Olsen Banden Junior (2001)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Peter Flinth

Writers:

Lars Mering (writer)
Anne-Marie Olesen (writer)

Release Date:

14 December 2001 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot Keywords:

Child Driving Tank | Olsenbanden | Children | Prequel | Kids And Family

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Aksel Leth	...	Egon
Christian Stoltenberg	...	Benny
Jacob A. Bernit	...	Kjeld
Signe Lerche	...	Yvonne
Jesper Langberg	...	Hallandsen
Ellen Hillingsø	...	Doktor Rakowski
Christina Stojanovich	...	Inge-Margrethe
Henrik Lykkegaard	...	Holm
Claus Bue	...	Kriminalassistent Jensen
Claus Ryskjær	...	Forstander
Ole Thestrup	...	Major Schröder
Lasse Lunderskov	...	Skraldemand
Kristian Halken	...	Portvagt
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Olaf Aabye	...	Tekniker
Henning Bahs	...	Bahs
Nis Bank-Mikkelsen	...	Bestyrsesformand
Thomas L. Corneliussen	...	Vagt (as Thomas Corneliussen)
Jan Jakobsen	...	Tekniker
Sebastian Jessen	...	Kenneth
Troels Malling Thaarup	...	Jørgensen
Henrik Prip	...	Antonsen
Henning Sprogøe	...	Egon's Father

Also Known As:

Olsen Gang Junior (International: English title)

Runtime:

85 min | Netherlands:89 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L

Company:

Nordisk Film

Trivia:

Egon's father is portrayed by Henning Sprogøe, son of Ove Sprogøe, who portrayed the adult Egon from 1968 to 1998.

Movie Connections:

Follows Olsen-bandens sidste stik (1998)

The 'New' Olsenbande is best suited for kids..

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

What shall we do, now that the Olsen-gang has gotten too old for making their own movies, ah yes, let's make a movie about them as kids making their first big plans! A bunch of unknown kids portray the Olsen-gang, of course they had no real experience, so their bad acting can be excused.

Jesper Langberg as Hallandsen and Ellen Hillingsø as Doktor Rakowski, the two people who adopt Egon Olsen and try to send him into outer space do very good in their roles, and Ole Thestrup as Major Schröder is always great fun to watch. Plus I liked the small cameo from Ove Sprogøe's (the original Egon Olsen) son, Henning Sprogøe as Egon's Father, who's in jail. The part where Kjeld is jealous at Yvonne's boyfriend and he shoots at him with a tank was quite funny, but very unrealistic of course, just like most of the original "Olsenbande"-movies.

As far as entertainment for kids goes, this is one of the better danish movies to watch, but it goes a bit flat once in a while, but it's not that bad.

I give it 6/10