Olsen-banden Junior
2001 Danish film by Peter Flinth
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Olsen-banden Junior[4] is a 2001 Danish family-comedy heist film. It is a prequel to the long running Danish film series Olsen-banden, and is based on a concept previously used in the Swedish Olsen-banden remake prequel series Lilla Jönssonligan.[5] The film is also a sequel to the Christmas calendar Olsen-bandens første kup from 1999. The film premiered on December 14, 2001.[6] The film was a moderate success compared to the original series and the Swedish and Norwegian equivalents.[7][8] The film later received a novelization of the same name.[9]
Lars Mering
Nikolaj Scherfig
Christian Stoltenberg
Jakob A. Bernit
Signe Lerche
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| Directed by | Peter Flinth[1] |
| Written by | Anne-Marie Olesen Lars Mering Nikolaj Scherfig |
| Produced by | Thomas Heinesen[2] |
| Starring | Aksel Leth Christian Stoltenberg Jakob A. Bernit Signe Lerche |
| Music by | Bent Fabricius-Bjerre |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film |
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Running time | 85 minutes[3] |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | Danish |
Plot
In the year of 1958, Egon Olsen, the child genius, tries to escape the orphanage where he lives by setting himself up to be adopted by a rich couple. Problems arise when it turns out that the couple are rocket scientists who want to use him as a test subject to be sent into space.[10]
Cast
- Aksel Leth as Egon Olsen
- Christian Stoltenberg as Benny
- Jacob A. Bernit as Kjeld
- Signe Lerche as Yvonne
- Sebastian Jessen]as Kenneth
- Jesper Langberg as Hallandsen
- Ellen Hillingsø as Doctor Rakowski
- Christina Stojanovich as Inge-Margrethe
- Henrik Lykkegaard as Holm
- Claus Bue as Crime Assistant Jensen
- Claus Ryskjær as Manager
- Ole Thestrup as Major Schröder
- Lasse Lunderskov as Wasteman
- Henning Sprogøe as Mister Olsen
Reception
The film was released on home video by June 2002.[11] It premiered on television on April 2, 2003.[12] After the film there were more Junior installments in the Olsen-banden franchise and the next films are animated.[13]