Antboy (2013)

12-year-old Pelle is bitten by an ant and develops superpowers. Aided by comic book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as superhero Antboy. When a super villain The Flea enters the scene, Antboy must step up to the challenge.

Director:

Ask Hasselbalch

Writers:

Anders Ølholm (screenplay), Kenneth Bøgh Andersen (based on: the Antboy books by)

Stars:

Oscar Dietz, Amalie Kruse Jensen, Samuel Ting Graf

2 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Oscar Dietz	...	Pelle Nøhrmann / Antboy
Amalie Kruse Jensen	...	Ida
Samuel Ting Graf	...	Wilhelm
Nicolas Bro	...	Dr. Gæmelkrå / The Flea
Cecilie Alstrup Tarp	...	Amanda
Marcuz Jess Petersen	...	Allan
Johannes Jeffries Sørensen	...	Mark
Lærke Winther	...	Mor
Frank Thiel	...	Far
Thomas Voss	...	Carsten
Caspar Phillipson	...	Mr. Sommersted
Nicoline Melbye Andreassen	...	Girl
Jonas Schmidt	...	School Photographer
Nanna Schaumburg-Muller	...	Pelle's teacher
Aske Bang	...	Thief

Storyline

12-year-old Pelle is bitten by an ant and develops superpowers. Aided by comic book nerd Wilhelm, Pelle creates a secret identity as superhero Antboy. When a super villain The Flea enters the scene, Antboy must step up to the challenge.

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Plot Keywords:

close up of eyes | first part | non comic book superhero | comic book | superhero | 

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Taglines:

Superheroes come in all sizes

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some action, language and mild rude humor

Did You Know?

Trivia

The action figures in Wilhelm's glass locker are compilations of different superheroes. One of them is He-Man with eight eyes. The edits were made to avoid legal dispute with other comic corporations. Director Ask Hasselbalch kept one of the figures after filming wrapped.

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Crazy Credits

A golden ant occasionally crawls along the credits, and can be heard as the final credits scroll by.

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Connections

Featured in Troldspejlet: Troldspejlet nytårsspecial (2013)

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Soundtracks

Generic Pop Song
Written by Peter Kyed

User Reviews

Totally watchable

I've just seen Antboy and as expected, doesn't bring anything new to the super-heroic genre. It doesn't even bring anything new to the whole movie-about-child genre. But there's where the really interesting part is. All in all i feel like Antboy is a love letter to the superheroes stories most of us grew up with. It has almost every cliché from every single superhero movie you can remember without googling, and that's the reason that makes it so fun to watch. It might not be the best acting performance you'll ever see, but the kids are cool and the script is quite consistent all around. The tone is set properly and after seeing the trailer for the upcoming sequel i confirm what i said above. It's a fun, entertaining movie that doesn't bring any surprises but doesn't fall apart either (did anybody say Crap-tastic Four?). I would totally recommend it to someone who really loves superhero comics/movies. The rest might (and will) find it dull.

In a few words: Antboy is to the superhero genre what Fanboys is to Star Wars.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [Denmark] Official site [Denmark]

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

16 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Antboy

Filming Locations:

Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,994,944

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nimbus Film Productions, Det Danske Filminstitut, FilmFyn

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1