang & the Star Robbery) (2006)
In other media
Jönssonligan has also featured in two
adventure
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computer games and in
comics
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, both incarnations incited by the Swedish cartoonist Per Demervall.
;Games
* ''
Jönssonligan: Jakten på Mjölner'', 1999
* ''
Jönssonligan går på djupet'', 2000
;Comics
*''
Jönssonligan – Tajmat och klart'', 1993
*''
Jönssonligan – På fri fot'', 1998
See also
*
Olsen Gang
References
External links
IMDB search for JönssonliganBanden Fanklub Tyskland
- German fanclub with Jönssonligan
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Swedish film series
Swedish comedy films
Film series introduced in 1981