A Long Hot Summer (film)

A Long Hot Summer^[4] (Finnish: Pitkä kuuma kesä) is a 1999 Finnish rock comedy film written and directed by Perttu Leppä. It was the most popular youth film of the 1990s in Finland.^[5] The film, set in 1980, tells the story of a fictional rock band called Kalle Päätalo. Due to the film's popularity, the band started to tour around the country.^[6]

A Long Hot Summer
Directed by	Perttu Leppä
Written by	Perttu Leppä
Produced by	Johannes Lassila
Cinematography	Jyrki Arnikari
Edited by	Kimmo Taavila
Production company	Talent House
Distributed by	Finnkino[1]
Release date	26 March 1999 (1999-03-26) (Finland) [1]
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	€880,000[2]
Box office	$552,521 (Finland)[3]

Cast

• Unto Helo [fi] as Paavo "Patu" Taskinen, the manager and lyricist of the band Kalle Päätalo
• Hanna-Mari Karhinen [fi] as Noora, the driver of Kalle Päätalo
• Mikko Hakola [fi] as Jukka Lajunen, the singer of Kalle Päätalo
• Timo Lavikainen as Kukkonen, the drummer of Kalle Päätalo
• Konsta Hiekkanen as Jimi, the guitarist of Kalle Päätalo
• Olli Sorjonen as Kakkonen, the bassist of Kalle Päätalo
• Aino Seppo as Patu's mother
• Niina Stützle as Sanna, Patu's sister
• Toni Wirtanen as Lärssi, the singer of The Vittupäät
• Harri Tuovinen as Stuube, the bassist of The Vittupäät
• Pauli Rantasalmi as Pate, the drummer of The Vittupäät^[7]
• Aino Seppo [fi] - Patun äiti
• Niina Stützle - Sanna

Reception

The film grossed $87,070 in its opening week and went on to gross $552,521 in Finland.^[3][1]

References

1. Buddrus, Petra (11 February 2000). "Reversal of fortunes in Finland". Screen International. p. 35.
2. "Pitkien elokuvien saama tuotantotuki" (PDF). ses.fi (in Finnish). The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
3. Buddrus, Petra (21 January 2000). "Plainlands sequel opens well in Finland". Screen International. p. 37.
4. "Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999)". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
5. "Finnish Films 2008" (PDF). ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
6. Holm, Milla (June 29, 2011). "Kalle Päätalon keikkatahti ei hiljene". yle.fi (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
7. "Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999) – Credits". elonet.fi (in Finnish). National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

External links

• A Long Hot Summer at IMDb
• A Long Hot Summer at AllMovie