Drömkåken
1993 Swedish film
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Drömkåken (also titled The Dream House) is a Swedish comedy film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 28 October 1993, directed by Peter Dalle. The film is a remake of the 1986 Tom Hanks comedy film The Money Pit, itself a remake of the 1948 Cary Grant comedy film Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.[2]
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Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Peter Dalle |
| Written by | Peter Dalle Bengt Palmers |
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| Produced by | Christer Abrahamsen |
| Starring | Björn Skifs Suzanne Reuter Pierre Lindstedt |
| Cinematography | Esa Vuorinen |
| Music by | Bengt Palmers |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Box office | $3.2 million (Sweden)[1] |
Plot
Göran surprises his wife and family by buying them a dream house. While renovating the house they find that is secretly even more dilapidated than they thought.
Production
The villa featured in the film was built in 1907 and is located at Gryningsvägen 21 in the Solhem district in the borough Spånga-Tensta in the western part of Stockholm.[3]
Cast
- Björn Skifs as Göran
- Suzanne Reuter as Tina
- Zara Zetterqvist as Petra
- Mikael Håck as Anton
- Lena Nyman as Sanna
- Jan Malmsjö as The major
- Pierre Lindstedt as Ernst
- Gunnel Fred as Karin
- Pontus Gustafsson as Robert
- Johan Ulveson as Fille
- Claes Månsson as Mats
- Peter Dalle as Thomas
- Anders Ekborg as Plumber
- Johan Paulsen as Building worker in bathroom
- Sven-Åke Wahlström as Carpenter in kitchen
- Johan Rabaeus as Martin
- Anna-Lena Hemström as Malou
- Magnus Mark as Janne
- Robert Gustafsson as Asthma-patient
- Gunvor Pontén as Parrot's voice
- Hans Alfredson as Himself
- Tommy Körberg as Himself
Reception
Drömkåken was the highest-grossing Swedish film of the year with a gross of $3.2 million, ranking sixth overall.[1]
