{{short description|2001 film by Mika Kemmo, and Pasi Kemmo}} {{Distinguish|Ponderosa (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox film | name = Ponterosa | image = Ponterosa.jpg | alt = | caption = Original Finnish film poster | director = Mika Kemmo<br />Pasi Kemmo | producer = Pasi Kemmo | writer = Mika Kemmo | starring = [[Tony Halme]]<br />[[Heikki Paavilainen]]<br />[[Timo Julkunen]] | music = Aku Lundström | cinematography = [[Tero Molin]] | editing = [[Roy-Petri Pashur]] | studio = Inxpo Onnico<br />Mancantoo | distributor = [[FS Film]]<br />[[Finnkino]]<br />[[Sandrew Metronome|Sandrew Metronome Distribution]] | released = {{Film date|2001|3|30|df=y}} | runtime = 110 minutes | country = Finland | language = Finnish | budget = circa €400,000<ref name="elonet">{{cite web |url=https://www.elonet.fi/fi/elokuva/996345 |title=Ponterosa (2001) |website=Elonet |publisher=National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification |language=Finnish |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> | gross = }} '''''Ponterosa''''' is a 2001 [[Finland|Finnish]] comedy film directed by brothers Mika and Pasi Kemmo. The film takes place in a [[campsite]] in [[Åland]], where a group of very different people get to know each other.<ref name="elonet" />
== Cast == {{Col-begin|width=70%}} {{Col-break}} * [[Tony Halme]] as Mauri, "Maukka" * [[Heikki Paavilainen]] as Jussi * [[Timo Julkunen]] as Oskari Mäkelä * [[Paula Siimes]] as Stella, Mauri's sister * [[Karita Tuomola]] as Monica * [[Jenni Ahola]] as Nelli * Laura West as Maria * [[Matti Tuominen]] as Lauri, "Late", Mauri's and Stella's father * [[Vesa Vierikko]] as a urologist * [[Jarmo Mäkinen]] as a [[Swedish-speaking Finns|Coastal Swede]] {{Col-break}} * [[Tuija Ernamo]] as Saara, Oskari's wife * [[Santeri Kinnunen]] as a family man at the campsite * [[Esko Nikkari]] as a rural householder on the ship * [[Lasse Karkjärvi]] as a travel agency clerk * [[Mattiesko Hytönen]] as a real man, Saara's lover * Olli Haaslahti as a young Mauri * Tom Lindfors as a lawyer * Ante Kangas as Rolf * Tuija Timberbacka as a religious person * Janne Itämies<!-- Since I wasn't sure what his role "tikkamies" referred to, I didn't include it. --JAAqqO --> {{col-end}} <small>Source:<ref name="elonet" /></small>
== Production == As ''Ponterosa'' was one of the few major Finnish films in 2001 that did not receive any financial support from the [[Finnish Film Foundation]], the production was mainly privately funded by a number of companies. Due to this sponsorship, the film contains [[product placement]].<ref name="elonet" />
Parts of ''Ponterosa'' were shot in [[Helsinki]], [[Kirkkonummi]], [[Vantaa]], and [[Åland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elonet.fi/fi/tiedonkeruu/ponterosa |title=Ponterosa (2001) |website=Elonet |publisher=National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification |language=Finnish |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>
=== Music === {{Col-begin|width=75%}} {{Col-break}} # "Zulu Stomp" (Big Bertha and The Bulldozers) # "[[Wild Thing (The Troggs song)|Wild Thing]]" ([[The Troggs]]) # "[[Hurt (Carly Simon song)|Hurt]]" ([[Carly Simon]]) # "Huilu portailla" (Aku Lundström) # "[[Volare (song)|Volare]]" ([[Bobby Rydell]]) # "[[Batman Theme]]" (composed by [[Neal Hefti]]) # "[[Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head]]" ([[B. J. Thomas]]) # "[[Set U Free (K-System song)|Set U Free]]" ([[K-System]]) # "[[Only You (And You Alone)|Only You]]" ([[The Platters]]) {{Col-break}} #<li value="10"> "Cuy Cuy" (Zapata) # "Lopputekstit teema" (Aku Lundström) # "Reveille Rock" ([[Johnny & The Hurricanes]]) # "[[Lollipop (1958 song)|Lollipop]]" ([[Ronald and Ruby]]) # "Jos jotain yrittää / Harva meistä on rautaa" ([[Tony Halme]]) # "[[I Love How You Love Me]]" ([[The Paris Sisters]]) # "[[Will You Love Me Tomorrow]]" ([[The Shirelles]]) # "[[Let It Be Me (The Everly Brothers song)|Let It Be Me]]" (Teukka & Tanja) # "Social Outcast" (Big Bertha and The Bulldozers) {{col-end}} <small>Source:<ref name="elonet" /></small>
