Göta kanal eller Vem drog ur proppen? (1981)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Hans Iveberg

Writer:

Hans Iveberg (writer)

Release Date:

18 December 1981 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

eller Vem drog ur proppen?

Plot:

To get an order for 1,000 yachts from a middle-east sheik, two boat companies have to race 'Göta Kanal', a canal through Sweden, east to west. There are no rules in this game and the winner gets the order.

Plot Keywords:

Canal | Competition | Question In Title | Question Mark In Title | First Part

Cast

Kim Anderzon	...	Lena
Janne 'Loffe' Carlsson	...	Janne (as Janne Carlsson)
Stig Ossian Ericson	...	Sigurd
Yvonne Lombard	...	Rut
Nils Eklund	...	Rune
Stig Engström	...	Björn H:son Larsson
Magnus Härenstam	...	Peter Black
Rolv Wesenlund	...	Ole
Per Oscarsson	...	Ulf Svensson
Georg Rydeberg	...	Gustav
Peter Harryson	...	Policeman
Svante Grundberg	...	Canoer
Lars Amble	...	Leif Andersson
Marie Göranzon	...	Astrid Ohlsson
Frank Andersson	...	Man in Boat

Also Known As:

Göta Kanal (Sweden) (short title)
Who Pulled the Plug? (International: English title)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Norway:7 | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Brosundet, Västra Götalands län, Sweden

Company:

Drakfilm Produktion

Goofs:

Continuity: When Larson parks his red Porsche, he knocks the parking-meter over. The meter is separated from its pole, and the pole is knocked flat to the ground. But when you see the Porsche in the background some seconds later, the parking-meter is still attached to the pole, and the pole is just leaning some 30 degrees - not lying flat on the ground.

Quotes:

Janne: [eating food cooked by Sigurd] Mmmm... this was really good! What is it?
Sigurd: Escargots!
Janne: [to Lena] It's escargots! Delicious.
[to Sigurd]
Janne: Escargots, what does that mean?
Sigurd: Snails! They prepared it this way in ancient Rome, on midsummer’s eve.
Janne: [puts his plate away]

Movie Connections:

Followed by Göta kanal 3 - Kanalkungens hemlighet (2009)

Soundtrack:

Money, Money, Money

A classic Swedish picture!

This movie is about a boat race on a small river in the mid of Sweden. They are racing for an order of 1000 yachts to a middle-east sheik. The movie has a lot of (at the time) good Swedish actors, I beleive that you have to be from Sweden or Scandinavia to like this one...

It has a bit of classic action here and there but it's kind of a comedy / drama picture. The story plays out in "present day" 1981 and it's a "feel good" movie.

I rate is movie 7/10.