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Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning

20056.71h 43m

Overview

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning begins with Captain James B. Pirk of the starship Kickstart shipwrecked on the 21st century Earth with his crew. Originally from the distant future, Pirk and his crew traveled back in time to save the Earth from hostile aliens, but lost their ship and became stranded. Pirk's daily routine consists mainly of stuffing his face at the local fast food restaurant, and he is finding it difficult to convince the ladies he is, in fact, an intergalactic space hero from the future. As the prospects for humanity's conquest of space look increasingly bleaker, Pirk comes up with a questionable plan to save mankind's future...

Directed by Timo Vuorensola
Written by Rudi Airisto, Samuli Torssonen, Jarmo Puskala
Produced by Samuli Torssonen
Box OfficeBudget: $16K0

Top Cast

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Samuli Torssonen

Emperor James B. Pirk

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Atte Joutsen

Captain Joni K. Sherrypie

Timo Vuorensola

Timo Vuorensola

Commander Dwarf

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Antti Satama

Info

Karoliina Blackburn

Karoliina Blackburn

P Union science officer

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Janos Honkonen

Sergei Fukov/Festerbester

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Seppo Honkanen

P Union scientist

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Tiina Routamaa

Lt Whip

Jari Ahola

Jari Ahola

Chief of Security Mikhail Garybrandy

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Sonja Sjöblom

Girl in Hamburger Restaurant

Themes & Keywords

futurespacecraftshoweremperorspace battletime travelspace travelwormholeparodyspacespoofparallel worldspace opera

About Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is a science fiction, action, comedy film released in 2005 exploring themes of future, spacecraft, shower, emperor, space battle, time travel. Directed by Timo Vuorensola, it stars Samuli Torssonen, Atte Joutsen, Timo Vuorensola. Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning begins with Captain James B. Pirk of the starship Kickstart shipwrecked on the 21st century Earth with his crew. Originally from the distant future, Pirk and his crew traveled back in time to save the Earth from hostile aliens, but lost their ship and became stranded. Pirk's daily routine consists mainly of stuffing his face at the local fast food restaurant, and he is finding it difficult to convince the ladies he is, in fact, an intergalactic space hero from the future. As the prospects for humanity's conquest of space look increasingly bleaker, Pirk comes up with a questionable plan to save mankind's future...

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