Hjelp, vi er russ (2011)

Norwegian sex comedy about a high school in the small village Ødvåg where everyone is preparing for graduation and the big graduation party in south parts of Norway. But someone steals the ... See full summary »

Director:

Kenneth Olaf Hjellum

Writers:

Stig Frode Henriksen, Kenneth Olaf Hjellum

Stars:

Erlend B. Fougner, Bjørnar Nilsen Øksenvåg, Kristi-Helene Engeberg

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Erlend B. Fougner	...	Markus (as Erlend Fougner)
Bjørnar Nilsen Øksenvåg	...	Robert
Kristi-Helene Engeberg	...	Caroline
Kristoffer Anker Gustavsen	...	Kjellis (as Kristoffer Gustavsen)
Marte Aunemo	...	Vigdis
Even Vesterhus	...	Truls
Vinh Duy Nguyen	...	Yao Ming
Kristoffer Joner	...	Lensmann Bølseth
Are Kalvø	...	Rektor Åmus
Aslag Guttormsgaard	...	Kurt Eilif
Eirik Skarsbø	...	Reporter-Helge
Camilla Frey	...	Hildegunn
Caroline Andersen	...	Gudrun
Thomas Aske Berg	...	Kenneth (as Thomas Berg)
Kristian Figenschow	...	Jakob

Storyline

Norwegian sex comedy about a high school in the small village Ødvåg where everyone is preparing for graduation and the big graduation party in south parts of Norway. But someone steals the traveling money and there will be no trip for the students. A group of nerds, misfits (including one Chinese exchange student) decides that nothing is going to stop them from partying, drinking and getting laid, so they go on a road trip. Will these nerds succeed in graduating with a bang?

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Plot Keywords:

sex comedy | puke | norwegian culture | norway | topless dancing | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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User Reviews

Funny and charming....

In recent years I have seen some great comedies from Norway, some much better then Swedish comedies (notable exception to this rule, the productions from directors Peter Dalle, Ulf Malmros) that couldn't even entertain a monkey. These comedies (for example Elling (2001), Salmer fra kjøkkenet 2003 )have had flawless direction, scripts and acting on a very high level.

This film however, is a step in another direction, paying homage mainly to US produced sexcomedies aimed at a teenage audience. Now on paper it sounds like a incredibly bad idea but director Kenneth Olaf Hjellum and his co writer Stig Frode Henriksen knows the genre well, and uses the clichés in a good way.

The story is a simple one, about a group students, that are going to graduate from high school and go to big party in south parts of Norway. But someone steals their money, and now they can't go. And usual, a group of misfits decides not to give up, they are going on a roadtrip anyway.

The film is filled with a sometimes, crude, adolescent humor, but done in a very warm, charming way. Paying homage mainly to the teen comedies of the 80's such as Porky's (1982), Revenge of the Nerds (1984),Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) etc.

There also links to more recent productions like Accepted (2006), Road Trip (2000) , Superbad (2007). Mostly impressive is the fact that the director Kenneth Olaf Hjellum does this with very distinctive norwegian style. The film looks and feels like norwegian sex comedy set in high school.

Granted, this film isn't breaking new grounds but has so much charm and some genuinely funny moments that the audience can overlook some of the very predictable storyline.

Add a great cast, some very sexy naked norwegian girls, and you get a very entertaining comedy. Just don't expect too much.

This kind of genre experimenting you will probably not see by Swedish directors in the near future (with notably failures, like Göta kanal 2 - Kanalkampen 2006 )and therefore this film was a pleasant surprise.

This film may not be a serious comedy drama like Bare Bea (2004) but has its own charm and entertaining value.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Norway

Language:

Norwegian

Release Date:

15 April 2011 (Norway)

Box Office

Budget:

NOK9,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$458,344

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Fund FUZZ, Tappeluft Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color