Cinema
Walter and Carlo - Up on Daddy's Hat
Walter og Carlo — op på fars hat
Per Holst · 1985
Synopsis
Walter, a polite and slightly naive steward, and Carlo Jensen, the talkative owner of a stiletto-heel bar, are two amateur video-makers. They go on a package holiday to the Costa del Sol with Walter's mother, and Carlo's partner, Elly, films the whole stay. In the Danish colony, they find themselves unwittingly caught up in a diamond affair, the stones smuggled in the heel of a sandal, and the camera keeps rolling while the smugglers follow them.
Context
The two characters come from the Saturday-evening programme of Danish television, where they were invented by Jarl Friis-Mikkelsen and Ole Stephensen, who play them; the idea for the film is theirs. The screenplay is by the director with John Hilbard, the photography by Peter Roos, and Kirsten Rolffes plays a mother. The film was released on 29 November 1985 and drew nearly a million viewers over the winter; two sequels followed. The critics, for their part, panned it.
Who it is for
Under an hour and a half, in Danish. A farce of gags and one-liners, which assumes a little familiarity with the two television stars.
Prizes and reception
953,743 tickets sold, which places it among the most-watched Danish films of all time.
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