Young Jönsson Gang Showing Off

"They are back!"

1997 1h 44m SV

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4.6

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★4.6TMDB · 27

FamilyComedy

Synopsis

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When their circus tickets get swiped, the Jönsson League boys hatch a plan to steal them back, but end up suspects in an even bigger crime!

“They are back!”

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Cast

Robert Gustafsson
Kanonkulan
Johan Rabaeus
The clown
Ulla Skoog
The Sword Swallower
Loa Falkman
Director Wall-Enberg
Peter Harryson
The Tivoli director
Kalle Eriksson
Charles Ingvar 'Sickan' Jönsson
Jonathan Flumee
Vanheden
Fredrik Glimskär
Harry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christjan Wegner
Writers: Mikael Ruttkay Hylin, Christjan Wegner, Björn Carlström
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Sweden

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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29 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 "Young Jönsson Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christjan Wegner, shot by Henrik Gyllenskiöld. 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 Ragnar Grippe. 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 Fredrik Morheden 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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Robert Gustafsson and Johan Rabaeus and Ulla Skoog carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They are back!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christjan Wegner directs. Henrik Gyllenskiöld behind the camera. Ragnar Grippe scores. Fredrik Morheden cuts. Produced in Sweden. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
229 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Young Jönsson Gang Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Christjan Wegner, shot by Henrik Gyllenskiöld. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ragnar Grippe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Fredrik Morheden shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Robert Gustafsson and Johan Rabaeus and Ulla Skoog carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They are back!".
9IMDB entry: tt0119539 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.