Kenny Begins
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Kenny Begins is a 2009
Swedish
comedy
science fiction
film directed by Carl Åstrand and Mats Lindberg. Johan Rheborg
stars as Kenny Starfighter, an aspiring galaxy hero who crash lands on Earth. The film is made as a standalone prequel
to the 1997 television series Kenny Starfighter
.
) is probably the most hopeless student that the Hero academics of the galaxy has ever had. His parents Benny (Per Mårtenson) and Jenny (Sissela Kyle
) are tired of paying for his studies and give him an ultimatum: Graduate or become a hairdresser at the family salon!
In a despondent hunt for graduation points, he crash-lands on Earth
by mistake. He meets Pontus (Bill Skarsgård
), a limping and bullied 15-year old with bad eyesight. Pontus has accidentally found a mysterious and luminary power crystal that has given him super powers and possibilities to get the coolest girl in school, Miranda (Carla Abrahamsen), interested in him.
While Pontus tries to help Kenny escape from becoming a hairdresser, Rutger Oversmart (Jan Mybrand), the most intelligent man in the universe, finds out that the power of the crystal has been absorbed by Pontus. All he needs to do is just squeeze the power out of Pontus, and then he will become the most powerful man in the universe. When he finds out that a hero from the galaxy is protecting Pontus, he sends one of the most dangerous bounty hunters, Earth, Wind and Fire, to go get him.
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
science fiction
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
film directed by Carl Åstrand and Mats Lindberg. Johan Rheborg
Johan Rheborg
Carl Johan Rheborg is a Swedish comedian, actor and script writer, born on June 5, 1963, in Täby, Sweden. He is a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget....
stars as Kenny Starfighter, an aspiring galaxy hero who crash lands on Earth. The film is made as a standalone prequel
Prequel
A prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel...
to the 1997 television series Kenny Starfighter
Kenny Starfighter
Kenny Starfighter is a Swedish television mini-series from 1997 that follows the titular hero as he fights against the evil lord Dr. Deo. Although aimed at children, this show was popular with adults as well. A film, Kenny Begins, was made in 2009....
.
Plot
Kenny Starfighter (Johan RheborgJohan Rheborg
Carl Johan Rheborg is a Swedish comedian, actor and script writer, born on June 5, 1963, in Täby, Sweden. He is a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget....
) is probably the most hopeless student that the Hero academics of the galaxy has ever had. His parents Benny (Per Mårtenson) and Jenny (Sissela Kyle
Sissela Kyle
Sissela Maria Kyle is a Swedish actress and comedian.Kyle is the second cousin of the British singer Yusuf Islam -Filmography:* 1983 - Limpan* 1985 - Lösa förbindelser...
) are tired of paying for his studies and give him an ultimatum: Graduate or become a hairdresser at the family salon!
In a despondent hunt for graduation points, he crash-lands on Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
by mistake. He meets Pontus (Bill Skarsgård
Bill Skarsgård
Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård is a Swedish actor and son of Stellan and My Skarsgård. His brother Alexander Skarsgård is currently starring in the hit show True Blood.- Filmography:*Simon och ekarna*Kronjuvelerna...
), a limping and bullied 15-year old with bad eyesight. Pontus has accidentally found a mysterious and luminary power crystal that has given him super powers and possibilities to get the coolest girl in school, Miranda (Carla Abrahamsen), interested in him.
While Pontus tries to help Kenny escape from becoming a hairdresser, Rutger Oversmart (Jan Mybrand), the most intelligent man in the universe, finds out that the power of the crystal has been absorbed by Pontus. All he needs to do is just squeeze the power out of Pontus, and then he will become the most powerful man in the universe. When he finds out that a hero from the galaxy is protecting Pontus, he sends one of the most dangerous bounty hunters, Earth, Wind and Fire, to go get him.
Cast
- Johan RheborgJohan RheborgCarl Johan Rheborg is a Swedish comedian, actor and script writer, born on June 5, 1963, in Täby, Sweden. He is a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget....
as Kenny Starfighter - Bill SkarsgårdBill SkarsgårdBill Istvan Günther Skarsgård is a Swedish actor and son of Stellan and My Skarsgård. His brother Alexander Skarsgård is currently starring in the hit show True Blood.- Filmography:*Simon och ekarna*Kronjuvelerna...
as Pontus - Carla Abrahamsen as Miranda
- Jan Mybrand as Rutger Oversmart
- Brasse Brännström as General Sudoko
- Björn GustafssonBjörn GustafssonLars Björn Gustafsson is a Swedish comedian and actor. Björn was born in Romelanda, Sweden. He is known from TV-shows such as Parlamentet and Stockholm Live.-Early and personal life:...
as Lenny Starfighter - Cecilia FrodeCecilia FrodeCecilia Frode is a Swedish actress born on 14 August 1970 in Linköping.She graduated from the theatre school in Malmö in 1994. She also won a Guldbagge for best supporting actor in the Swedish comedy film Klassfesten...
as Thug 1 - Per Svensson as Thug 2
- Josefin Bornebusch as Thug 3
- Pernilla AugustPernilla AugustPernilla August is a Swedish actress, director and script-writer. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a long time collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her role in his The Best Intentions...
as Headmaster - Sissela KyleSissela KyleSissela Maria Kyle is a Swedish actress and comedian.Kyle is the second cousin of the British singer Yusuf Islam -Filmography:* 1983 - Limpan* 1985 - Lösa förbindelser...
as Jenny Starfighter - Johan GlansJohan GlansJohan Magnus Glans is a Swedish stand up comedian and TV actor. He started doing stand up comedy in 1994 and has worked on Swedish TV with David Batra. He is often featured in SVT's Stockholm Live and TV4's Parlamentet. He has at numerous times been called "Sveriges Roligaste Man", in English...
as Captain Kaos - Per RagnarPer RagnarPer Ragnar, Per-Erik Ragnar , is a Swedish actor, director and author.-Biography:Per Ragnar trained at Dramatens elevskola in 1962-65...
as Emperor Zing - Rosie Anderberg as Earth
- Yan Kai Yu as Wind
- Hayes Jemide as Fire