Här kommer Pippi Långstrump (1969)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Olle Hellbom

Writers:

Astrid Lindgren (novels)
Astrid Lindgren (screenplay)

Release Date:

August 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Tagline:

Pippi Longstocking's third great adventure!

Plot Keywords:

Pippi | Children | Girl | Edited From TV Series | Based On Novel

Cast

Inger Nilsson	...	Pippi Långstrump
Maria Persson	...	Annika
Pär Sundberg	...	Tommy
Margot Trooger	...	Tant Pruselius / Prussiluskan
Hans Clarin	...	Dunder-Karlsson
Paul Esser	...	Blom
Ulf G. Johnsson	...	Policeman Kling
Göthe Grefbo	...	Policeman Klang
Fredrik Ohlsson	...	Mr. Settergren
Öllegård Wellton	...	Mrs. Settergren
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Curt 'Minimal' Åström
Bengt Eklund	...	Tivolidirektören
Siv Ericks	...	Candystore keeper in Visby
Staffan Hallerstam	...	Benke
Sven Löfgren
Beppe Wolgers	...	Captain Långstrump

Also Known As:

Die neuesten Abenteuer von Pippi Langstrumpf - Pippi geht von Bord (West Germany)
Hier kommt Pippi Langstrumpf (West Germany)
Pippi Goes on Board (USA)

Runtime:

USA:83 min

Country:

Sweden | West Germany

Language:

Swedish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Røros, Norway

Company:

Beta Film

Movie Connections:

Follows Pippi Långstrump (1969)

Pippi as directed by Fassbinder

Although this is one of the least ambitious of the Pippi movies, it happens to be my favorite. It doesn't have the pirates or exotic locations of the South Seas adventure, or the flying cars of the one where they run away from home. It's basically just a continuation of the first film, with Pippi and her friends tramping around town irritating people and showing complete disregard for property laws. Since the back story and exposition are already in place, no time is wasted and the children set to work immediately. And, unlike the other films, the children are a bit more malevolent in this one.

There's a strong, negative undercurrent to the proceedings this time around. Tommy and Annika are noticeably more fault-finding of Pippi, critisizing her singing voice and expressing displeasure on several occasions. Tommy insults her shoes. Annika says her games are dull and uninspired. Pippi, in turn, plays cruel jokes on them involving guns, drugs, and sinking boats. She makes Annika cry and forces Tommy to compromise his manhood by spraying ladies perfume in his face. The animals aren't spared from Pippi's abuse, either. She throws a pair of panties on her horse's head, admonishes him harshly for eating sugar (which she encourages him to do), and brutally traps Mr. Nilsson under an overturned laundry basket, furiously telling him "If you're going to act like an ape, you belong on a cage!"

In "Pippi Goes on Board" there's actually three different children doing voices for Pippi, Tommy, and Annika - as opposed to that one old lady who did everything in the first movie. However, most of the characters are dubbed with unvarnished, lower-class New York accents - which makes their kvetching all the more hilarious.