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A Long Hot Summer[2] (Finnish: Pitkä kuuma kesä) is a 1999 Finnish rock comedy film written and directed by Perttu Leppä. It was the most popular youth film of the 1990s in Finland.[3] The film, set in 1980, tells the story of a fictional rock band called Kalle Päätalo. Due to the film's popularity, the band started to tour around the country.[4]

A Long Hot Summer
Directed by	Perttu Leppä
Written by	Perttu Leppä
Produced by	Johannes Lassila
Cinematography	Jyrki Arnikari
Edited by	Kimmo Taavila
Production company	Talent House
Release date	26 March 1999 (1999-03-26) (Finland)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	€880,000[1]

Cast

• Unto Helo [fi] as Paavo "Patu" Taskinen, the manager and lyricist of the band Kalle Päätalo
• Hanna-Mari Karhinen [fi] as Noora, the driver of Kalle Päätalo
• Mikko Hakola [fi] as Jukka Lajunen, the singer of Kalle Päätalo
• Timo Lavikainen as Kukkonen, the drummer of Kalle Päätalo
• Konsta Hiekkanen as Jimi, the guitarist of Kalle Päätalo
• Olli Sorjonen as Kakkonen, the bassist of Kalle Päätalo
• Aino Seppo as Patu's mother
• Niina Stützle as Sanna, Patu's sister
• Toni Wirtanen as Lärssi, the singer of The Vittupäät
• Harri Tuovinen as Stuube, the bassist of The Vittupäät
• Pauli Rantasalmi as Pate, the drummer of The Vittupäät[5]
• Aino Seppo [fi] - Patun äiti
• Niina Stützle - Sanna

References

External links

• A Long Hot Summer at IMDb
• A Long Hot Summer at AllMovie

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