Hugo the Movie Star

1996 1h 12m DA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 34

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Synopsis

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Hugo, the one-of-a-kind jungle animal, is snatched away from his home for a second time in another attempt for him to become an animal actor. Meanwhile, he's reunited with Rita the kind, streetwise fox. Finding that life in front of and behind the camera isn't so bad, he grows more unaccustomed to wild life once he escapes and slowly weakens his relationship with Rita.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kaya Brüel
Rita (voice)
Jesper Klein
Hugo (voice)
Søs Egelind
Zik / Zak (voice)
Ditte Gråbøl
(voice)
Benny Hansen
(voice)
Kirsten Lehfeldt
(voice)
Ole Fick
(voice)
Flemming Quist Møller
(voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jørgen Lerdam
Writers: Flemming Quist Møller
Languages: Danish
Countries: Denmark

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Jungle Jack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Anders Koppel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kaya Brüel and Jesper Klein and Søs Egelind carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0116728 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jørgen Lerdam directs. Anders Koppel scores. Hans Perk cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Denmark. Dialogue in Danish.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Jungle Jack Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Anders Koppel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Hans Perk shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kaya Brüel and Jesper Klein and Søs Egelind carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0116728 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.