Heavy Trip

"Better shit thighs than eternal constipation."

2018 1h 32m FI

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Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway -- the promoter for a huge heavy metal music festival -- and decide it's now or never. They steal a van, a corpse, and even a new drummer to make their dreams a reality.

“Better shit thighs than eternal constipation.”

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Cast

Johannes Holopainen
Turo Moilanen
Samuli Jaskio
Lotvonen
Antti Tuomas Heikkinen
Jynkky
Max Ovaska
Pasi / Xytrax
Minka Kuustonen
Miia
Ville Tiihonen
Jouni Tulkku
Kai Lehtinen
Kujanpää
Chike Ohanwe
Oula

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jukka Vidgren
Writers: Eric Raunio, Aleksi Puranen, Juuso Laatio
Languages: Finnish, English, Norwegian
Countries: Belgium, Finland, Norway

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Finnish, English, Norwegian.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Finland, Norway.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Heavy Trip Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jukka Vidgren, shot by Harri Räty. 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 Lauri Porra. 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 Kimmo Taavila shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jukka Vidgren directs. Harri Räty behind the camera. Lauri Porra scores. Kimmo Taavila cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, Finland, Norway. Dialogue in Finnish, English, Norwegian.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Finnish, English, Norwegian.
4International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Finland, Norway.
5Part of the "Heavy Trip Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Jukka Vidgren, shot by Harri Räty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Lauri Porra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Kimmo Taavila shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Johannes Holopainen and Samuli Jaskio and Antti Tuomas Heikkinen carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Better shit thighs than eternal constipation.".
11IMDB entry: tt7220754 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 19 themes, including "coffin", "border", "lapland", "finnish".

The technical file

Cinematography: Harri Räty
Original score: Lauri Porra
Editing: Kimmo Taavila
Production design: Juha-Matti Toppinen
Costume design: Karoliina Koiso-Kanttila
Makeup / hair: Kati Koskela
VFX supervisor: Tuomo Hintikka
Sound: Panu Riikonen
Stunt coordinator: Reijo Kontio
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,369,762
Original language: FI
IMDB: Heavy Trip (2018)

Part of

Heavy Trip Collection

Comedy films about Finnish metal band, Impaled Rektum.

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Jukka Vidgren

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Wuchak2025-03-09
★ 7/10
Quirky and amusing spoof of the metal subculture in northern Europe An extreme metal band in rural Finland gets word that they might play at a festival in Norway. But they first have to compose an original song and perform a local gig as a warm-up act. "Heavy Trip" (2018) is consistently entertaining, especially if you have experience in bands or the rock/metal scene. The Nordic locations are superb and it’s interesting catching references to specific bands, including t-shirts worn. I caught Overkill, Megadeth, Pantera, Death, Manowar, Testament, Arch Enemy, Children of Bodom and several black/death metal groups. I’m not sure when the events take place, but the band uses a cassette tape for their demo and black metal is the fad, so I’m thinking the 1990s. One band member is clearly wearing a NECROSHINE Overkill shirt and, since that particular album came out in 1999, I’m thinking the time frame is around that period. The film utilizes Nordic languages, I’m assuming Finnish (and maybe Swedish or Norwegian) with an occasional line in English. With no dubbing, English speakers will have to use the subtitles. I should add that a sequel debuted in 2024, called “Heavier Trip.” It runs 1 hour, 31 minutes, and was shot in Finland (Taivalkoski, Sipoo, Kirkkonummi and Helsinki) and, I think, Norway. GRADE: B

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