Andy McCoy is the stage name for Antti Hulkko, a rock musician who was born in Lapland but is a native speaker of Swedish. He achieved international success after he founded his punk-rock group Hanoi Rocks and after he worked with Iggy Pop as solo guitarist. Andy still enjoys an extraordinary success in Finland and Sweden. This documentary is a trip into his glamorous and outrageous world.
Biography
film director
Pekka Lehto
Pekka Lehto (Valkeakoski, 1948) has worked in film since 1968 as director as well as producer. He worked for time to time with Jörn Donner from 1969 to 1986. From 1986 to 1988 he was director of production at the Finnish film Foundation. In 1992 his feature film Kaivo (The Well) was entered in competition at the Venice Film Festival. He is presently working on a feature film adaptation of classical Finnish work of literature.
FILMOGRAFIA
Ikäluokka (Their Age, co-regia, doc., cm, 1976), The First Co-Operative «39» (co-regia, 1977), Tulipää (Flame Top, co-regia, 1980), 250 Grammes (co-regia, 1983), Da Capo (co-regia, 1985), Yksinteoin (Alone, 1989), Temppeli (The Temple, doc., 1990), Kaivo (The Well, 1992), Boy Hero 001 (doc., 1997), The Real McCoy (doc., 1999).
Cast
& Credits
Screenplay: Pekka Lehto, Beatrix A. Wood.
Director of photography: Esa Vuorinen, Pekka Uotila.
Sound: Risot Lissalo, Johan Hake, Pirkko Tiitinen.
Music: Andy McCoy, Hanoi Rocks, Briard, Reima Nikkinen.
Editor: Arne Eklund.
Cast: Andy McCoy, Angela Nicoletti, Dave Lindholm, Michael Monroe, Pelle Miljoona, Remu Aaltonen, Hanoi Rocks.
Produttori: Pekka Lehto, Beatrix A. Wood, Anna Magnusdottir.
Production company: KinoFinlandia Oy, Maneesaikatu 1-3 J, 00170 Helsinki, Finland, tel. +358-9-2781783, fax +358-9-2781763.
Co-production: Aurora Films Ltd., UK/Little Big Productions Ab, Sweden.
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