Pinchcliffe Grand Prix (1975)
"Flåklypa Grand Prix" (original title)

Reodor Felgen decides that he will enter a car race to defeat his former friend who has stolen his plans for a car.

Director:

Ivo Caprino

Writers:

Kjell Aukrust (characters and universe), Kjell Aukrust (screenplay),

Stars:

Wenche Foss, Per Theodor Haugen, Harald Heide-Steen Jr.

Cast

Credited cast:
Wenche Foss	...	Enkefru Stengelføhn-Glad (voice)
Per Theodor Haugen	...	TV-reporter (voice)
Harald Heide-Steen Jr.	...	Emanuel Desperados (voice)
Leif Juster	...	Narrator (voice)
Henki Kolstad	...	Speaker (voice)
Toralv Maurstad	...	Ludvig (voice)
Rolf Just Nilsen	...	Ben Redic Fy Fazan / Roger Jurtappen / Ollvar O. Kleppvold / Hallstein Bronskimlet / Jostein Kroksleiven (voice)
Helge Reiss	...	Rudolf Blodstrupmoen (voice)
Frank Robert	...	Reodor Felgen (voice)
Kari Simonsen	...	Solan (voice)

Storyline

100 miles north, a bit east and up, is Flåklypa... home of bicycle repairman Reodor Felgen and his two assistants - Solan Gundersen, morning bird and natural born optimist, and Ludvig who is a true pessimist. Sponsored by oil sheik Ben Redic Fy Fazan, they build the car "Il Tempo Gigante" and the race of the decade is a fact.

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Plot Keywords:

race | pessimist | sheik | bird | guys living together | 

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Taglines:

The Race of the Century ... Dazzling, Exciting, Incredible ... A Full Length Puppet Film!

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Genres:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sport

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

28 August 1975 (Norway)

Also Known As:

Pinchcliffe Grand Prix

Box Office

Gross:

SEK 4,636,992 (Sweden)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Caprino Filmcenter a/s

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (re-issue: 1995) Dolby Digital (re-issue: 1995) Mono (original release)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point the movie was running at 75 different theaters at the same time in Japan.

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Goofs

During the car race, two of the trees suddenly move between two shots.

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Connections

Referenced in Into the Dark (2012)

User Reviews

Excellent restored edition available (pal)

This excellent movie is now available in crisp colors and with restored sound. Being made i 1975, the stop motion animation is surprisingly good, and the story still hold to the ones we have been served in more recent animation flicks. It also contains a behind the scenes documentary.

The car in the movie (Il Tempo Gigante) was made in full scale (actually a guy from the Ferrari factory in Italy helped out on the bodywork), and can be seen on display and driving at "Hunderfossen" park in Norway.

I remember seeing it when it was first released, but seeing it again as an adult revealed lots of details:

1: Look at the eyes of the moose when the main caracters are watching tv.

2: The car registration HB 4596 as anounsed on the loudspeaker before the race refers to bootlegging booze: HB - Home Brewed, 45 (as in 45% proof, available in norwegian stores) - and 96 (as in 96 proof, what all bootleggers aim for)

3: And the game of chess played in the tent of "Ben- Redik - Fy Fasan" (actually a euphemism for "fy faen" - norwegian swearing meaning "the Devil") is a spanish play which you'll find in many books on chess.

and the list goes on