A Long Hot Summer (film)

A Long Hot Summer (Pitkä kuuma kesä) is a 1999 Finnish rock comedy film written and directed by Perttu Leppä. It was the most popular youth film of the 1990s in Finland. The film, set in 1980, tells the story of a fictional rock band called Kalle Päätalo. Due to the film's popularity, the band started to tour around the country.

Cast

 * as Paavo "Patu" Taskinen, the manager and lyricist of the band Kalle Päätalo
 * as Noora, the driver of Kalle Päätalo
 * as Jukka Lajunen, the singer of Kalle Päätalo
 * Timo Lavikainen as Kukkonen, the drummer of Kalle Päätalo
 * Konsta Hiekkanen as Jimi, the guitarist of Kalle Päätalo
 * Olli Sorjonen as Kakkonen, the bassist of Kalle Päätalo
 * Aino Seppo as Patu's mother
 * Niina Stützle as Sanna, Patu's sister
 * Toni Wirtanen as Lärssi, the singer of The Vittupäät
 * Harri Tuovinen as Stuube, the bassist of The Vittupäät
 * Pauli Rantasalmi as Pate, the drummer of The Vittupäät
 * - Patun äiti
 * Niina Stützle - Sanna

Reception
The film grossed $87,070 in its opening week and went on to gross $552,521 in Finland.