The Junior Olsen Gang Goes Submarine

2003 1h 35m NO

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★5.1TMDB · 10

ComedyFamily

Synopsis

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On the orphanage Lykkebo, Egon sits and wants a real family - a mother and a father like Kjell has. The rich couple Gyldenløwe picks out 5 boys they consider adopting, but with a little sabotage Egon himself get picked. Suddely Egon is the rich son with a swimming pool and a big house. What Egon don't know is that Gyldenløwe has exchanged a million dollars for all the papers on Egon Olsen.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aksel Støren Aschjem
Egon
Lars Berteig Andersen
Benny
Thomas Engeset
Kjell
Jakob Schøyen Andersen
Dynamitt-Harry
Julia Charlotte Geitvik
Valborg
Karoline Aagaard Gamlund
Ingrid
Halvor Borgen Lindstad
Herman
Bastian Hafr
Biffen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arne Lindtner Næss
Writers: Lars Mering, Anne-Marie Olesen, Arne Lindtner Næss
Countries: Norway

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $3M — a 15.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Olsenbanden Jr. Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Arne Lindtner Næss, shot by Kjell Vassdal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Helge Billing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Aksel Støren Aschjem and Lars Berteig Andersen and Thomas Engeset carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Arne Lindtner Næss directs. Kjell Vassdal behind the camera. Bent Fabricius-Bjerre scores. Helge Billing cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Norway.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $3M — a 15.2× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 23 years ago.
4Part of the "Olsenbanden Jr. Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Arne Lindtner Næss, shot by Kjell Vassdal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Helge Billing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Aksel Støren Aschjem and Lars Berteig Andersen and Thomas Engeset carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0387463 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.