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''Kenny Begins'' is a 2009 Swedish
comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...
science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
film directed by Carl Åstrand and Mats Lindberg.
Johan Rheborg Carl Johan Rheborg (born 5 June 1963) is a Swedish comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter. He played one of the main characters, Percy Nilegård, as a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget, who appeared on Swedish TV in the 19 ...
stars as Kenny Starfighter, an aspiring galaxy hero who crash lands on Earth. The film is made as a stand-alone
prequel A prequel is a literary, dramatic or cinematic work whose story precedes that of a previous work, by focusing on events that occur before the original narrative. A prequel is a work that forms part of a backstory to the preceding work. The term ...
to the 1997 television series '' Kenny Starfighter''. It holds the record for most special effects in a Swedish film, displacing the previous recordholder, ''
Frostbite Frostbite is a skin injury that occurs when someone is exposed to extremely low temperatures, causing the freezing of the skin or other tissues, commonly affecting the fingers, toes, nose, ears, cheeks and chin areas. Most often, frostbite occ ...
''.


Plot

Kenny Starfighter (
Johan Rheborg Carl Johan Rheborg (born 5 June 1963) is a Swedish comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter. He played one of the main characters, Percy Nilegård, as a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget, who appeared on Swedish TV in the 19 ...
) 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 Maria Kyle (born 17 March 1957, in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish actress, theater director and comedian. Biography Early life Sissela Kyle is the daughter of Per Gunnar Kyle and Gunnhild Kyle née Karlson (1921-2016). Sh ...
) 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 is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...
by mistake. He meets Pontus (
Bill Skarsgård Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor. He is known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films '' It'' (2017) and ''It Chapter Two'' (2019). Other horror appearances were in the series '' Hemlock Grove'' (2 ...
), a limping and bullied 15-year-old with bad eyesight. Pontus has accidentally found a mysterious and luminary power crystal that has given him superpower and the chance to be noticed by the coolest girl in school, Miranda (Carla Abrahamsen). While Pontus tries to help Kenny escape from becoming a hairdresser, Rutger Oversmart (
Jan Mybrand Jan Torsten Mybrand (born 26 January 1959 in Kolsva, Köping Municipality, Sweden) is a Swedish actor. Mybrand was educated at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy and after that he practised at Gävle Folkteater. Since 1986 he works at Stockholm ...
), the most intelligent man in the universe, finds out that the power of the crystal has been absorbed by Pontus. All he just needs to 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

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Johan Rheborg Carl Johan Rheborg (born 5 June 1963) is a Swedish comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter. He played one of the main characters, Percy Nilegård, as a member of the Swedish comedy group Killinggänget, who appeared on Swedish TV in the 19 ...
as Kenny Starfighter *
Bill Skarsgård Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård (; born 9 August 1990) is a Swedish actor. He is known for portraying Pennywise in the horror films '' It'' (2017) and ''It Chapter Two'' (2019). Other horror appearances were in the series '' Hemlock Grove'' (2 ...
as Pontus * Carla Abrahamsen as Miranda *
Jan Mybrand Jan Torsten Mybrand (born 26 January 1959 in Kolsva, Köping Municipality, Sweden) is a Swedish actor. Mybrand was educated at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy and after that he practised at Gävle Folkteater. Since 1986 he works at Stockholm ...
as Rutger Oversmart *
Brasse Brännström Brasse Brännström (real name Lars Erik Brännström; 27 February 1945 – 29 August 2014) was a Swedish actor and comedian. Brännström attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm. In 1970, he gained fame alongside Magnus Härenstam ...
as General Sudoko *
Björn Gustafsson Lars Björn Gustafsson (born 19 February 1986) is a Swedish comedian and actor. He is known from TV shows such as '' Parlamentet'' and '' Stockholm Live''. Early and personal life Gustafsson was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. He studied at the ...
as Lenny Starfighter * Cecilia Frode as Thug 1 * Per Svensson as Thug 2 *
Josephine Bornebusch Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch (born 12 September 1981) is a Swedish actress and director. Career Bornebusch was involved in Vår teater, a children's theatre, as a child. She began her acting career in the Swedish drama series ''Rederiet'' ...
as Thug 3 *
Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born 13 February 1958), also known as Pernilla Östergren Pernilla Wallgren, and Pernilla Wallgren-Östergren, is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. She was a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman and ...
as Headmaster *
Sissela Kyle Sissela Maria Kyle (born 17 March 1957, in Örgryte, Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish actress, theater director and comedian. Biography Early life Sissela Kyle is the daughter of Per Gunnar Kyle and Gunnhild Kyle née Karlson (1921-2016). Sh ...
as Jenny Starfighter *
Johan Glans Johan Magnus Glans (born 9 April 1974 in Eslöv, Sweden) is a Swedish stand up comedian and actor. He started doing stand up comedy in 1994, and has worked on Sveriges Television, Swedish TV with David Batra. Since 2016, Johan Glans has starred a ...
as Captain Kaos *
Per Ragnar Per Ragnar, ''Per-Erik Ragnar'' (born 29 May 1941), is a Swedish actor, director and author. Biography Ragnar was born in Kalmar, Sweden and is the son of district manager Hans Ragnar and the postal clerk Karin, née Pettersson. Ragnar trained ...
as Emperor Zing * Rosie Anderberg as Earth * Yan Kai Yu as Wind * Hayes Jemide as Fire


Gallery

Image:Kenny dräkt 1.JPG, Kenny Starfighter's suit Image:Kenny figurer.JPG, Earth and Wind Image:Kenny våffeldräkt.JPG, Fire


See also

* Kenny Starfighter * List of comedy science fiction films


External links

* {{IMDb title, 1278180, Kenny Begins 2009 films Swedish science fiction comedy films 2000s Swedish-language films 2000s science fiction comedy films 2000s superhero comedy films 2009 comedy films 2000s Swedish films