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 ...
directed by
Claes Eriksson
Claes Ingvar Eriksson (born 27 July 1950) is a Swedish people, Swedish film director, director, screenwriter, Revue, revue artist, comedian, actor and composer.Galenskaparna och After Shave
Galenskaparna och After Shave is the collaborative name of two Sweden, Swedish comedy groups, Galenskaparna and After Shave, from Gothenburg.
.
Plot
Egil ( Knut Agnred), a middle-aged man living a simple life, is a regular painter. One day, when he is about to paint a fence, the film team of Långa näsan (Long Nose), one of Sweden's most popular television programs, including the host Hacke Häger ( Per Fritzell), suddenly shows up. Egil becomes the victim of a candid-camera prank, which will be aired on television. To Häger's surprise, Egil does not want to sign the broadcast permit required to broadcast the footage, nor come to the studio. Häger, under pressure to make a good television episode, broadcasts the footage against Egil's wishes. Egil represents a small crowd of Swedish people who do not want to be on TV and become famous.
Sune Finåker (
Peter Rangmar
Johan Peter Mikael Rangmar (10 November 1956 – 25 May 1997) was a Swedish comedian, actor, baritone, writer and television personality who was best known as a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.
Biography
Born in Annelund, Rangmar atte ...
), Häger's employer, has a near-
monopoly
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on Swedish TV and radio, owning 12 television channels, all commercially financed, but none of the state-owned channels. Hungry for more power and a full monopoly, he plans to buy them soon, so he forms his own political party. All of Sweden has been captivated in the hands of Finåker, with the slogan ''Förströelse och lätt underhållning'' (''Amusement and Easy Entertainment''), in front of their TV sets. Through a grand gala evening on his TV channels, he intends to win the elections via a majority vote and become
Prime Minister
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, promising easy entertainment for everyone in the future.
In an attempt to prevent this total monopoly, Egil, along with Clary Blomstedt ( Kerstin Granlund), an intellectual middle-aged teacher, and the incumbent government form a resistance group to end Finåker's plans to become Prime Minister by stopping him from gaining a majority in the elections.
Cast
Galenskaparna och After Shave:
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Peter Rangmar
Johan Peter Mikael Rangmar (10 November 1956 – 25 May 1997) was a Swedish comedian, actor, baritone, writer and television personality who was best known as a member of Galenskaparna och After Shave.
Biography
Born in Annelund, Rangmar atte ...
Claes Eriksson
Claes Ingvar Eriksson (born 27 July 1950) is a Swedish people, Swedish film director, director, screenwriter, Revue, revue artist, comedian, actor and composer.Lisa Alvgrim - Kulturministern (Minister of Culture)
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Monica Dominique
Monica Dominique (née ''Danielsson''; born 20 July 1940) is a Swedish pianist, composer, and actress. As a musician, she is primarily a jazz pianist, and she has composed with her husband, who is also a pianist. The two often perform piano four ...
- Dagmar Fröberg
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Olof Thunberg
Fritz-Olof Thunberg (21 May 1925 – 24 February 2020) was a Swedish actor and director. He was perhaps best known for being the voice of the cartoon character Bamse#Protagonists, Bamse.
Early life and career
Thunberg was born Fritz-Olof ...
- Ernst Fröberg
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Dan Ekborg
Dan Peder Clemens Ekborg (born 23 November 1955) is a Swedish actor. He is the son of actor Lars Ekborg and older brother of actor Anders Ekborg.
He has starred in many of the Swedish '' Jönssonligan'' films. He is also the Swedish voice for ...
- Parkbänksmannen (The park bench man)
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Mats Bergman
Mats Bergman (born 5 May 1948) is a Swedish actor.
He is the son of director Ingmar Bergman and Ellen Lundström, twin brother of actress Anna Bergman, and a half-brother of Swedish- Norwegian author Linn Ullmann.
Biography
Bergman graduate ...
- Personalchefen (Chief of Staff)
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Jörgen Mörnbäck
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Jörgen is known for its fine white wines. Next to the more common white wi ...
Olle Sarri
Nils Olof "Olle" Fabian Sarri (born 20 January 1972) is a Swedish actor. His mother Inga Sarri was also an actress.
Filmography
Films
*1989 - '' The Journey to Melonia''
*1996 - '' Monopol''
*1997 - '' Välkommen till festen''
*2000 - ''Toget ...
- Chefsrekvisitören (Chief Requisitioner)
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Stefan Ljungqvist
Stefan Allan Ljungqvist (4 September 1948 – 7 June 2023) was a Swedish singer and actor.
Life and career
Born in Gothenburg, Ljungqvist began his career in the late 1960s as a member of the band Jokers and performing as a troubadour under the ...
- Gud (God)
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Maria Lundqvist
Annika Maria Lundqvist (born 14 October 1963) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Born in Gothenburg, Lundqvist studied acting at the Gothenburg Theatre Academy and has since been acting at various Swedish theatres, including the Royal Dramatic ...
- Stjärnan (The star)
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* Christina (given name), shared by several people
* Christina (surname), shared by several people
Places
* Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States
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* Chris ...
- Mamma Palle (Mommy Palle)
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Ulf Dohlsten
Ulf, or Ulv is a masculine name common in Scandinavia and Germany. It derives from the Old Norse word for "wolf" (''úlfr'', see Wulf).
The oldest written record of the name's occurrence in Sweden is from a runestone of the 11th century.
The f ...
- Pappa Palle (Daddy Palle)
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Charlott Strandberg
Charlott Maria Strandberg (born 20 September 1962 in Täby, Sweden) is a Swedish revue-singer and Actor, actress. She belongs to the Strandberg family; she is granddaughter to Olle Strandberg and half-sister to Evabritt Strandberg.
Selected fil ...
- Programledare för Motsatserna (Program Manager for the Opposites)
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Mi Ridell
Mi Ridell (born 3 June 1968 in Karlskrona) is a Sweden, Swedish actress and singer.
Ridell was a celebrity dancer on Let's Dance (Swedish TV series), Let's Dance in 2008, broadcast on TV4 (Sweden), TV4.
Selected filmography
*''Oumi'' (2004) ...
- Bimbonyttuppläserskan (Bimbon surface reader)
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Håkan Johannesson
Håkan is a common Swedish given name. It has a common origin with the Norwegian given name Haakon (modern Norwegian Håkon, Danish Hakon) in the Old Norse ''Hákon''. The meaning of the name is disputed but a possible meaning is "high son" fr ...
- Gordon
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Lars Åby Hermansen
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel", and is therefore related to the na ...