Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (Finnish: Matti) is a 2006 Finnish biographical film about Finnish skijumper Matti Nykänen. The film was directed by Aleksi Mäkelä and written by Marko Leino.[3] With 461,665 views it was the most watched film in Finland in 2006.[2]
| Matti: Hell Is for Heroes | |
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| Directed by | Aleksi Mäkelä |
| Written by | Marko Leino |
| Produced by | Markus Selin |
| Starring | Jasper Pääkkönen Peter Franzén Elina Hietala Jope Ruonansuu Juha Veijonen Elina Knihtilä |
| Cinematography | Pini Hellstedt |
| Edited by | Kimmo Taavila |
| Music by | Tuomas Kantelinen |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | €1.6 million[1] |
| Box office | €3,620,391[2] |
Cast edit
- Jasper Pääkkönen as Matti Nykänen, a four-time Olympic gold medalist[3]
- Peter Franzén as Nick Nevada, a character based on Mike Sierra, Nykänen's manager[4]
- Elina Hietala as Taina
- Juha Veijonen as Maisteri, based on Matti Pulli, a ski jumping coach[5]
- Elina Knihtilä as Mirva, based on Mervi Tapola[5]
- Jope Ruonansuu as Oksanen
- Kari Hietalahti as Hammer
- Jani Volanen as Nipa
- Jussi Lampi as Jorma Tapio
- Seppo Pääkkönen as Ensio Nykänen, Matti's father[6]
Soundtrack edit
The soundtrack album for the film, Musiikkia elokuvasta Matti, was released on 11 January 2006.[7] It contains songs performed by Nykänen himself.[8] Two tracks used in the film, "Pidä varas"[8] and "Kingi"[8] performed by Nykänen, were not included in the soundtrack album.
| No. | Title | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lennä Nykäsen Matti" | Timo Kotipelto | 4:22 |
| 2. | "V-tyyli" | Matti Nykänen | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Sukset" | Popeda | 3:22 |
| 4. | "Backseat" | Peer Günt | 4:17 |
| 5. | "I Surrender" | Rainbow | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Poliisi pamputtaa" | Eppu Normaali | 1:52 |
| 7. | "Yllätysten yö" | Matti Nykänen | 2:50 |
| 8. | "Bodya, sporttia, tsemppistä" | Sleepy Sleepers | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Long gone boy" | Havana Black | 4:58 |
| 10. | "Escape" | Stone | 5:21 |
| 11. | "Kuuma kesä" | Popeda | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Samaa nauhaa" | Matti Nykänen | 2:40 |
| 13. | "On hetki" | Kari Hietalahti | 1:44 |
| 14. | "The Final Countdown" | Europe | 5:09 |
References edit
- ^ Vasala, Paavo (3 September 2007). "Elokuvatuottajien höperö lakko. Mitä todella tuetaan?". mediaviikko.fi (in Finnish). Mediaviikko. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Facts & Figures 2006 – TOP 20 Films 2006" (PDF). ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ a b "MATTI - HELL is for HEROES – Production info". solarfilms.com. Solar Films Inc. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ Hietaneva, Panu (21 January 2010). "Managereilla on ollut huono maine". hs.fi (in Finnish). Sanoma News. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Matti Pulli järkyttyi Matti-elokuvasta". iltasanomat.fi (in Finnish). Sanoma News. 17 January 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Matti (2005) – Credits". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Matti-elokuvasta soundtrack-albumi". kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Kaleva Oy. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Matti (2005) – Additional Information". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Musiikkia elokuvasta Matti". fono.fi (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Matti-elokuvan soundtrack julkaistaan 11.01.06". hyypio.net (in Finnish). Hyypiö FM. 29 December 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
