Miss Blue Jeans (2012)
Year 1977. Punk and new wave rock'n roll has arrived to remote Finland and a bleak small town Oulu where increasingly odd-looking youths began to appear in the street with a message. Their rebellion speaks to Välde (17). Välde dreams of joining a rock band and becoming famous. He wants to get drunk for the first time, and to win the love of Pike, the most beautiful girl in the class. When Pike wins the Miss Blue Jeans contest organised by the country´s leading (and only) pop music magazine Suosikki and takes as her boyfriend the bourgeois Henri Hakala, Välde puts all his eggs in one basket. He abandons his former self and begins purposefully constructing a new persona for himself. But everything doesn’t go as Välde wanted … The film is based on a novel by Kauko Röyhkä, an author and indie rock musician.
Cast
- Mikko Neuvonen - Välde
- Sanni Kurkisuo - Pike
- Elias Gould - Sasu
- Pirkko Hämäläinen - Mother
- P.K. Keränen - Ana
- Maria Ylipää - Kara
- Olavi Uusivirta - Karhila
- Juha Kukkonen - Sasun isä
- Ville Myllyrinne - Heikinoja
- Milja Nieminen - Katja, Piken sisko
Screenplay
- Kauko Röyhkä (Novel)
- Matti Kinnunen (Screenplay)
Themes
A Teenage Boy's Journey of Growing Up, Teacher-Student Relationship, Musician Biographies, School Life and Youth, Behind the Music: Artist Biopics
Keywords
based on novel or book, musician, 1970s, beauty contest, school, finland, crush on girl
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Miss Blue Jeans about?
- Year 1977. Punk and new wave rock'n roll has arrived to remote Finland and a bleak small town Oulu where increasingly odd-looking youths began to appear in the street with a message. Their rebellion speaks to Välde (17). Välde dreams of joining a rock band and becoming famous. He wants to get drunk for the first time, and to win the love of Pike, the most beautiful girl in the class. When Pike wins the Miss Blue Jeans contest organised by the country´s leading (and only) pop music magazine Suosikki and takes as her boyfriend the bourgeois Henri Hakala, Välde puts all his eggs in one basket. He abandons his former self and begins purposefully constructing a new persona for himself. But everything doesn’t go as Välde wanted … The film is based on a novel by Kauko Röyhkä, an author and indie rock musician.
- Who directed Miss Blue Jeans?
- Miss Blue Jeans was directed by Matti Kinnunen.
- Who stars in Miss Blue Jeans?
- Miss Blue Jeans stars Mikko Neuvonen, Sanni Kurkisuo, Elias Gould, Pirkko Hämäläinen, P.K. Keränen, Maria Ylipää.
- How long is Miss Blue Jeans?
- Miss Blue Jeans has a runtime of 1h 32m (92 minutes).
- What genre is Miss Blue Jeans?
- Miss Blue Jeans is a Comedy, Drama, Music film.
- What is the budget of Miss Blue Jeans?
- Miss Blue Jeans had a budget of $2M.
- Where was Miss Blue Jeans produced?
- Miss Blue Jeans was produced in Finland, Sweden.
- What are the themes of Miss Blue Jeans?
- The themes of Miss Blue Jeans include: A Teenage Boy's Journey of Growing Up, Teacher-Student Relationship, Musician Biographies, School Life and Youth, Behind the Music: Artist Biopics.