a-ha: The Movie

"The story of three young boys who chose to follow the impossible dream."

2021 1h 49m NO

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 48

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When "Take On Me" reached nr 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985, the dream came true. Or did it? The band was not prepared for what the success could bring, including tension between the three band members.

“The story of three young boys who chose to follow the impossible dream.”

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Cast

Morten Harket
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Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
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Magne Furuholmen
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thomas Robsahm
Writers: Thomas Robsahm
Languages: Norwegian, English
Countries: Norway

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, English.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of three young boys who chose to follow the impossible dream.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10851414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Thomas Robsahm directs. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in Norwegian, English.

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1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Norwegian, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Morten Harket and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The story of three young boys who chose to follow the impossible dream.".
6IMDB entry: tt10851414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "pop star", "pop singer", "cult music band", "semi-biographical".

The technical file

Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: NO
Certification (US): 6
IMDB: a-ha: The Movie (2021)

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CinemaSerf2022-05-29
★ 6/10
I think the "Take On Me" video in 1985 was probably one of the best music videos I have ever seen - indeed, it may well have encouraged me to buy the record - and the follow-up: "The Sun Always Shines On TV" (except in the pool scenes from "Dallas" where it always blew a gale, instead). There was also a photo of Morton Harket getting out of a swimming pool that was one of the horniest images I think I'd ever seen by then - so nostalgia fully charged, I dragged a friend who had barely heard of A-ha along to a screening of this; and boy - is it a let down! Aside from the cinema sound for the musical numbers, which still holds up very well and evoked the aforementioned memories, I can't say that I liked this band very much. Their love/hate relationship heads for the rocks fairly early on, and thereafter they just came across as dull, boring, people who lucked out with an immensely creative team behind them, a modicum of good looks and a well produced image and sound. It does provide for quite an interesting fly-on-the wall documentary on just how hectic the lives of the band and their team were as all had to work and adapt as global success quite literally descended on them overnight; but sadly A-ha became So-what all too quickly. If you have a decent sound system at home, then a television screening will prove all that this needs for even the most ardent fans.

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