Den ofrivillige golfaren
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Directed byLasse Åberg
Written byBo Jonsson, Lasse Åberg
Produced byBo Jonsson
StarringLasse Åberg
Jon Skolmen
Mats Bergman
Hege Schøyen
Jimmy Logan
Margo Gunn
Distributed bySvensk Filmindustri
Release date
  • 25 December 1991 (1991-12-25) (Sweden)
Running time
107 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguagesSwedish
English

Den ofrivillige golfaren, also known in English as The Accidental Golfer and The Involuntary Golfer, is a Swedish comedy film and the fourth installment of the popular Sällskapsresan series directed by Lasse Åberg. It was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 1991. Åberg won the award for Best Actor in a leading role at the 27th Guldbagge Awards.[1] The film was inspired by the golf stories of author P. G. Wodehouse.[2]

Plot

The business cycle in Sweden is booming. Hapless Stig-Helmer Olsson (Lasse Åberg) is laid off from a toaster factory and gets an offer to play a one-on-one golf competition against a wealthy man for money, something he has never done before. He travels to Scotland to learn to play golf, taking lessons by the skilled golf veteran Roderic McDougall (Jimmy Logan).

Cast

Reception

The film had a record opening weekend in Sweden with 153,992 admissions. Its one of the most seen Swedish movies ever in the cinemas. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Den ofrivillige golfaren (1991)". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. ^ Taves, Brian (2006). P. G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations. London: McFarland & Company. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-7864-2288-3.
  3. ^ "Park below par". Screen International. 10 September 1993. p. 28.

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Films directed by Lasse Åberg
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