==== Soundtrack album ==== The soundtrack album for the film, ''Soundtrack elokuvasta Ponterosa'', was released by [[Edel Records]].<ref name="elonet" /> The album contains 15 tracks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fono.fi/Dokumentti.aspx?culture=fi&ID=074f23d3-f150-41df-b0f7-8395c8ec4a92 |title=PONTEROSA |website=Fono.fi |publisher=Yle |language=Finnish |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> Subsequently, a music video for the album's bonus track "Leikiten" was also released.<ref name="elonet" />
== Marketing == ''Ponterosa'' was promoted by the film roles of then well-known celebrities. The presence of [[Karita Tuomola]], a television host and the 1997 [[Miss Finland]], and [[Tony Halme]], a professional boxer and wrestler, were used to gain media attention for the film.<ref name="episodi">{{cite web |url=https://www.episodi.fi/uutiset/tassa-seksikkaimmat-suomalaiset-elokuvajulisteet-kautta-aikojen-osa-1/ |title=Tässä seksikkäimmät suomalaiset elokuvajulisteet kautta aikojen – osa 1 |last1=Vikman |first1=Jouni |last2=Huhtala |first2=Jussi |last3=Huusari |first3=Jesse |date=March 16, 2012 |website=Episodi.fi |publisher=Pop Media |language=Finnish |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> The celebrity cast also included [[Jenni Ahola]], who was known as the 1997 [[Miss Hawaiian Tropic]] of Finland,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lempimissit.suntuubi.com/%3Fcat%3D419?cat=473 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414070914/http://lempimissit.suntuubi.com/%3Fcat=419?cat=473 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 14, 2014 |title=MISS HAWAIIAN TROPIC |last1=Erkkilä |first1=Markku |website=LEMPIMISSIT |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> the 1997 Miss Internet,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lastenohjelma.fi/artistit/jenni-ahola/ |title=Jenni Ahola |publisher=Ohjelmanaiset Oy |language=Finnish |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> an [[Olvi]] ad girl and as the CEO of the modeling agency Promodel.<ref name="elonet" />
The DVD version of ''Ponterosa'' was released on 14 July 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discshop.fi/elokuvat/dvd/ponterosa/P53421 |title=Ponterosa |website=Discshop.fi |publisher=Discshop Alandia Oy |language=Finnish |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>
== Reception == Receiving only 2,552 admissions,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ses.fi/fileadmin/dokumentit/Matkalla_maailmalle_screen2.pdf |title=Matkalla maailmalle: Kokemuksia suomalaisen elokuvan kansainvälisestä myynnistä |last1=Venäläinen |first1=Taru |date=2004 |publisher=The Finnish Film Foundation |language=Finnish |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> ''Ponterosa'' was also poorly received by the critics. The film was criticized for its poor script and dialogue. The technical implementation, especially cinematography, was described as amateurish. Despite the heavy criticism, ''Ponterosa'' has subsequently gained significant [[Camp (style)|camp value]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmifin.com/arvostelu.php?site=filmi&id=729 |title=Ponterosa |last1=Ahlroth |first1=Aki |date=April 30, 2006 |website=FilmiFIN |language=Finnish |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.finnkino.fi/Event/298001/?TheatreArea=1021 |title=R&A 09: Skeleton Crew |last1=Korhonen |first1=Sissi |website=Finnkino.fi |language=Finnish |access-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref> and it has been referred to as "the camp classic of Finnish cinema".<ref name="episodi" />
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|0281078}}
[[Category:2001 comedy films]] [[Category:2001 films]] [[Category:Campsites]] [[Category:Films set in Finland]] [[Category:Films set in Helsinki]] [[Category:Films shot in Finland]] [[Category:Finnish comedy films]] [[Category:2000s Finnish-language films]] [[Category:2001 Finnish films]]