''Ripa Hits the Skids'' () is a 1993 Finnish

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Christian Lindblad. It tells the story of Ripa, a young

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whose life seems to be going downhill all the time. Ripa, in

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and

alcoholic Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Some definitions require evidence of dependence and withdrawal. Problematic use of alcohol has been mentioned in the earliest historical records. The World Hea ...

, meets a beautiful young woman, Tiina, with whom he starts dating, but the relationship is full of problems, and the

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s and the police chasing him do not exactly make the difficult everyday life any easier. The film was entered into the

18th Moscow International Film Festival The 18th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 1 to 12 July 1993. The Golden St. George was awarded to the French-Belarusian film '' Me Ivan, You Abraham'' directed by Yolande Zauberman. Jury * Claude Lelouch (France – President o ...

. It was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

66th Academy Awards The 66th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1993 and took place on March 21, 1994, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p. ...

, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Cast

* Sam Huber as Ripa * Mari Vainio as Tiina * Merja Larivaara as Pirjo * Leena Uotila as Irma * Leo Raivio as Antti * Kari Väänänen as Lynkkynen * Jussi Lampi as Lindgren * Vesa-Matti Loiri as Father * Christian Lindblad as Keränen * Minna Pirilä as Beauty * Jukka Pitkänen as Jaatinen

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* 1993 films 1993 comedy films Finnish comedy films 1990s Finnish-language films Films about alcoholism 1990s Finnish films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub

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