Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced
Encyclopedia
Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced is a 2000
Norwegian
mockumentary
about a fictional boy band
called Boyzvoice
. Outside Norway
, it has been screened multiple times on Australian television channel
SBS
.
and the revelation that M*Pete's 16 year-old girlfriend is actually only 12) and they are dropped by their record company. They consider leaving the music industry, but their manager gets them a sponsorship deal with a Norwegian fish finger
manufacturer. Ultimately they bounce back to fame after an appearance at the HitAwards Norwegian music awards show.
(M'Pete).
2000 in film
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Norwegian
Cinema of Norway
Norway has had a notable cinema industry for some time. In the early 21st century a few Norwegian film directors have had the opportunity to go to Hollywood to direct various independent films.-1940s:*Tante Pose *Bastard *Tørres Snørtevold...
mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
about a fictional boy band
Boy band
A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...
called Boyzvoice
Boyzvoice
Boyzvoice was a fictional Norwegian boy band, best known from the movie Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced . They consisted of three band members: brothers M*Pete , Hot Tub , and Roar Lund-Bergseter ....
. Outside Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, it has been screened multiple times on Australian television channel
Television channel
A television channel is a physical or virtual channel over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America, "channel 2" refers to the broadcast or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz, with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video and...
SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
.
Plot
The band is a three-piece vocal group dominated by their utterly untalented lead singer "M*Pete". When they are caught lip-synching before the release of their first album, scandal erupts (fed also by their manager's physically assaulting an elderly male and an elderly female member of the Salvation ArmySalvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
and the revelation that M*Pete's 16 year-old girlfriend is actually only 12) and they are dropped by their record company. They consider leaving the music industry, but their manager gets them a sponsorship deal with a Norwegian fish finger
Fish finger
Fish fingers, known as fish sticks in North America, are a processed food made using a whitefish such as cod, haddock or pollock which have been battered or breaded....
manufacturer. Ultimately they bounce back to fame after an appearance at the HitAwards Norwegian music awards show.
Cast
- Espen EckboEspen EckboEspen Eckbo is a Norwegian actor, writer and comedian.He was born in Oslo, and grew up in Bestum. He now lives in Ullevål Hageby...
as M'Pete, Ove, Waldemar, Web Designer, Radio DJ, Security Guard - Øyvind Thoen as Hot Tub
- Kaare Daniel Steen as Roar
- Henrik Elvestad as Manager Timothy Dahle
- Linn SkåberLinn SkåberLinn Skåber is a Norwegian actress, singer, comedian, text writer and TV personality. She made her stage début on Oslo Nye Teater in 1997, playing the title role in Goldoni's comic opera Mirandolina....
as Wenche Pettersen (Public Relations Manager) - Atle AntonsenAtle AntonsenAtle Antonsen is a Norwegian comedian. He has participated in and contributed to several television and radio shows for NRK including XL and XLTV , Uti vår hage , Team Antonsen , Tre brødre som ikke er brødre , Etaten and Uti vår hage 2...
as Titano Music Festival Arranger - Jon ØigardenJon ØigardenJon Øigarden is a Norwegian actor. He is educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, and has acted in several productions both on stage and on the screen. Between 1997 and 1999 he worked at Oslo Nye Teater...
as Concert Arranger Sverre Bratsberg - Trond-Viggo Torgersen as Producer Jens Ovesen
- Jorunn KjellsbyJorunn KjellsbyJorunn Kjellsby is a Norwegian actress. She has worked both for Trøndelag Teater , Oslo Nye Teater and Det Norske Teateret . She has also had almost 30 movies, such as Bryllupsfesten and Den som frykter ulven...
as Ingrid Lund-Bergseter (the boys' mum) - Harald Brenna as Alf Lund-Bergseter (the boys' dad)
- Ida Thorkildsen Valvik as Stine (M'Pete's girlfriend)
- Bernhard Arnø as Choreographer Stian Mørdre
- Nikis Theophilakis as Lars Erik Martinsen (of Frionor Seafoods)
- Tony Totino as Brian Kauffman (Head of record company)
- Trond Høvik as Salvation ArmySalvation ArmyThe Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
Officer - Eivind Sander as Se & Hør Journalist
- Thorkil Johan Aschehoug as Vocal coach
- Arild Svensgam as Head of removals firm where M'Pete and Hot Tub work
- Bodil Lahelle as Lady of the Salvation ArmySalvation ArmyThe Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
- Espen Søland as Vocal Analyst
- Heine Totland as Himself
- Peter Singsaas as Himself
- Espen LindEspen LindEspen Lind, , is a Norwegian songwriter, producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. He is one half of the production team Espionage.- Solo records :...
as Himself - Morten AbelMorten AbelMorten Abel Knutsen, , better known by his stage name Morten Abel is a Norwegian pop artist, and one of Norway's best-selling domestic artists.-Career:...
as Himself - Christian IngebrigtsenChristian IngebrigtsenChristian Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the British-Norwegian pop group A1.-Biography:...
as Himself - Ben AdamsBen AdamsBen Adams is an English singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the boy band, a1.-Early life:...
as Himself - Paul Marazzi as Himself
- Mark ReadMark Read (singer)Mark Daniel Read is a British singer/songwriter, best known as member of the boy band A1 from 1998 to 2002, and 2009–present.-Background:...
as Himself - Dorthe SkappelDorthe SkappelDorthe Skappel is a Norwegian television personality, journalist, celebutante and former model, probably best known for hosting God kveld, Norge! and Gullruten on TV2.- Personal life :...
as Herself - Per Kristian Indrehus as Himself
- Ingrid Boon Ulfsby as M'Pete's Cousin in "Cousin" video
Production
Although the actors portraying band members pretend to be utterly talentless and unable to get one single note right in the film, all Boyzvoices vocals were in reality performed by actor Øyvind Thoen (Hot Tub), and, on occasion, actor Espen EckboEspen Eckbo
Espen Eckbo is a Norwegian actor, writer and comedian.He was born in Oslo, and grew up in Bestum. He now lives in Ullevål Hageby...
(M'Pete).
External links
- Movietrailer from filmweb.no (quicktime)