Saatanan Radikaalit ('Damned Radicals')[4] is a 1971 Finnish comedy film starring and directed by Paavo Piironen, Heikki Nousiainen, Heikki Huopainen and Timo Nissi.[4] It was financed and produced by Finnish film-maker Spede Pasanen,[5] but unlike the comedy films he had produced previously he did not feature him on-screen. The movie was released in 1971, the same year as Spede's Hirttämättömät and Kahdeksas Veljes. The film was intended to give its four stars a start in the Finnish film industry as both directors and leading actors.
Although now widely available in DVD distribution in various Spede collections, the film's only other showing outside its theatrical run was a single TV rerun on MTV3 in 2008.[6]
Four Finns Paavo, Hese, Viiksi and Timppa are enjoying themselves too much in Hell (Hell being depicted as a Finnish sauna), so Perkele and Satan send them back to Finland for a vacation. They're given a suitcase full of money and (unbeknownst to them) are made incapable of becoming drunk.[2] On their way out of hell, they steal a car and pick up enough hitchhikers to alert the police. When the quartet escape the scene, however, they leave their money behind. Next, they attempt to earn money by various illegal means, including a bank-robbery which lands Hese in jail.
The boys manage to break Hese out of jail but are left with nothing to their name. Eventually they plot to steal heat-resistant suits which they plan to sell to people of other nationalities back in Hell, who can't stand the heat. They are successful although the military deployment leads to chaos and citywide destruction. When they return to Hell, Satan forces them to wear the heat-resistant clothing as a punishment and for his own amusement.
The film was unconventional from Spede at the time, not featuring him in either a starring role or in the writing crew. The film's title is a pun. Literally translated the title means "Satan's Radicals". Saatana is a swear word in Finnish similar in meaning to "God damn it", so the title holds a double meaning as the four characters (referred to twice in the film as radicals) are from and of Satan, as well as literally from Hell.
Leo Jokela, seen in many prior Spede comedies serves as the film's initial narrator and types out the film's credits, jokingly referring to the fact that he doesn't play a role in the film since it would have cost the producer too much.
In 1971, all of Spede's movies were box-office disappointments which led to him taking a two-year hiatus from film-making. Despite this, Spede won a producer's Jussi Award for the film, jointly with Hirttämättömät and Kahdeksas Veljes.[7]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Saatanan Radikaalit". Finna.fi. National Audiovisual Institute. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ abcJutila, Niko. "Saatanan Radikaalit (1971)". Elokuvauutiset.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^von Bagh, Peter. "Pertti Pasanen" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^ ab. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
^"Nuoren miekkosen odysseia Speden ja Ere Kokkosen tapaan" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 20 September 1993. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
saatanan, radikaalit, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2016,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Saatanan Radikaalit news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Saatanan Radikaalit Damned Radicals 4 is a 1971 Finnish comedy film starring and directed by Paavo Piironen Heikki Nousiainen Heikki Huopainen and Timo Nissi 4 It was financed and produced by Finnish film maker Spede Pasanen 5 but unlike the comedy films he had produced previously he did not feature him on screen The movie was released in 1971 the same year as Spede s Hirttamattomat and Kahdeksas Veljes The film was intended to give its four stars a start in the Finnish film industry as both directors and leading actors Saatanan RadikaalitDirected byPaavo Piironen Heikki Nousiainen Heikki Huopainen Timo NissiWritten byPaavo Piironen Heikki Nousiainen Heikki Huopainen Timo NissiProduced bySpede Pasanen 2 3 StarringPaavo Piironen Heikki Nousiainen Heikki Huopainen Timo NissiNarrated byLeo JokelaMusic byEsa HelasvuoDistributed byFinnkino 1 Mainostelevisio MTV3 Finland TV Release date21 February 1971 1971 02 21 Kauhava 1 Running time71 min 2 CountryFinlandLanguageFinnishBudgetFIM 190 000 1 Although now widely available in DVD distribution in various Spede collections the film s only other showing outside its theatrical run was a single TV rerun on MTV3 in 2008 6 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Background 4 References 5 External linksPlot editFour Finns Paavo Hese Viiksi and Timppa are enjoying themselves too much in Hell Hell being depicted as a Finnish sauna so Perkele and Satan send them back to Finland for a vacation They re given a suitcase full of money and unbeknownst to them are made incapable of becoming drunk 2 On their way out of hell they steal a car and pick up enough hitchhikers to alert the police When the quartet escape the scene however they leave their money behind Next they attempt to earn money by various illegal means including a bank robbery which lands Hese in jail The boys manage to break Hese out of jail but are left with nothing to their name Eventually they plot to steal heat resistant suits which they plan to sell to people of other nationalities back in Hell who can t stand the heat They are successful although the military deployment leads to chaos and citywide destruction When they return to Hell Satan forces them to wear the heat resistant clothing as a punishment and for his own amusement Cast editPaavo Piironen as Paavo Heikki Nousiainen as Hese Heikki Huopainen as Viiksi Timo Nissi as Timppa Yrjo Jarvinen as Perkele the lesser devil Heikki Savolainen as Satan Leo Jokela as the Narrator Ville Veikko Salminen as the clothes shop salesmanBackground editThe film was unconventional from Spede at the time not featuring him in either a starring role or in the writing crew The film s title is a pun Literally translated the title means Satan s Radicals Saatana is a swear word in Finnish similar in meaning to God damn it so the title holds a double meaning as the four characters referred to twice in the film as radicals are from and of Satan as well as literally from Hell Leo Jokela seen in many prior Spede comedies serves as the film s initial narrator and types out the film s credits jokingly referring to the fact that he doesn t play a role in the film since it would have cost the producer too much In 1971 all of Spede s movies were box office disappointments which led to him taking a two year hiatus from film making Despite this Spede won a producer s Jussi Award for the film jointly with Hirttamattomat and Kahdeksas Veljes 7 References edit a b c Saatanan Radikaalit Finna fi National Audiovisual Institute Retrieved 27 October 2020 a b c Jutila Niko Saatanan Radikaalit 1971 Elokuvauutiset fi in Finnish Retrieved 27 October 2020 von Bagh Peter Pertti Pasanen in Finnish Yle Retrieved 27 October 2020 a b Saatanan Radikaalit 1971 British Film Institute Archived from the original on November 1 2020 Retrieved 27 October 2020 Nuoren miekkosen odysseia Speden ja Ere Kokkosen tapaan in Finnish Helsingin Sanomat 20 September 1993 Retrieved 27 October 2020 ELONET Saatanan radikaalit Esitystiedot Elonet 2016 05 03 Jussit Voittajat 1970 1979 Filmiaura RY 2016 05 05 External links editSaatanan Radikaalit at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saatanan Radikaalit amp oldid 1190984620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
