Sällskapsresan eller Finns det svenskt kaffe på grisfesten (1980)

This is How Movies Should Be Made

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

When I first saw Sällskapsresan some years ago, I laughed a lot. Being a Norwegian myself, I already knew the comedy of Jon Skolmen, one of Norway's finest comedians. Lasse Åberg from Sweden on the other hand, was new for me. He was even funnier than Skolmen! Who can not laugh at this clumsy and shy weirdo with the silly name; Stig-Helmer Olsson? When he dreams about Majsan for the first time, when he goes to the doctor afraid of flying and when he has socks in his sandals on Gran Canaria. I laugh a lot at Stig-Helmer Olsson.And then you have Ole Bramserud, Skolmens character. This lively and funny Norwegian with the big heart and the big belly. He really is so different from Stig-Helmer as he can be. Together they make quite a team and a very funny movie.But despite of Ole and Stig-Helmers many funny episodes, the thing that made me laugh the most was when the two drunkards was getting in to Gran Canaria. The worst of them was, of course, completely wasted after the flight from Sweden and the other one was very worried about how to get in with a drunk man. So he places him on a rolling chair and puts some blankets on him and rolls him out of the airport sleeping just stating to the airport-crew one word: "Invalido!" pointing at his friend. And I laughed so hard that that scene alone makes this film worth seeing. Just plain fun! 8/10

The first two films in the Sällskapsresan series do not have such an original script as most Swedes would think. Both of of these are, if not copies, very and I do mean VERY similar to French "Les Bronzés" from 1978 (http://imdb.com/title/tt0077276/) and "Les Bronzés font du ski" from 1979 (http://imdb.com/title/tt0078907/).It might be a good adaptation but it's not the brainchild of Åberg. This can be seen in the following films in this series where the quality is not even half as good as in the first two. Could lack of "inspiration" be the reason. Now Åberg had to come up with his own script and if you compare the first two with the others you will see the point.The first two films are however still a good laugh

`Sällskapsresan' is a genuine situation-comedy with hilarious characters, how truly are Swedish stereotypes. By seeing this movie, the international public can get a real good look how Swedish people behave themselves (or at least used to) on charters. As the main characters we can se Lasse Åberg and Jon Skolmen. And they probably makes there best performance of there life's. Every minute of this movie brings us something laughable. Just sit back and relax, with a exotic drink in your hand, and enjoy this simple, wonderful film how makes you feel great the rest of the day.

Sällskapsresan is a work from a true genious: Lasse Åberg.In this movie he makes fun of all typical charter-tourists who became a large group in the late 70's during the charter-boom in Sweden. The characters he has created are very special in their kind of way. We have for example two semi-alcoholics, one typical "swedish-couple", one norwegian, one swedish and two teenage sprited middle-aged women who are looking for fun and pleasure in their holiday. All these characters blend real good as Lasse adds a sort of calmness with his Winnie the Pooh-ish character Stig-Helmer.This movie has been watched and amused by the whole population of Sweden. Still, 21 years after its release, it's still a very, VERY funny movie to watch as the people in the movie still exists on charter-trips.A gifted mans masterpiece and gift to the people of Sweden.