Terkel i knibe (2004)

Directors:

Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen
Thorbjørn Christoffersen

Writers:

Anders Matthesen (radio serial)
Mette Heeno (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 April 2004 (Denmark)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Drama | Musical | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Torkel is an average teenager whose life takes a turn for the worse when a girl who had a crush on him kills herself and an unknown maniac starts stalking him.

Plot Keywords:

Alcoholic | Uncle | School | Revenge | Animal Lover

Awards:

7 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Anders Matthesen	...	Terkel / Arne / Jason / Sten / Saki / Johanna / Stewart / Leon / Gunnar / Solveig / Rita (voice)
Kim Mattheson	...	Terkel's Mum / Johanna (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Bailey	...	The Narrator (voice: English version)
Claudio Bisio	...	Leon (voice: Italian version)
Cesareo	...	Saki (voice: Italian version)
Olivia Colman	...	Terkel's Mum (voice: English version)
Adrian Edmondson	...	Terkel (voice: English version)
Elio	...	Arne (voice: Italian version)
Tim Everett	...	Leon (voice: English version)
Faso	...	Jason (voice: Italian version)
Helena Roman	...	Fiona / Doris / Girl (voice: English version)
Toby Stephens	...	Justin (voice: English version)
Rocco Tanica	...	Sten (voice: Italian version)
Johnny Vegas	...	Uncle Stewart (voice: English version)

Also Known As:

Terkel in Trouble (International: English title) (USA) (video box title)

Runtime:

77 min

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Germany:12 | Italy:VM14 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Iceland:12 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | Sweden:11 | Denmark:7 | Norway:11

Company:

Nordisk Film

Trivia:

Based on the radio series of the same name which appeared in "Børneradio", a legendary and extremely long-running show for preteens and young teens (which is also noted for its very direct and un-PC approach to kids' entertainment). "Terkel i Knibe" was also released in CD form, and a couple of the songs have had heavy airplay.

Quotes:

Sigge: When I was looking through my uncle's music lexicon I stumbled upon a certain word I had never heard before - "funky" - what does it mean?

Movie Connections:

References Psycho (1960)

Soundtrack:

Sporg mig om hjaelp

Delightfully twisted, like a danish South Park

What got me watching this movie was the advertisement that this movie is like South Park directed by Tim Burton. I agree with the South Park part. The movie deals with elementary school kids with anarchistic humour involving lots of comical violence, cursing, bodily functions and bizarre incidents that make so many, including me, loving that show. Also this movie.

As for Tim Burton, he directs visually impressive and original movies, that deal with a character, that doesn't quite fit the surrounding world. None of the descriptions above quite fit Terkel in Trouble. The characters are quite normal types. Anyone knows the types, bullies, wiggers, vain girls, teased fat ones and crazy substitutes from their own days at elementary school. I think a proper tag line would be "South Park directed by Sam Raimi". At least in the Evil Dead days Raimi was famous for enjoying both torturing his actors while shooting and enjoying a lot of violent humour inspired by the Three Stooges.

So it was a very funny movie. It wasn't actually a very original one, the key mystery is way too easy to figure out, but I was laughing too hard at things like a fork in the eye, a sledgehammer to the crotch and biting a kid's ear off in a battle, to really be bothered by it. Even the South Park boys would be jealous.

**** The best part: Instead of the best scene, I'd like to describe my favorite character. That is Terkels alcoholic sailor-uncle. A very violent, ignorant and nonchalant he may be, but loving Fernet Branca so much makes him a really twisted character. And also an enjoyable one.