Rubber Tarzan (1981)
"Gummi-Tarzan" (original title)

Ivan is a very lonely 8 year boy who is bullied almost every day in school. Even his father taunts him because Ivan litteraly is a weakling (That should explain the title Rubber Tarzan). As... See full summary »

Director:

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Writers:

Hans Hansen, Ole Lund Kirkegaard (novel),

Stars:

Alex Svanbjerg, Otto Brandenburg, Peter Schrøder

5 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alex Svanbjerg	...	Ivan Olsen
Otto Brandenburg	...	Ole, the crane driver
Peter Schrøder	...	Ivan's father
Susanne Heinrich	...	Ivan's mother
Jens Okking	...	Gymnastiklærer
Kjeld Løfting	...	Klasselærer
Terese Damsholt	...	Lærer
Hardy Rafn	...	Havneboss
Kirsten Rolffes	...	Hundedame
Lone Kellerman	...	Kassedame
Ole Thestrup	...	Elevatormand
Hans Kragh-Jacobsen	...	Edb-chef
Bent Warburg	...	Arbejdsmand
Søren Søgreni	...	Tarzan
Helle Ryslinge	...	Jane

Storyline

Ivan is a very lonely 8 year boy who is bullied almost every day in school. Even his father taunts him because Ivan litteraly is a weakling (That should explain the title Rubber Tarzan). As a result of this Ivan spends a lot of his time on daydreaming until he meets a kind of kindred spirit - the friendly and lonely crane driver Ole.

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Plot Keywords:

school | boy | mother son relationship | boy in underwear | children | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

16 October 1981 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Rubber Tarzan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metronome Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

The crane driver: There is always something you're good at. You just have to figure out what it is.

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Connections

Referenced in Natholdet - med Anders Breinholt: Nikolaj Lie Kaas (2012)

User Reviews

Childhood memories.

This movie bring lots of memories to me. I use to watch this movie every time my cousin would come to my house. He was a fan of that movie. I think I still have it somewhere in my stuff. The story is simple... A little weak boy,who's having a bad time in school and at home find a friend into a crane driver. He's told that one of the container can makes your dream almost come true. Anyway...Funny parts in the movie and sad ones too. Worth to see. It's a kid movie but also good for adult since it's also a drama etc... The movie is Danish and I never really seen the actors anywhere after. I must say that I'm from Canada so I didn't see lots of Danish movies but still the movie was well done and showed what it needed too.