You Really Got Me (2001)
"Amatørene" (original title)

Jan's fastfood-business is going bankrupt, his girlfriend has left him, and he is being exploited by his live-in father. Therefore, he has nothing to loose when he gets mixed up in the ... See full summary »

Director:

Pål Sletaune

Writers:

Jonny Halberg, Pål Sletaune

Stars:

Robert Skjærstad, Andrine Sæther, Philip Zandén

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Skjærstad	...	Jan
Andrine Sæther	...	Helle
Philip Zandén	...	Iver
Trond Høvik	...	Bent
Per Schaanning	...	Rolf
Bernhard Ramstad	...	Robert
Bjørn Sundquist	...	Miki
Berit Boman	...	Grete
Ingrid Jørgensen	...	Eva
Eli Anne Linnestad	...	Apoteker
Jorunn Kjellsby	...	Servitrise
John Ivar Bye	...	Stefan
Lars Bonnevie Hjort	...	Roy Fløtten
Truls Tveito	...	Stig
Kyrre Hellum	...	Journalist

Storyline

Jan's fastfood-business is going bankrupt, his girlfriend has left him, and he is being exploited by his live-in father. Therefore, he has nothing to loose when he gets mixed up in the kidnapping of famous rock star Iver Mo. But Jan has never been able to do anything right his whole life, and there are others who want to get their hands on the ransom money.

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Plot Keywords:

ransom | kidnapping | self loathing | chef | car accident | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

2 March 2001 (Norway)

Also Known As:

You Really Got Me

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Company Credits

Production Co:

4 1/2 Film, Spillefilmkompaniet 4 1/2

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Rock House"
Written by Slim Petzin
BMG Production Music Scandinavian AB

User Reviews

Brilliant dark comedy about the greatest losers alive

After "Budbringeren" (1997), the expectations have been really high for Norwegian director Pål Sletaune's next movie, "Amatørene". When he last year refused to direct the fantastic "American Beauty" because "the screenplay wasn't good enough...", one could start to wonder what the heck was going on. But even though "Amatørene" isn't nearly as good as the American Oscar winner, it's really a good movie, with entertainment value high above an average Hollywood comedy. I'm one of few Norwegian filmfreaks who haven't seen "Budbringeren" yet (I was going to, but then my VHS tape got stuck in the player, so too bad...), so my expectations were on a comfortable low level. There were no way I could possibly be disappointed, and I wasn't. On the other side, I was very positively surprised. But in fact, the only reason I saw the movie, was because a friend asked me. Without him, I think I would just have let it passed, so I'm glad he asked, 'cause that would have been a shame. No I just have to wait until "Budbringeren" is shown again on TV.

**** out of ***** from me.