Pippi Goes on Board (1969)

The further adventures of super-strong girl Pippi Longstocking and her friends Tommy and Annika in this sequel compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series.

Director:

Olle Hellbom

Writers:

Astrid Lindgren (novels), Astrid Lindgren (screenplay)

Stars:

Inger Nilsson, Maria Persson, Pär Sundberg

Cast

Credited 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:
Bengt Eklund	...	Tivolidirektören
Siv Ericks	...	Candystore keeper in Visby
Staffan Hallerstam	...	Benke
Sven Löfgren	...	Man at the Shooting-Booth
Beppe Wolgers	...	Captain Långstrump

Storyline

The further adventures of super-strong girl Pippi Longstocking and her friends Tommy and Annika in this sequel compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series.

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Plot Keywords:

compilation | girl | redheaded girl | female protagonist | child protagonist | 

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Taglines:

Pippi Longstocking's third great adventure!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Sweden West Germany

Language:

Swedish German

Release Date:

August 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Newest Adventures of Pippi Longstocking: Pippi Goes on Board

Filming Locations:

Røros, Norway

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beta Film, Iduna Film Produktiongesellschaft, KB Nord Art

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This compilation film actually originated from West Germany (which co-produced the original TV series), and not the United States, as is commonly believed. (See also Pippi Longstocking (1969).) While the first film was not shown in Sweden (where the series was produced), this sequel film was released there in 1973 under the title "Here Comes Pippi Longstocking" ("Här Kommer Pippi Långstrump"). However, this film's jumbled continuity has caused a lot of confusion for Swedish viewers (including observant Pippi fans), who had not seen the first compilation film.

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Goofs

When Pippi hurls the giant snowball towards the burglars, the sky alters between sunny, overcast, and twilight.

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Crazy Credits

In the German version, at the closing freeze frame of Pippi playing a trumpet, a male voiceover announces that Pippi will return in "Pippi Langstrumpf auf Taka-Tuka-Land" (the German release proto-title for Pippi in the South Seas (1970); its actual title there would be "Pippi in Taka-Tuka-Land"), the title of which appears over the freeze frame before the film fades to black (with a big finish arrangement of the "Here Comes Pippi Longstocking" theme playing over the black screen).

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Alternate Versions

The aspect ratio is altered to 1.78:1 (16:9) in some DVD and Blu-ray releases.

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Connections

Edited from Pippi Longstocking: Pippi går på tivoli (1969)

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Soundtracks

Femton gastar på död mans kista
Lyrics written by Astrid Lindgren
Sung by Inger Nilsson

User Reviews

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.