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 / Loppen
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	...	Lille pige
Jonas Schmidt	...	School Photographer
Nanna Schaumburg-Muller	...	Pelle's teacher (as Nanna Schaumburg-Müller)
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

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook [Denmark] Official site [Denmark]

Country:

Denmark

Language:

Danish

Release Date:

16 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Antboy - Der Biss der Ameise

Filming Locations:

Valby, Copenhagen, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nimbus Film Productions, Det Danske Filminstitut, Film Fyn

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Based on the first three books of the Antboy-series by Kenneth Bøgh Andersen. However, the story line of the second book is hardly used. It revolves around a divorce, which Ask Hasselbalch thought was irrelevant to the story in the film.

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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

Followed by Antboy: Den Røde Furies hævn (2014)

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Soundtracks

Det kribler og det krabler
Written by Persille Ingerslev
Performed by Persille Ingerslev

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.