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Big Game (2014)

PG-13   |    |  Action, Adventure

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A young teenager camping in the woods helps rescue the President of the United States when Air Force One is shot down near his campsite.

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  • Onni Tommila in Big Game (2014)
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Onni Tommila in Big Game (2014)
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Awards

1 win & 8 nominations.

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28 May 2015 | flingebunt
7
| Silly and Brilliant at the same time
So Samuel L. Jackson is the President of the United States and is shot down in Finland where the men and real men and the 13 year old boys are out in the wilderness trying to prove that they are real men.

The President of the US of A is just a foil for this Finnish story about Oskari who, on turning 13 must go out into the wilderness to bring back some game. His grandfather killed a bear at the same age, but maybe Oskari is not up to the task?

But then the President of the US of A turns up while being hunted by terrorists and Oskari is there to prove that being strong is not about muscles but about willpower.

So finally we get a story where the US is not all powerful, but seriously doesn't Finland have an air force that could scrambled to search the area? When the US armed services get permission to operate on Finish territory and why wasn't any killed by being hit by a Nokia?

So the verdict. Every stupid moment in this film is brilliant, and most brilliant moments are also at least a little stupid. It works and is worth watching.

What the movie is about is that if you go into the forest it will give you a gift that is meant to both test and reward you.

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Trivia

With an 8,500,000 Euro budget, it's the most expensive Finnish film ever.

Quotes

Hazar: My apologies, first class is full.

Goofs

The GPS coordinates given for the location of Air Force One is not a lake nor in Northern Finland. The location is Pohjoisväylä road, just north of Pajalantie road in the city of Järvenpää in Southern Finland, quite close to Helsinki.

Crazy Credits

The end credits are interspersed with hunting photographs of Oskari and various hunting/trophy items.

Alternate Versions

For the UK theatrical release, the distributor sought and was given advice by the BBFC on how to secure a 12A certificate. Following this advice, a single use of the word 'motherfucker' was partially obscured and the film was classified 12A. The home video release was uncut and received a 15 rating.

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Genres

Action | Adventure

Details

Release Date:

26 June 2015

Language

English, Finnish

Country of Origin

Finland, UK, Germany

Filming Locations

Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

EUR8,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,909 28 June 2015

Gross USA:

$24,752

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,455,398

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