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

In an interview with Maria Månson, Ask Hasselbalch said the budget of this film was the same amount of money that "the crew of Man of Steel (2013) had to make café latte".

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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 3 (2016)

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Soundtracks

Generic Rock Song
Written by Peter Kyed

User Reviews

For small children maybe interesting

It is a nice little movie, but it has nothing to be exceptional.

It may be good for very little children up to 5 years, who do not need, nor appreciate costly special effects.

It is a very basic and generic superhero origin story full of clichés and nothing original.

It could have been something funny like "Kick Ass" or it could have been some kind of deeper drama helping bigger children (5-10) finding their ways or providing tips for their problems... some sensitive, psychological stuff...

Unfortunately none of these were in the movie. It was just a story rewritten by a school boy, who has seen Spiderman, where he exchanged the word "Spiderman" with the word "Antboy".

There was no humor, nor suspension, nor drama, nothing.

The child actors made a decent job and the directing was solid craftsmanship, but that's all.