The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013)

After living a long and colorful life, Allan Karlsson finds himself stuck in a nursing home. On his 100th birthday, he leaps out a window and begins an unexpected journey.

Director:

Felix Herngren

Writers:

Felix Herngren (screenplay), Hans Ingemansson (screenplay)

Stars:

Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, David Wiberg

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Gustafsson	...	Allan Karlsson
Mia Skäringer	...	Gunilla
Iwar Wiklander	...	Julius
David Wiberg	...	Benny
Jens Hultén	...	Gäddan
David Shackleton	...	Herbert Einstein
Ralph Carlsson	...	Chief Inspector Aronsson
Georg Nikoloff	...	Popov
Alan Ford	...	Pim
Simon Säppenen	...	Bulten
Sven Lönn	...	Hinken
Bianca Cruzeiro	...	Caracas
Gustav Deinoff	...	Ricky
Tumba	...	Sonja the Elephant
Sonja	...	Sonja the Elephant

Storyline

Based on the internationally best-selling novel by Jonas Jonasson, the unlikely story of a 100-year-old man who decides it's not too late to start over. For most people it would be the adventure of a lifetime, but Allan Karlsson's unexpected journey is not his first. For a century he's made the world uncertain, and now he is on the loose again.

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Plot Keywords:

black comedy | nonlinear timeline | escape | soviet union | cold war | 

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Taglines:

Things are what they are, and whatever will be will be.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violence

Details

Country:

Sweden Russia UK France Spain Germany

Language:

Swedish German English Spanish French Russian

Release Date:

8 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Centenarian Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared

Filming Locations:

Sweden

Box Office

Budget:

SEK 63,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,524, 8 May 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,083,762

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$51,269,762

Company Credits

Production Co:

NICE FLX Pictures, FLX, Nice Drama

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song the nursing home staff sings while bringing Allan his cake is a traditional Swedish birthday song, "Ja må du leva," the lyrics of which translate in English to "May you live, may you live, may you live one hundred years! Of course you'll live, of course you'll live, of course you'll live one hundred years!" (Not included is the cheeky final verse, which states "And after you've lived one hundred years, you'll be taken away in a wheelbarrow.")

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Goofs

When Allan knocks the first crook over, it takes the crook about half a second to react to the blow.

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Quotes

Allan Karlsson: If you want to kill me, you'd better hurry, because I'm 100 years old.

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Connections

Referenced in Estrenos Críticos: Sabotaje, Mas allá del Amor, Borgman, La Cueva, El abuelo que saltó por la ventana y se largó (2014)

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Soundtracks

The Catalan Way
Composed and Performed by Mattias Eklund

User Reviews

Another Forrest Gump

Not really of course, but I wouldn't be surprised if some would make that comparison. That old man also seems to have left his mark in history. And while I haven't read the book, I can tell you that the movie is funny in a weird way. Something that you might expect from something with a title like that.

The story moves along nicely with interceptions from time to time, that tell us what happened when he was younger. And also are there to show us what sort of character he is. It's tough to really threaten a man of his age. The actor playing him is much younger of course, which we can see when he plays the younger version in the flashbacks. The makeup is more than decent enough in the "now". Really nice and good, this movie is entertaining