| STAR WRECK: IN THE PIRKINNING Finland; 2005; digital; 103 min Directed by: Timo Vuorensola Written by: Samuli Torssonen, Jarmo Puskala, Rudi Airisto Produced by: Samuli Torssonen Cinematography by: Sami Aho-Mantila Music by: Tapani Siirtola Visual Effects by: Samuli Torssonen, Mikko Monto, Jarmo Puskala, Timo Vuorensola, Atte Joutsen Cast: Samuli Torssonen, Atte Joutsen, Timo Vuorensola, Antti Satama, Karoliina Blackburn, Janos Honkonen, Seppo Honkanen, Tiina Routamaa, Jari Ahola Production Company: Tuotantoyhtiö Energia Genre: sci-fi parody Finnish language with English subtitles Tuesday, 27.7. 22:30h OPEN AIR CINEMA Main Square Captain James B. Pirk of the starship Kickstart is shipwrecked on the 21st century Earth with his crew. Pirk's daily routine consists mainly of stuffing his face at the local fast food restaurant while unsuccessfully trying to convince the ladies that he is, in fact, an intergalactic space hero from the future. As the prospects for humanity's conquest of space look increasingly bleaker, Pirk comes up with a questionable plan to save mankind's future. The adventures of Captain James B. Pirk have begun already back in 1992 with the first animated short directed by Samuli Torssonen, followed by a series of films that reached its peak in 1997 with the 45-minute long Star Wreck 5. Five enthusiasts, equipped by home computers and helped by over 300 extras, assistants and supporters, spent the following seven years making the full-length live-action sci-fi adventure that combined amazing visual effects with a rough-and-ready sense of humour. It was launched on internet in 2005 and has since then become a genuine underground hit with numerous spin-offs and imitations. Prior to Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, Timo Vuorensola had visited various amateur films both as an actor and a director. Currently he’s working on his second feature, the highly anticipated space Nazis film Iron Sky. |
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