Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
2005 · Movie · 103 min. · Finland
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is a feature-length sci-fi parody, seven years in the making. It is the product of a core group of five Finns, and over 300 extras, assistants and supporters. The film combines world-class visual effects, a rough-and-ready sense of humour, and a passion that provide the basis for the first-ever Finnish science fiction adventure. Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is not your run-of-the-mill parody aimed solely at Star Trek fans. It is a motion picture for everyone with a taste for action, humour and zany characters. It is the story of Emperor Pirk - a star fleet commander who declares himself a global overlord and decides to expand his reign beyond the farthest reaches of the universe. The story that unfolds amidst the space battles is a stark reminder of how dangerous the mixture of ambition, cowardice and stupidity is. Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning begins with Captain James B. Pirk of the starship Kickstart shipwrecked on the 21st century Earth with his crew. Originally from the distant future, Pirk and his crew travelled back in time to save the Earth from hostile aliens, but lost their ship and became stranded. Pirk's daily routine consists mainly of stuffing his face at the local fast food restaurant, and he is finding it difficult to convince the ladies he is, in fact, an intergalactic space hero from the future. As the prospects for humanity's conquest of space look increasingly bleaker, Pirk comes up with a questionable plan to save mankind's future...
Direction Timo Vuorensola · Atte Joutsen
Cast Samuli Torssonen · Atte Joutsen · Timo Vuorensola · Antti Satama · Karoliina Blackburn · Janos Honkonen · Seppo Honkanen · Tiina Routamaa · Jari Ahola · Sonja Sjöblom
Soundtrack Tapani Siirtola
Screenplay Samuli Torssonen · Rudi Airisto · Jarmo Puskala
Cinematography Sami Aho-Mantila
Original title Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
5.4
103 votes (FilmAffinity)
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