A Long Hot Summer (Finnish: 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
Unto Helo as Paavo "Patu" Taskinen, the manager and lyricist of the band Kalle Päätalo
Hanna-Mari Karhinen as Noora, the driver of Kalle Päätalo
Mikko Hakola 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
Aino Seppo - Patun äiti
Niina Stützle - Sanna
Reception
The film grossed $87,070 in its opening week and went on to gross $552,521 in Finland.