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:

Det är som det är och det blir som det blir.

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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:

SEK63,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$944,193

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$51,130,193

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

Actor Robert Gustafsson was 48 at the time the movie was released, 52 years younger than the character he played.

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Goofs

When Alan is part of the skyscraper construction crew in New York, his workmate was highly unlikely to know even of the mere existence of the Manhattan Project, let alone know what its real purpose was.

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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

Säg mig var du står
Composed by Piet Souer, Martin Dusier
Lyrics written by Gregory Elias (original text) and Ingela 'Pling' Forsman (Swedish text)
Performed by Carola Häggkvist (as Carola, aka Carola Sögaard)

User Reviews

Hilarious

This movie is extremely funny. From the moment the old man crawls out of the window until the very end of the movie, it is a stitch. It is fast paced and all the characters are well drawn and fleshed out, even characters that only appear near the end of the movie. I was reminded of Peter Seller's movie "Being There" and, yes, there was a bit of "Forrest Gump" in it. I did not object to the "violent" deaths that some of the characters experienced because they were so over the top that they could not be taken seriously and the audience apparently agreed with me since everyone was howling with laughter. We saw the movie at the Chicago Film Festival and it was one of the few times I have attended a film festival when the entire audience stood up and clapped at the end of the movie.