''Professori Uuno D.G. Turhapuro'' is a Finnish 1975 comedy film written by

Spede Pasanen Pertti Olavi "Spede" Pasanen (10 April 1930 – 7 September 2001) was a Finnish film director and producer, comedian, and inventor, who has been called an "all-around entertainer". During his career he directed, wrote, produced or acted in ...

and directed by

Ere Kokkonen Erkki Olavi "Ere" Kokkonen (7 July 1938 – 16 October 2008), born in Savonlinna, was a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He worked closely with Spede Pasanen all the way from the 1960s until Spede's death, as a director, writer and also ...

. It is the second film in the

Uuno Turhapuro Uuno Turhapuro is a Finnish comedy character and antihero created by Spede Pasanen and played by Vesa-Matti Loiri. Originally appearing in ''Spede Show'' during 1971–1973, the character gained popularity through the Uuno Turhapuro films. Hi ...

series.

Plot

Uuno is unemployed and his friends try to arrange a job for him. With his imagination, though, and the help of Härski Hartikainen (

), he somehow manages to avoid all work, until he becomes what he has always dreamt of being - a film star. Uuno's father-in-law has other plans for his occupation, though: since Uuno knows the

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, he has potential for a professor of

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References

External links

* 1975 films 1975 comedy films 1970s Finnish-language films 1970s Finnish films Spede Pasanen Finnish comedy films Finnish black-and-white films Finnish sequel films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub