Buddy (2003)

Director:

Morten Tyldum

Writers:

Lars Gudmestad (writer)
Tom Gulbrandsen (script consultant)

Release Date:

29 August 2003 (Norway)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Kristoffer is a billboard hanger, 24 years old and carefree. When his girlfriend Elisabeth dumps him for the boss of her trend bureau...

Plot Keywords:

Secret | Best Friend | Video Diary | Shopping | Love

Awards:

6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Nicolai Cleve Broch	...	Kristoffer Haukeland
Aksel Hennie	...	Geir
Anders Baasmo Christiansen	...	Stig Inge Otnes
Pia Tjelta	...	Henriette
Janne Formoe	...	Elisabeth
Henrik Giæver	...	Martin
Kim Haugen	...	Karsten
Håvard Bakke	...	Dag
Eivind Sander	...	Anders
Anna Bache-Wiig	...	Line
Christian Skolmen	...	Nikolai
Edward Schultheiss	...	Frode
Dagrun Anholt	...	Irene
Hilde Olausson	...	Anne
Cathrin Gram	...	Ingunn (as Cathrine Gram)
Niklas Gundersen	...	Steinar
Arild Svensgam	...	Kåre (as Aril Svensgam)
Janne Rønningen	...	Stand Up Komiker
Liseann Tefre	...	Tv-produsent
Jørn Westerheim	...	Vaktmester
Kristian Tharaldsen	...	Seilervenn
Ulf Thomas Risell	...	Sikkerhetsvakter (as Ulf Risell)
Kyrre Mosleth	...	Sikkerhetsvakter
Zahid Ali	...	Billettkontrollør (as Zaid Ali)
Christian Kirkvåg	...	Innspillingsleder
Per Oscar Skjellman	...	Innsp. Assistant (as Per Oscar Skjelnan)
The Lövlie Ones	...	Studioband
Lars Gudmestad	...	Researcher
Synnøve Svabø	...	Gjester Tv-studio
Lasse Kjus	...	Gjester Tv-studio
Viggo Johansen	...	Redaksjon En
Fredrik Skavlan	...	Redaksjon En
Espen Asbjørnsen	...	Himself
Elin Tvedt	...	Herself
Kim Kolstad	...	Himself
Lars Joakim Ringom	...	Himself (as Lars Joachim Ringom)
Connie Barr	...	Herself
Karita Bekkemellem Orheim	...	Herself
Marie Simonsen	...	Herself
Kiki Sørum	...	Herself
Sarah Natasha Melbye	...	Herself (as Sarah Natasja Melbye)
Ståle Talsnes	...	Himself
Richard Kongsteien	...	Himself
Åse Linda Tynning	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andre Iversen	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Morten Tyldum

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lars Gudmestad		writer
Tom Gulbrandsen		script consultant

Produced by
Carina Brattvik	....	line producer
Gudny Hummelvoll	....	producer
Bjørn Jensen	....	producer
Knut Jensen	....	producer
Melissa Strickland	....	producer

Original Music by
Lars Lillo-Stenberg

Cinematography by
John Andreas Andersen

Film Editing by
Eli Nilsen

Casting by
Jannecke Bervel		(as Jannecke Bervell)

Production Design by
Billy Johansson

Costume Design by
Ingvild Eiring

Makeup Department
Veslemøy Fosse Ree	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Glenn H. Mæland	....	production manager (as Glenn H.Mæland)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ida Gabrielsen	....	second assistant director
Erik Settemsdal	....	assistant director

Art Department
Per Arild Amundsen	....	carpenter
Gudrun Johanna Benonysdottir	....	assistant decorator (as Gudrun Benoisdottir)
Magnus Castracane	....	assistant props
Pål Fossen	....	carpenter
Rolf Kise	....	carpenter
Thomas Strømstad Larsen	....	assistant props
Anders Lunde	....	property master
Erik Magnussen	....	carpenter
Skuli Magnusson	....	assistant decorator
Geir Opheim	....	construction manager
Karen Søndrol	....	assistant decorator
Pål Tohje	....	carpenter
Katja von Zernchow	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Hugo Ekornes	....	sound designer
Petter Fladeby	....	sound re-recording mixer
Øystein Hovrud	....	dialogue editor
Toby Price	....	sound editor
Christian Schaanning	....	adr editor
Morten Solum	....	sound recordist
Erik S. Watland	....	sound designer
Andrew Wood	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Pål Morten Hverven	....	special effects
Kai Kolstad Rødseth	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Bente Santi Helle	....	optical printer

Stunts
Dag Eliassen	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Eirik Holst Aagård	....	first assistant camera (as Eirik Holst Aagaard)
Richard Berby	....	electrician (as Rikard Berby)
Anders Eide	....	grip
Stian Elton	....	lighting technician
Pål Bugge Haagenrud	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Karsten Heidar	....	electrician
Aleksander Kayimbakis	....	still photographer
Nicholas Messel	....	gaffer
Robin Ottersen	....	second assistant camera
Robin Ottersen	....	still photographer
Gorm Røseth	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Christina Svien	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Camilla Lindblom	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Ann Karin Aasgaard	....	negative cutter (as Ann-Karin Aasgård)
Lars Feiring Andersen	....	assistant editor
Andrzej Kiwala	....	color grader

Music Department
Joachim Jokke Nielsen	....	composer: song "To fulle menn"
Joachim Jokke Nielsen	....	musician: guitar, "To fulle menn"
Atle Karlsen	....	music producer

Other crew
Jeanette Busch	....	production accountant
Sigurd Mikal Karoliussen	....	production coordinator
Killian Munch	....	production assistant
Lina Pedersen	....	production assistant
Miriam Pedersen	....	production assistant
Rune Refseth	....	production assistant
Anders Reime	....	production assistant (as Anders Reime Andersen)
Christine Robsahm	....	script supervisor
Audun Skarbøvik	....	location manager

Thanks
Else-Marie Stolt-Nielsen	....	thanks
Melissa Strickland	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Happy Endings A/S
• Pan Productions

Distributors

• 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Film Movement (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• MFA Filmdistribution (Germany)
• Orlando Films (Israel)

Other Companies

• Hobbart & Hobbart  talent agency

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Norway:100 min

Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Sweden:Btl | Iceland:L | Hungary:14

Filming Locations:

Oslo, Norway

Company:

Happy Endings A/S

Trivia:

Aksel Hennie who stars as Geir did all his own stunts except the "jackass"-type scene where his character jumps out of a window and falls several floors into a dumpster. In the opening DV camera sequence where Hennie climbs on the outside of a building, the director told him to climb to the second floor, Hennie himself decided to go on climbing until he was about 25 feet above the ground.

Quotes:

Geir:Kristoffer, sometimes you have to let go of the goalie and attack with both hands.

Movie Connections:

References xXx (2002)

Soundtrack:

Showbiz

norwegian good

Warm, humorous, boisterous, sensitive, naive and yes, maybe a little cliched, Buddy is a thoroughly enjoyable and fun film. I would highly recommend it.

If I'm honest, it wasn't a million miles from being yet another 'quirky' American teen feel-good film (American pie meets Jackass with a Graduate ending)... but, it would take a very cold and cynical heart not to warm to its eager and honest portrayal of wide eyed and bushy tailed Nowegian youth.

Despite some of the clumsy and obvious manipulations, it's got its heart in the right place... and if that's good enough for Stig, that's good enough for me.