A Long Hot Summer (film) explained

A Long Hot Summer
Director:	Perttu Leppä
Producer:	Johannes Lassila
Cinematography:	Jyrki Arnikari
Editing:	Kimmo Taavila
Studio:	Talent House
Distributor:	Finnkino
Runtime:	100 minutes
Country:	Finland
Language:	Finnish
Budget:	€880,000^[1]
Gross:	$552,521 (Finland)^[2]

A Long Hot Summer^[3] (Finnish: '''Pitkä kuuma kesä''') is a 1999 Finnish rock comedy film written and directed by Perttu Leppä. It was the most popular youth film of the 1990s in Finland.^[4] The film, set in 1980, tells the story of a fictional rock band called Kalle Päätalo. Due to the film's popularity, the band started to tour around the country.^[5]

Cast

• as Paavo "Patu" Taskinen, the manager and lyricist of the band Kalle Päätalo
• as Noora, the driver of Kalle Päätalo
• as Jukka Lajunen, the singer of Kalle Päätalo
• Timo Lavikainen as Kukkonen, the drummer of Kalle Päätalo
• Konsta Hiekkanen as Jimi, the guitarist of Kalle Päätalo
• Olli Sorjonen as Kakkonen, the bassist of Kalle Päätalo
• Aino Seppo as Patu's mother
• Niina Stützle as Sanna, Patu's sister
• Toni Wirtanen as Lärssi, the singer of The Vittupäät
• Harri Tuovinen as Stuube, the bassist of The Vittupäät
• Pauli Rantasalmi as Pate, the drummer of The Vittupäät^[6]
• - Patun äiti
• Niina Stützle - Sanna

Reception

The film grossed $87,070 in its opening week and went on to gross $552,521 in Finland.^{[2] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pitkien elokuvien saama tuotantotuki . ses.fi . The Finnish Film Foundation . Finnish . November 5, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313022645/http://ses.fi/dokumentit/pitkat.pdf . March 13, 2012 .
2. Screen International. 21 January 2000. 37. Plainlands sequel opens well in Finland. Buddrus. Petra.
3. Web site: Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999) . elonet.fi . National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification . November 5, 2011 . October 1, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001003441/http://www.elonet.fi/title/ekiqbe/ . dead .
4. Web site: Finnish Films 2008 . ses.fi . The Finnish Film Foundation . November 5, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120528224330/http://www.ses.fi/dokumentit/Finnish%20Films%202008.pdf . May 28, 2012 .
5. Web site: Kalle Päätalon keikkatahti ei hiljene . Holm, Milla . June 29, 2011 . yle.fi . YLE . Finnish . November 5, 2011.
6. Web site: Pitkä kuuma kesä (1999) – Credits . elonet.fi . National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification . Finnish . November 5, 2011 . April 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401195136/http://www.elonet.fi/title/ekiqbe/tekija . dead .
7. Screen International. 11 February 2000. 35. Reversal of fortunes in Finland. Buddrus. Petra.