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Take the Trash

Original title: Blå mænd
  • 2008
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
4.5K
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Take the Trash (2008)
Comedy

Jesper, top salesman at an IT company, is a bastard. Jesper gets in an accident DUI. He loses his job, his girlfriend and does community service at a recycling center and must adjust to his ... Read allJesper, top salesman at an IT company, is a bastard. Jesper gets in an accident DUI. He loses his job, his girlfriend and does community service at a recycling center and must adjust to his new surroundings and colleagues.Jesper, top salesman at an IT company, is a bastard. Jesper gets in an accident DUI. He loses his job, his girlfriend and does community service at a recycling center and must adjust to his new surroundings and colleagues.

  • Director
    • Rasmus Heide
  • Writers
    • Mick Øgendahl
    • Rasmus Heide
  • Stars
    • Thure Lindhardt
    • Sidse Babett Knudsen
    • Mick Øgendahl
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    4.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rasmus Heide
    • Writers
      • Mick Øgendahl
      • Rasmus Heide
    • Stars
      • Thure Lindhardt
      • Sidse Babett Knudsen
      • Mick Øgendahl
    • 21User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Thure Lindhardt
    Thure Lindhardt
    • Jesper Jensen
    Sidse Babett Knudsen
    Sidse Babett Knudsen
    • Lotte
    Mick Øgendahl
    Mick Øgendahl
    • Dion
    Troels Lyby
    Troels Lyby
    • Theodor
    Helle Fagralid
    Helle Fagralid
    • Sofie
    Per Rosenberg
    • Karsten
    Maibritt Saerens
    Maibritt Saerens
    • Kasandra
    Claes Bang
    Claes Bang
    • Lars
    Søren Malling
    Søren Malling
    • Varberg
    Beate Bille
    • Dorte
    Jens Jørn Spottag
    Jens Jørn Spottag
    • Steiner
    Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis
    • Elin
    Martin Brygmann
    Martin Brygmann
    • Kørerlære
    Dick Kaysø
    • Dions far
    Mira Wanting
    • Dions kone
    Thomas Voss
    • Jespers kollega #1
    Mads Wille
    Mads Wille
    • Jespers Kollega #2
    Mia Lyhne
    Mia Lyhne
    • Karen - AF dame
    • Director
      • Rasmus Heide
    • Writers
      • Mick Øgendahl
      • Rasmus Heide
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    User reviews21

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    5mickeythechamp

    Pretty bad and crass, something I watch with family

    This is wierd one to talk about. I like this movie and find it funny but at the same time it seems a bit amateurish and the second half feels rushed. Stay for the jokes and forget your watching a by the books story.

    A man with a high end job gets into a drunk driving accident and ends up doing community service at a recycle station. Here he finds real friends and learns about himself.

    The actors are what carries this movie. They sell thier charecters and jokes and without them the movie would be downright bad. The commitment for every part envolved is what works.

    The story is incredibly cookie cutter and predictable. The moral is predictable as well but works for the movie. The movie is a bit too busy creating needless conflict sutch as the classical "someone hears something they shouldn't" or "annoying the boss", it's over done tropes and forced. The romance is also incredibly forced and adds nothing to the plot.

    The first half works fine as a movie but the second half is rushed the movie all of a sudden just resolves just because and your left shrugging at the rushed conclusion.

    Some jokes really work here because the actors understand how to deliver them. We have the high-end ritch kid who talk over the head of everyone. The girl with a lively Imagenation, the idiot and one with anger issues. Everyone has thier time to shine and thier kind of humour. Some jokes really don't land because it's vulgar jokes for vulgar sake. Those parts never really land.

    The edeting is a bit off sometimes with wierd jump cuts but overall fine.

    This is in no way a masterpiece but a "it is what it is" movie. It works for what it sets out to do with funny and great preformances but never becomes more than that.
    2m_hovmann

    Predictable and humor everyone understands.

    This movie is a pretty easy going one. It's easy to follow, and the humor is on such a level that everyone can understand it. However, this might also be the movies downside. Personally I only found a few occasions where I would bother to smile, simply because the humor isen't anything other than plane normal. The story is very predictable and never makes any twists or turns that would throw the audience off. Two actors do their jobs well. Thure Lindhardt takes the cake, closely followed by Troels Lyby. Sidse Babett Knudsen and Mick Øgendahl dosen't stray too far from what we've seen them do before. I doub't I would wanna see this movie again, unless the rain was coming down outside, and someone had stolen my movie collection and locked my door from the outside. All in all, I'm sure there's a lot of people out there who would enjoy this movie - but not me.
    5david-wedel

    Excellent!

    Not much to say other than, loved it! Danish humor at its best with some of the hottest danish actors around. Crazy about Mick Øgendahl's jokes and acting! Seen all his previous projects over and over again, so it's nice to see something new come out from his side. Even down to the smallest characters we see great casting, so that could alone give this film a 10/10, but seeing them all coming together in this picture is plain awesome ! The directing is great too. Watch this with a couple of your best friends and it's sure to be a great night! I'm so gonna get this on DVD when it arrives, and it's gonna be my best friends Christmas present as well.
    3TheTrueDeMesa

    This movie is NO fun!!

    I couldn't believe my own eyes when I read some of the review here - did we watch the same movie!? Let's just keep it real here for a moment - danish comedies that are actually fun are a rare species, and being the best danish comedy in years isn't saying allot - but this movie ain't that movie - in fact it's probably the worst danish comedy in years! It's totally predictable and has virtually no laughs. None of the characters have anything going for them - but the script is the main culprit here - just shocking how lame these jokes are! Me and my girlfriend had heard form a bunch of people, like the ones who praised it here, that this movie was great, so rented it with quite some expectations - so imagine our disbelief when this stinker was over! Anyways, what I'm trying to say here - If your looking for laughs or any kind of entertainment Blå Mænd isn't what you need!
    10pipse89

    :D:D:D - The funniest Danish movie ever ! :b

    I love this movie, because it is so funny, but it has also a very good message; it is not just another funny movie with no meaning! Even though everybody; old people, kids and so on, can see it and have a good time watching it, because it has a very easy plot.

    The first time I saw it was at Roskilde Festival. The whole building laughed all the time! It was the greatest movie-experience, I have ever experienced.

    Then I saw it again in the cinema and my friends and I laughed even more! :)

    • Mick Øgendahl is a very god actor, scriptwriter and stand-up comedian, and therefore I have only one more thing to say: Mick Øgendahl, you have to make more movies !!!!

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    • Trivia
      The opening sequence of the theatrical version featured a shot of the headquarters of the scandalized IT Factory, a company involved in huge corporate frauds. The text on the front of the building was changed in the DVD version to say ITS Infocom.
    • Crazy credits
      Outtakes are shown throughout the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Skraldets juveler: Bag Blå mænd (2009)

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    • Release date
      • August 15, 2008 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • Denmark
    • Official site
      • Official site (Denmark)
    • Language
      • Danish
    • Also known as
      • Blå män
    • Filming locations
      • Slangerup, Sjælland, Denmark
    • Production company
      • Fridthjof Film
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    • Budget
      • DKK 10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,335,959
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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