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{{Infobox film
| name = The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|no|Flåklypa Grand Prix}}
| image = Pinchcliffe Grand Prix.jpg
| director = [[Ivo Caprino]]
| producer = [[Ivo Caprino]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[Kjell Aukrust]]|[[Ivo Caprino]]|Kjell Syversen|Remo Caprino}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Frank Robert]]|[[Kari Simonsen]]|[[Toralv Maurstad]]|[[Rolf Just Nilsen]]|[[Harald Heide-Steen Jr.]]|[[Helge Reiss]]|[[Wenche Foss]]|[[Per Theodor Haugen]]|[[Henki Kolstad]]|[[Leif Juster]]}}
| music = [[Bent Fabricius-Bjerre]]
| narrator = [[Leif Juster]]
| editing = [[Ivo Caprino]]
| cinematography = [[Charles Patey]]
| studio = Caprino Filmcenter a/s
| released = {{film date|1975|8|28|df=yes}}
| runtime = 88 minutes
| language = Norwegian
| country = Norway
| gross = $6,439,069{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
}}
'''''The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix''''' ({{langx|no|'''Flåklypa Grand Prix'''}}) is a 1975 Norwegian [[stop-motion]]-animated sports film directed by [[Ivo Caprino]]. It is based on characters from a series of books by Norwegian cartoonist and author [[Kjell Aukrust]].<ref name="filmene">{{Cite web |date=2015-09-23 |title=Flåklypa Grand Prix (1975) {{!}} Filmene {{!}} Kjell Aukrust |url=http://www.aukrust.no/filmene/flaklypa-grand-prix-1975 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923180148/http://www.aukrust.no/filmene/flaklypa-grand-prix-1975 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |access-date=2020-12-23}}</ref>
It is the most widely seen Norwegian film of all time, having sold some 5 million tickets since its release<ref name="filmene" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 January 2009 |title=Mest sette kinofilm på 33 år |url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/kultur/1.6436242 |access-date=17 January 2009 |website=[[NRK]]}}</ref> to a population which currently numbers just over 5 million. The film sold 28 million movie tickets in the former [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Горелов о советских хитах "Гран-при" |url=https://daily.afisha.ru/archive/vozduh/archive/gorelov-grand-prix/}}</ref>
==Plot==
[[Image:ElGigante-front.jpg|thumb|right|Full-scale replica of ''Il Tempo Gigante'']]
[[Image:Il Tempo Gigante.jpg|thumb|right|Model of ''Il Tempo Gigante'']]
In the village of Flåklypa, ([[English language|En]]. Pinchcliffe), the inventor Reodor Felgen ([[English language|En]]. Theodore Rimspoke) lives with his animal friends Ludvig ([[English language|En]]. Lambert) (a nervous, pessimistic and melancholic hedgehog) and Solan Gundersen ([[English language|En]]. Sonny Duckworth) (a cheerful and optimistic magpie). Reodor works as a [[bicycle]] repairman; one day, the trio discovers that one of Reodor's former assistants, Rudolf Blodstrupmoen ([[English language|En]]. Rudolph Gore-Slimey), has stolen his design for a race car engine and has become a world champion Formula Seven driver. Solan secures funding from Arab [[Sheikh|oil sheik]] Ben Redic Fy Fazan ([[English language|En]]. Abdul Ben Bonanza), who happens to be vacationing in Flåklypa, and to enter the race, the trio builds a gigantic racing car: ''Il Tempo Gigante''. Reodor ends up winning despite Blodstrupmoen's attempts at sabotage.
==History==
In 1969, Ivo Caprino and Kjell Aukrust started work on a 25-to-30-minute-long pilot for a TV series<ref name="animation">{{Cite book |last=Ken A. Priebe |title=The Advanced Art of Stop Motion Animation |date=2011 |publisher=Cengage Learning}}</ref> entitled ''Flåklypa Radio Norway'' (also called ''Flåklypa TV og Radio'' in some sources) based on Aukrust's books and commissioned for the [[NRK|Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref name="supreme court">{{Cite web |date=2017-11-15 |title=Judgement on copyright of ''Il Tempo Gigante'' |url=https://www.domstol.no/globalassets/upload/hret/translated-rulings/hr-2017-2165-a-copyright-il-tempo-gigante.pdf |access-date=2025-04-21 |publisher=[[Supreme Court of Norway]]}}</ref> Puppets were designed by Ingeborg Isdahl Riser,<ref name="erikbye">{{Cite AV media |title=Saturday Night with [[Erik Bye]] |date=1 May 1971 |publisher=[[NRK1]]}}</ref> with the star vehicle ''Il Tempo Gigante'' being built by [[Bjarne Sandemose]]<ref name="erikbye" /> (who used entirely house-found material in its construction).<ref>[[Fædrelandsvennen]] 1975 issue</ref> Despite major publicity, the NRK were unsatisfied and ceased production;<ref name="supreme court" /> another factor was difficultly adapting the original material.<ref name="animation" /> With the exception of 7-8 minutes worth of footage (including some that were repurposed for ''Flåklypa Grand Prix''), no material from it has ever been seen by the public. A year later, Caprino and Aukrust announced that it would be adapted into a feature-length film.<ref name="supreme court" /><ref name="animation" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=15 July 1972 |title=Flåklypa Radio-TV in sea spray on the Southern coast |work=[[Dagbladet]]}}</ref>
