Summary
OK, imagine four men in their 40s and 50s. You there? OK, now imagine them wearing suits and playing on a sandbox as characters aged 4, 5 and 6. Pasanen even has his trademark beard, for Christ's sake!
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 66
Letterboxd · 243 ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −16 min on the typical 100
typical 10084Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1986
December 25, 1986
40 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Finnish
Original language
Made in
- Finland
and 9 more13 people
- Hannele LauriValma Rögstrand-Ylä-Liimanen
- Spede PasanenKake / johtaja Hugo Rögstrand/isä
- Vesa-Matti LoiriMake / Amiraali Jäpälä
- Simo SalminenVäke / Keksijä Yskänen
- Marita NordbergJäpälän vaimo
- Riitta VäisänenYskäsen vaimo / Yskäsen tytär Unelma
- Satu SilvoHugo Rögstrandin sihteeri
- Heikki KinnunenKertoja
Marja KorhonenLihakaupan myyjä
Juhani Kumpulainentalon räjäyttäjä
Seppo LaineTalon räjäyttäjä
Ere KokkonenMies bensa-asemalla- KPKari ParkkinenJohtokunnan mies
Directing · 1
- Ere Kokkonen Director
Writing · 1
- Spede Pasanen Writer, Producer
Production · 1
- Reija Virolainen Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Juha Jalasti Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jyrki Keränen Editor
Sound · 3
- Olli Ahvenlahti Original Music Composer
- Pekka Lampela Production Sound Mixer
- Heikki T. Partanen Production Sound Mixer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Irma Aaltonen Costume Design
- Saija Hakola Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Kari Petäjäniemi Gaffer
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