Pippi Longstocking Movies
Adapted from original Swedish TV series, Pippi Langstrumpf starring Inger Nilsson as the spunky and rambunctious redhead
Watched these on KTLA on Family Film Festival, hosted by Tom Hatten and on Movie for a Saturday/Sunday Evening in the 1980s as seen here below:
Pippi Longstocking (1973)-We're introduced to Pippi and her friends as well as her crazy antics such as a disruption of tea-party, among other things.
Pippi Goes on Board (1975)-Best to watch the winter scenes during Christmas time. Adventures include evading the nosy busybody Miss Prysselius, two thieves who want Pippi’s gold as well as a crazy birthday party for Pippi.
The first two movies were edited from episodes from the TV series
Pippi in the South Seas (1975)-A makeshift plane to fly and rescue Pippi’s father from an island.
Pippi on the Run (1977)-My favorite of the series
Tommy and Anika are scolded constantly by parents and elect to run away. The mother asks Pippi to go along and keep them out of trouble and danger.
A man named Conrad and his glue as well as Pippi performing a bizarre dance on the ceiling.
Rock climbing to which Pippi save Tommy and Anika
Pippi splits up with her friends and rides in a barrel that floats in the water and down a waterfall and later a bike with NO wheels.
The kids ride atop a train and later hop on a wagon going to a farm with a grouchy farmer and his
Pippi drives an old car that runs by Conrad’s Super glue and flies before falling apart in mid-air.
Kids get thrown in jail for staging a high wire act for money to get clothes when a cow eats them
My perspective of the movies as an adult:
Dubbing wasn’t noticeable as a kid and. Now viewing as an adult, the dubbing makes the movies laughable and a guilty pleasure for nostalgia. Visually, it’s an escape for scenic views of Sweden.
Anika’s voice is annoying at times in the last two movies.
Inger Nilsson and her costars DO speak English but were dubbed, anyway.
Inger recorded songs during and after her Pippi run.
In 1987, The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking was released with Tami Erin in the title role. IMO, while it had some elements from the books, the film had NO spunk like the Inger Nilsson films plus, the characters sounded more American than Swedish. It wasn’t bad but it just needed that magic from the earlier films
I wouldn’t mind seeing the original TV series as a curiosity.
At present, all four Inger Nilsson films are on DVD and on BluRay by Hen's Tooth video. In addition, the TV series is also on DVD (English Dubbed).