The film is heavily inspired by [[Lom Municipality (Norway)|Lom Municipality]], where Aukrust had roots. The Flåklypa-mountain is a stylized version of a real mountain, where the valley underneath is named Flåklypa. Other names, including Reodor and Blostrupmoen, were taken from the village of [[Alvdal (village)|Alvdal]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 January 2019 |title=Could you name your son Analius or Grus? |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/ddABno/kunne-du-kalt-soennen-din-for-analius-eller-grus |work=[[Aftenposten]]}}</ref> The film was made in 3 years by a small team of set builders and camera operators; Caprino directed and animated.<ref name="animation" />
==Release and reception==
''Flåklypa Grand Prix'' was originally released in Norway on 28th August 1975. Following its immense success, [[NRK1]], later [[TV 2 Direkte]], began broadcasting the film every year on [[Christmas Eve]] and [[Christmas Day]] respectively, a tradition which continues into the present day.<ref name="filmene" /> To promote it, a life-size replica of ''Il Tempo Gigante'' was created.<ref name="supreme court" /> In 2013, the film was released on [[Blu-Ray]] and finally available in high definition, the restoration process having began in 2005 for DVD and further enhanced for a theatrical 2010 rerelease.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-08 |title=Blu-Ray review |url=https://www.nrk.no/filmpolitiet/anmeldelse_-_flaklypa-grand-prix_-1.17233028 |access-date=2025-04-21 |publisher=[[NRK]]}}</ref>
The first English-language release occurred in 1981, distributed by [[G.G. Communications]]<ref>1981 film poster.</ref> with a dub recorded in [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] another dub premiered on [[BBC One]] in 1983;<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 1983 |title=''Pinchcliffe Grand Prix'' - BBC Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/7c5585fc032740b5bdfc89a76012c6c1 |access-date=21 April 2025}}</ref> it is this version that is available on Norwegian home video releases.
== Subsequent films based on Aukrust's ''Flåklypa'' universe ==
* ''[[Gurin with the Foxtail]]'' (1998)
* ''Solan og Ludvig - Jul i Flåklypa'' (2013)
* ''[[Solan og Ludvig: Herfra til Flåklypa]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Månelyst i Flåklypa]]'' (2018)
== Other works inspired ==
In 2000, a computer game based on the film was released. The game was created by Tyr Neilsen who was Creative Director and in charge of production at Ingames Interactive until a debilitating accident ended his video game career. The project was taken over and completed by Caprino's son Remo, while his grandson Mario was lead programmer. The lead designers were [[Joe Dever]] and Terry Greer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flaklypa Grand Prix |url=https://www.terrygreer.com/flaklypa.html |access-date=21 April 2025 |website=Terry Greer}}</ref> The game was ported to [[Nintendo DS]] in 2010 and sold over 380,000 copies in Norway.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2020 |title=Zordix Publishing reveals: Hit game Pinchcliffe Grand Prix to get spiritual successor on Nintendo Switch and PC |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/360691/Zordix_Publishing_reveals_Hit_game_Pinchcliffe_Grand_Prix_to_get_spiritual_successor_on_Nintendo_Switch_and_PC.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408083509/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/360691/Zordix_Publishing_reveals_Hit_game_Pinchcliffe_Grand_Prix_to_get_spiritual_successor_on_Nintendo_Switch_and_PC.php |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |access-date=May 16, 2020 |website=[[Gamasutra]]}}</ref>
The film inspired a young [[Christian von Koenigsegg]] to create the [[Koenigsegg CC]], the first of the [[Koenigsegg]] line of supercars.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pagani vs Koenigsegg: the bosses talk |url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/mavericks/pagani-vs-koenigsegg-the-bosses-talk |website=TopGear.com |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
Norwegian [[hip-hop]] duo Multicyde based their 1999 single "Not for the Dough" on a sample from the film's soundtrack and featured excerpts from the film in the song's music video.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WhoSampled.com entry for Multicyde sample from film's theme |url=http://www.whosampled.com/sample/85857/Multicyde-An%C3%A8A-Not-for-the-Dough-Bent-Fabricius-Bjerre-Reodors-Ballade-Aka.-Fl%C3%A5klypa-Theme/ |access-date=September 14, 2015 |publisher=WhoSampled.com}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of animated feature films]]
* [[List of stop-motion films]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category|Flåklypa Grand Prix}}
* {{IMDb title|0073000|The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix}}
* [http://www.caprino.no/movies/en/flaaklypa.asp Official website] (in English)
* [https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/Caprino_Studios History of Caprino Studios' portfolio] (in Norwegian. [https://barumhistorie.no/Fornebo%20og%20Snaroya%20veb/Caprino%20Studios.html Backup archive].)
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