Tommy and the Wildcat (1998)
December 18, 1998Release Date
Tommy and the Wildcat (1998)
December 18, 1998Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Konsta Hietanen
Tommy
Risto Tuorila
Uncle Jouko
Jarmo Mäkinen
Haapala
Antti Virmavirta
Father
Kristiina Halttu
Helena
Rauno Ahonen
Jaska
Jussi Puhakka
Oula
Markku Huhtamo
Kalle Pokka
Ville Myllyrinne
Poliisi
Katariina Kaitue
Tomin äiti
Mikko Kivinen
Park Director
Aarno Sulkanen
Chief of Police
Raimo O. Niemi
Director
Tero Jartti
Nuorempi poromies
Ville Suhonen
Director
Pentti Jumisko
Nuori poromies
Tapani Kenttämaa
Nuori poromies
Martin Daniel
Writer
Marko Keskitalo
Nuori poromies
Matti Haapanen
Writer
Hannu Tuomainen
Producer
Vesa-Matti Komonen
Nuori poromies
Søren Hyldgaard
Composer
Kari Sohlberg
Cinematographer
Tero Ikonen
Eläinpuiston työntekijä
Jukka Nykänen
Editor
Matti Kumpuniemi
Eläinpuiston työntekijä
Reino Nordin
Poika baarin edustalla (uncredited)
Pia Pesonen
CastingDirector
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Sound Designer
Dorte Jacobsen
Makeup Designer
Pertti Hilkamo
Production Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 18, 1998
Original NamePoika ja ilves
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Tommy and the Wildcat (Finnish: Poika ja ilves) is a 1998 Finnish adventure family film directed by Raimo O. Niemi and Ville Suhonen, and starring Konsta Hietanen. It tells story about Tommy, the twelve-year-old boy, who tries to help a lynx named Leevi to survive in the wilderness.
The lynx in the film was a played by lynx named Väinö from the Ranua Zoo. Väinö was born in 1996 and died in May 1999. It is assumed that he climbed up the mesh fence and fell on a sharp stone, which resulted in the death of the animal. Väinö had gotten used to people as a kitty when he had grown up in home care after being abandoned by his mother.The film was shot in both Finnish and English. The final English dialogue is dubbed over the English-acted version. The production of the film costs were more than 13 million Finnish marks, which made it one of the most expensive film productions in Finland at time.
The film premiered in Finland on December 18, 1998. It gathered a total of 380,000 viewers in Finland. The film was awarded the People's Choice Award at the Jussi Awards and The Green Screen Prize at the 2000 Chicago International Children's Film Festival. In August 2019, the film was released in cinemas again as a restored version.