Olsen-banden Junior is a 2001 Danish family-comedy heist film. It is a prequel to the long running Danish film series Olsen-banden, and is based on a concept previously used in the Swedish Olsen-banden remake prequel series Lilla Jönssonligan. The film is also a sequel to the Christmas calendar Olsen-bandens første kup from 1999. The film premiered on December 14, 2001. The film was a moderate success compared to the original series and the Swedish and Norwegian equivalents. The film later received a novelization of the same name.
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Plot
In the year of 1958, Egon Olsen, the child genius, tries to escape the orphanage where he lives by setting himself up to be adopted by a rich couple. Problems arise when it turns out that the couple are rocket scientists who want to use him as a test subject to be sent into space.
Cast
Aksel Leth as Egon Olsen
Christian Stoltenberg as Benny
Jacob A. Bernit as Kjeld
Signe Lerche as Yvonne
Sebastian Jessen]as Kenneth
Jesper Langberg as Hallandsen
Ellen Hillingsø as Doctor Rakowski
Christina Stojanovich as Inge-Margrethe
Henrik Lykkegaard as Holm
Claus Bue as Crime Assistant Jensen
Claus Ryskjær as Manager
Ole Thestrup as Major Schröder
Lasse Lunderskov as Wasteman
Henning Sprogøe as Mister Olsen
Reception
The film was released on home video by June 2002. It premiered on television on April 2, 2003. After the film there were more Junior installments in the Olsen-banden franchise and the next films are animated.