Kenny Begins (2009)
Table of contents
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Production location
- Release dates
- Soundtrack listing
- Awards
- Related films
- Subjects
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
Media (5)
| Original title | Kenny Begins |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
| Form | Partly animated |
| Average rating | 3,04 / 5 |
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| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Swedish release | 2009-03-25 |
Cast
Jan Mybrand
Rutger Oversmart
Lars "Brasse" Brännström
General Sudoko
Björn Gustafsson
Lenny Starfighter
Plot summary
Kenny Starfighter is probably the worst student the Hero Galaxy Academy has ever had. When Kenny accidentally crash-lands on Earth he bumps into Pontus, a bullied 15-year-old boy who has found...
Links and resources
Titles
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Crew
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Cast
| Johan Rheborg | Kenny Starfighter | ||
| Bill Skarsgård | Pontus | ||
| Carla Abrahamsen | Miranda | ||
| Jan Mybrand | Rutger Oversmart | ||
| Lars "Brasse" Brännström | General Sudoko | ||
| Björn Gustafsson | Lenny Starfighter | ||
| Cecilia Frode | underhuggare 1 | ||
| Per Svensson | underhuggare 2 | ||
| Josephine Bornebusch | underhuggare 3 | ||
| Pernilla August | rektorn | ||
| Sissela Kyle | Jenny Starfighter | ||
| Johan Glans | kapten Kaos | ||
| Per Ragnar | kejsar Zing | ||
| Hayes Jemide | Fire | ||
| Rosie Anderberg | Earth | ||
| Yan Kai Yu | Wind |
Companies
| Production Company | Fladen Filmrights AB | ||
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| Laboratory | Nordisk Film Post Production AB | ||
| Co-Production Company | Seat 13 | ||
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| Sveriges Television AB | |||
| Filmgate AB | |||
| Ihrevik AB | |||
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| Lunatic Speed AB | |||
| Advance allocations | Nordisk Film & TV Fond | ||
| Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet | 2008-04-28 | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Nordisk Film AB | 2009 | |
| Distributor in Sweden | Nordisk Film AB | 2009 | |
| Digital Effects | Filmgate AB | ||
| Sales | Trust Nordisk ApS |
Plot summary
Kenny Starfighter is probably the worst student the Hero Galaxy Academy has ever had. When Kenny accidentally crash-lands on Earth he bumps into Pontus, a bullied 15-year-old boy who has found a mysterious crystal which has given him super powers. But Rutger Oversmart, the most intelligent man in the Universe, is out to squeeze the powers out of Pontus. Can Kenny Starfighter save a teenage boy’s life?
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 146379 |
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| Date | 2009-03-03 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Original length | 2379 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 562, 513, 574, 477, 253. |
| Censorship number | 146237 |
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| Date | 2009-01-19 |
| Classification | Allowed from age 11 |
| Notes | (Ofullständig version) |
Release dates
| Festival showing | 2009-03-10 | Royal | Malmö | Sweden | 87 min | (BUFF Filmfestival) |
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| Release in Sweden | 2009-03-25 | Sweden | 87 min | |||
| DVD release | 2009-07-29 | Sweden | ||||
| Festival showing | 2010-02-03 | Capitol | Gothenburg | Sweden | 85 min | 33:e Göteborg Film Festival. |
| TV showing | 2012-01-06 | SVT1 | Sweden | |||
| External cinema, Sweden | 2014-02-23 | |||||
| TV showing | 2014-06-06 | SVT1 | Sweden | |||
| 2015-06-14 | Sweden | |||||
| Censurbeslut | 2016-03-05 | |||||
| 2016-03-20 | ||||||
| 2016-04-10 | Barnas Cinematek (Stig). |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2380 |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
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| Item base | Polyester |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Element type | Duplicate positive |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 7548 |
| Element type | SEPMAG |
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| Carrier type | DTS-skiva |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Script title | Kenny Starfighter. Vers 2. |
| Extent | 44 s. |
| Language | English |
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Script title | Kenny begins. Version 7. Manus Lars V Johansson och Carl Åstrand, Mats Lindberg. |
| Extent | 107 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Dialoglista |
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| Extent | 55 s. + 10 s. för- och eftertext samt musiklista. |
| Language | Swedish |
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Script title | Kenny Starfighter. Kenny begins. Varsion 4. Av Calle Åstrand, Mats Lindberg, Lars "Vasa" Johansson. |
| Extent | 102 s. |
| Language | Swedish |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | No |
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| Colour prints | No |
| Behind the scenes prints | No |
| Slides | No |
| Digital images | Yes |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Misc.prints |
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| Language | Swedish |
