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Den ofrivillige golfaren
Den ofrivillige golfaren
	DVD cover
Directed by	Lasse Åberg
Written by	Bo Jonsson, Lasse Åberg
Produced by	Bo Jonsson
Starring	Lasse Åberg; Jon Skolmen; Mats Bergman; Hege Schøyen; Jimmy Logan; Margo Gunn
Distributed by	Svensk Filmindustri
Release date	25 December 1991 (Sweden);
Running time	107 minutes
Country	Sweden
Languages	Swedish; English

Den ofrivillige golfaren, also known in English as The Accidental Golfer and The Involuntary Golfer, is a Swedish comedy film and the fourth installment of the popular Sällskapsresan series directed by Lasse Åberg. It was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 1991. Åberg won the award for Best Actor in a leading role at the 27th Guldbagge Awards.^[1] It is the fourth film in the Sällskapsresan film series and was inspired by the golf stories of author P. G. Wodehouse.^[2]

Plot

The business cycle in Sweden is booming. Hapless Stig-Helmer Olsson (Lasse Åberg) is laid off from a toaster factory and gets an offer to play a one-on-one golf competition against a wealthy man for money, something he has never done before. He travels to Scotland to learn to play golf, taking lessons by the skilled golf veteran Roderic McDougall (Jimmy Logan).

Cast

Lasse Åberg as Stig-Helmer Olsson
Jon Skolmen as Ole Bramserud
Jimmy Logan as Roderic McDougall
Margo Gunn as Fiona McDougall
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs as Stig-Helmer's mother
Claes Månsson as Scientist
Mats Bergman as Bruno Anderhage
Annalisa Ericson as Alice
John Fiske as TV-host
Sydney Coulson as Malcolm
Lovisa Bogg-Lindkvist as Anderhage's daughter
Simon Bogg-Lindkvist as Anderhage's son

Reception

The film had a record opening weekend in Sweden with 153,992 admissions. Its one of the most seen Swedish movies ever in the cinemas. ^[3]

References

^ "Den ofrivillige golfaren (1991)". Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
^ Taves, Brian (2006). P. G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations. London: McFarland & Company. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-7864-2288-3.
^ "Park below par". Screen International. 10 September 1993. p. 28.