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Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning

  • Video
  • 2005
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning (2005)
ActionComedySci-Fi

The future looks bleak for Captain Pirk. Originally from the far future, he traveled back to save the world, but was shipwrecked on the 21st century. The world of the past is a dangerous pla... Read allThe future looks bleak for Captain Pirk. Originally from the far future, he traveled back to save the world, but was shipwrecked on the 21st century. The world of the past is a dangerous place and he is finding it difficult to convince the ladies he is, in fact, an intergalactic ... Read allThe future looks bleak for Captain Pirk. Originally from the far future, he traveled back to save the world, but was shipwrecked on the 21st century. The world of the past is a dangerous place and he is finding it difficult to convince the ladies he is, in fact, an intergalactic space hero from the future. To make things right Pirk comes up with a questionable plan to... Read all

  • Director
    • Timo Vuorensola
  • Writers
    • Rudi Airisto
    • Samuli Torssonen
    • Jarmo Puskala
  • Stars
    • Antti Satama
    • Tiina Routamaa
    • Samuli Torssonen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    6K
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    • Director
      • Timo Vuorensola
    • Writers
      • Rudi Airisto
      • Samuli Torssonen
      • Jarmo Puskala
    • Stars
      • Antti Satama
      • Tiina Routamaa
      • Samuli Torssonen
    • 63User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Antti Satama
    • Cmdr. Info
    Tiina Routamaa
    • Lt. Swagger
    Samuli Torssonen
    • Emperor Pirk
    Timo Vuorensola
    Timo Vuorensola
    • Cmdr. Dwarf
    Karoliina Blackburn
    • P-Fleet Science Officer
    Seppo Honkanen
    • P-Fleet Scientist
    Sonja Sjöblom
    • Girl at Burger Joint
    Santeri Humina
    • Her Boyfriend
    Ville Vuorensola
    • Gangbanger
    Rudi Airisto
    • Jeff Cochbrane
    Niklas Vainio
    • Talok
    Esa Jaatinen
    • Guard at Research Facility
    Pasi Rantala
    • Vladimir
    Sami Vaittinen
    • Anatoli
    Janos Honkonen
    • Sergei Fukov…
    Eeva Malmberg
    • Aide to Pirk
    Kari Väänänen
    Kari Väänänen
    • President Uljanov
    Antti Hukkanen
    • Propaganda Film Narrator
    • (voice)
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    • Director
      • Timo Vuorensola
    • Writers
      • Rudi Airisto
      • Samuli Torssonen
      • Jarmo Puskala
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    • Trivia
      The CGI were rendered using standard home computers. In some scenes a single frame could take over ten hours to render and in one second of footage there are 25 frames. Overall, the CGI seen in the movie took five years to render.
    • Goofs
      In the beginning, when Dwarf looks at Pirk's magazine, the magazine title says "Tiede"; when it's on table, it's "Tiedä". (Tiede is an actual Finnish monthly science magazine, and "Tiedä" would be a spoof of it.)
    • Quotes

      [subtitled version]

      Keisari James B. Pirk: Really, I did all I could for mankind, but did anybody thank me? No, they just whined about famine and overpopulation and stuff.

    • Alternate versions
      A special Imperial Edition is available on DVD. This version has been revamped for a wider distribution. It has completely new special effects, with space ships designed specially for this movie. The soundtrack is re-mastered for added speech clarity and more sound effects can be heard.
    • Connections
      Featured in Iron Sky making of (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Cityteema
      Composed by Tapani Siirtola

      Arranged by Jukka Ruostila

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    10/10
    Best Finnish movie? No. Most entertaining? YES!
    While rating this film I had to consider a few facts: It is a low-budget, do-it-yourself, fan-film. I could pick one of those perspectives and easily give it 10 stars but instead I will try to comment this film in light of any other movie since it really moves beyond those categories.

    I saw the trailer but the final movie was not what you might expect from that. Although it's a comedy, the movie takes itself seriously and doesn't take easy shortcuts in doing so with style. It takes time to introduce a bunch of interesting characters. After that the comedy was at it's best when it was driven by these eccentric characters. There were no normal people in this universe.

    There are great build-up's, the pacing works out pretty good and the space scenes don't overshadow the storytelling. When the CGI is on focus it's top quality visuals combined with an epic soundtrack. I do like a good space battle and the whole experience made my eyes glare with excitement. The main storyline would've worked without a few anecdote scenes but these scenes were so refreshing that it would have been a shame to receive a studio note to delete them. I welcomed every departure from the stale Hollywood formula with a smile.

    Acting was OK at best with a few mild exceptions in the smallest roles. Nothing that distracted from the storytelling. Jari Ahola was brilliant as the Security Chief Karigrandi and the performance of Fukov was great fun.

    I did wonder about what was the point of all. The lead character has a rather questionable morality and it felt a bit awkward at times. When the battles started I didn't know who to root for. Everyone suffers for their stupidity and the audience gets their laugh. Maybe the point is that "the universe is fair and we might get what we deserve".

    All in all I laughed out loud many times in a movie theater and that doesn't happen often. I cheered and clapped and felt happy to see a movie like this. It is quite exceptional on any scale.

    This was not the best Finnish movie ever but it was truly the most entertaining.
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    • Aug 28, 2005

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 2005 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • Finland
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Звездная муть
    • Filming locations
      • Hatanpää, Tampere, Finland
    • Production company
      • Tuotantoyhtiö Energia
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    • Budget
      • €15,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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