Junk Mail


1h 19m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A bored and frustratred Oslo mailman begins stealing other people's mail and becomes involved in a series of comic misadventures.

Film Details

Also Known As
Budbringeren
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Atlas Film; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Distribution Company
Cinepix Film Properties Productions (CFP)/Lionsgate; Asc Distribution; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Channel 4; Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Crown Films (Taiwan); Dendy Films; Haskolabio; Imovision; Jugendfilm; Kuzui Enterprises; Lionsgate; Metro Tartan Distributors; Mikado Film; Primer Plano Film Group; Rosebud Sa Motion Picture Enterprises
Location
Oslo, Norway

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 19m

Synopsis

A bored and frustratred Oslo mailman begins stealing other people's mail and becomes involved in a series of comic misadventures.

Crew

John Andreas Andersen

2nd Camera

Anders Berggren

Co-Producer

Frank Bjaanes

Graphic Design

Peter Boe

Unit Production Manager

Peter Boe

Producer

Mars Bonfire

Song ("Born To Be Wild")

Peter Brander

Music Recording/Mixing

Carina Brattvik

Production Manager

Jorn Broll

Steadicam Operator

Bryan Daly

Song ("Postman Pat")

Sturla Einarson

Post-Production Sound Effects

Sturla Einarson

Sound

Audun Erlien

Bass

Dino Fekaris

Song ("I Will Survive")

Arild Fetveit

Consultant

Maria Frankel

Bass (Zapolski Trio)

Berndt Frithiof

Sound Mixer

Esben Fyksen

Other

Tone Garmann

Graphic Design

Pål Gengenbach

Editor

Harry Guttormsen

Consultant

Pal Bugge Haagenrud

2nd Unit Photographer (2nd Unit)

Jonny Halberg

Screenwriter

Bente Helle

Other

Joachim Holbek

Music

Jake Hooker

Song ("I Love Rock'N Roll")

Kirsti Marie Hougen

Post-Production Manager

Gudny Hummelvoll

Production Manager

Pal Morten Hverven

Special Effects

Eva Isaksen

Casting

Karl Juliusson

Art Director

Frode-andre Kristiansen

Music Recording/Mixing

Kjartan Kristiansen

Songs ("Vatere Roy" "Texas")

Flemming Lave

Other

Torunn Lian

Consultant

Hilde Malme

2nd Unit 2nd Camera (2nd Unit)

Alan Merrill

Song ("I Love Rock'N Roll")

Igor Meyer

Hair/Make-Up Consultant

Dag Nordahl

Producer

Kari Nytro

Dubbing Effects

Kjersti Paulsen

Casting

Frederick Perren

Song ("I Will Survive")

Niels Ratzer

Drums/Percussion (Zapolski Trio)

Knut Reiersrud

Guitar

Tom Remlov

Co-Producer

Christine Robsahm

Script Supervisor

Eva Rygh

Makeup

Ragge Samuelson

Sound

Liv Sandvik

Casting

Pal Sletaune

Screenwriter

Vidar Thune

Set Decorator

Christian Utke

Other

Kjell Vassdal

Director Of Photography

Paolo Vinaccia

Drums

Magnus Waal

Location Manager

Richard Wagner

Music ("Gotterdammerung" "Die Walkurie")

Wolfgang Wedde

Stunt Coordinator

Bente Winther-larsen

Costume Designer

Film Details

Also Known As
Budbringeren
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Romance
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Atlas Film; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Distribution Company
Cinepix Film Properties Productions (CFP)/Lionsgate; Asc Distribution; Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Channel 4; Cooperative Nouveau Cinema (Cnc); Crown Films (Taiwan); Dendy Films; Haskolabio; Imovision; Jugendfilm; Kuzui Enterprises; Lionsgate; Metro Tartan Distributors; Mikado Film; Primer Plano Film Group; Rosebud Sa Motion Picture Enterprises
Location
Oslo, Norway

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 19m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of Amanda Award for Best Feature, Best Actress, and Best Actor at the Norweigian International Film Festival, August 15 - 23, 1997.

Winner of Best Director at the 1997 Flanders International Film Fesitval.

Released in United States Spring April 10, 1998

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States August 1997

Released in United States October 1997

Released in United States November 1997

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States January 1998

Released in United States March 1998

Released in United States August 1998

Released in United States September 2007

Shown at Filmfest DC in Washington, DC April 22 - May 3,

Shown at Naples Film Festival Summer 1997.

Awarded the Special Jury Award at the 1997 Naples Film Festival.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1997.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 1O-24, 1997.

Shown at Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) in Ghent October 7-18, 1997.

Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Young Cinema) November 1-10, 1997.

Shown at Goteborg Film Festival in Goteborg, Sweden January 30 - February 8, 1998.

Shown at Miami Film Festival January 30 - February 8, 1998.

Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 27 - April 12, 1998.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.

Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.

Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.

Shown at Haugesund Norwegian International Film Festival August 23-30, 1998.

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Thematic Retrospective. Cold Fever) September 20-29, 2007.

1998.

Released in United States Spring April 10, 1998

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Naples Film Festival Summer 1997.)

Released in United States 1997 (Awarded the Special Jury Award at the 1997 Naples Film Festival.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 22 - September 2, 1997.)

Released in United States August 1997 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 1O-24, 1997.)

Released in United States October 1997 (Shown at Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) in Ghent October 7-18, 1997.)

Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at Tokyo International Film Festival (Young Cinema) November 1-10, 1997.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Goteborg Film Festival in Goteborg, Sweden January 30 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Miami Film Festival January 30 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 27 - April 12, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 28 - February 8, 1998.)

Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)

Released in United States January 1998 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 15-25, 1998.)

Released in United States March 1998 (Shown at Cleveland International Film Festival March 19-29, 1998.)

Released in United States August 1998 (Shown at Haugesund Norwegian International Film Festival August 23-30, 1998.)

Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Thematic Retrospective. Cold Fever) September 20-29, 2007.)