Movie

Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä

1957 · 91 min

A cheerful, silly romp full of slapstick and absurd situations, easy to watch and laugh along with.

Overview: Pekka Puupää and Pätkä, who return to Helsinki from an unsuccessful variety show tour, are forced into refresher training, where they are trained as frogmen. During the diving exercises, the friends encounter the mermaid Helmi, whom they help into the bathtub at home, to Justiina's shock. The friends, who have become civilians, eventually end up on a plane bound for Suez, being cornered by UN soldiers.
How it feels: Light, absurd, whimsical and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, identity, survival, family
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
survival
family
work
Places: big city
military
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild