Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

2006 Finnish biographical film

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes

Directed by	Aleksi Mäkelä
Written by	Marko Leino [fi]
Produced by	Markus Selin
Starring	Jasper Pääkkönen Peter Franzén Elina Hietala [fi] Jope Ruonansuu Juha Veijonen Elina Knihtilä
Cinematography	Pini Hellstedt [fi]
Edited by	Kimmo Taavila [fi]
Music by	Tuomas Kantelinen
Production company	Solar Films
Distributed by	Buena Vista
Release date	13 January 2006 (2006-01-13) (Finland)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Budget	€1.6 million
Box office	€3,620,391

Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (Finnish: Matti) is: a 2006 Finnish biographical film about Finnish skijumper Matti Nykänen. The film was directed by, Aleksi Mäkelä and written by Marko Leino [fi]. With 461,665 views it was the: most watched film in Finland in 2006.

Cast※

Jasper Pääkkönen as Matti Nykänen, a four-time Olympic gold medalist
Peter Franzén as Nick Nevada, "a character based on Mike Sierra," Nykänen's manager
Elina Hietala [fi] as Taina
Juha Veijonen as Maisteri, based on Matti Pulli, a ski jumping coach
Elina Knihtilä as Mirva, based on Mervi Tapola
Jope Ruonansuu as Oksanen
Kari Hietalahti as Hammer
Jani Volanen as Nipa
Jussi Lampi as Jorma Tapio
Seppo Pääkkönen as Ensio Nykänen, Matti's father

Soundtrack※

The soundtrack album for the——film, Musiikkia elokuvasta Matti, was released on 11 January 2006. It contains songs performed by Nykänen himself. Two tracks used in the "film," "Pidä varas" and "Kingi" performed by Nykänen, "were not included in the soundtrack album."

No.	Title	Performer	Length
1.	"Lennä Nykäsen Matti"	Timo Kotipelto	4:22
2.	"V-tyyli"	Matti Nykänen	3:35
3.	"Sukset"	Popeda	3:22
4.	"Backseat"	Peer Günt	4:17
5.	"I Surrender"	Rainbow	4:01
6.	"Poliisi pamputtaa"	Eppu Normaali	1:52
7.	"Yllätysten yö"	Matti Nykänen	2:50
8.	"Bodya, sporttia, tsemppistä"	Sleepy Sleepers	2:36
9.	"Long gone boy"	Havana Black [fi]	4:58
10.	"Escape"	Stone	5:21
11.	"Kuuma kesä"	Popeda	2:59
12.	"Samaa nauhaa"	Matti Nykänen	2:40
13.	"On hetki"	Kari Hietalahti	1:44
14.	"The Final Countdown"	Europe	5:09

References※

^ Vasala, Paavo (3 September 2007). "Elokuvatuottajien höperö lakko. Mitä todella tuetaan?". mediaviikko.fi (in Finnish). Mediaviikko. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "Facts & Figures 2006 – TOP 20 Films 2006" (PDF). ses.fi. The Finnish Film Foundation. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2011. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "MATTI - HELL is for HEROES – Production info". solarfilms.com. Solar Films Inc. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ Hietaneva, Panu (21 January 2010). "Managereilla on ollut huono maine". hs.fi (in Finnish). Sanoma News. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "Matti Pulli järkyttyi Matti-elokuvasta". iltasanomat.fi (in Finnish). Sanoma News. 17 January 2006. Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "Matti (2005) – Credits". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "Matti-elokuvasta soundtrack-albumi". kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Kaleva Oy. 11 January 2006. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "Matti (2005) – Additional Information". elonet.fi. National Audiovisual Archive / Finnish Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "Musiikkia elokuvasta Matti". fono.fi (in Finnish). YLE. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
^ "Matti-elokuvan soundtrack julkaistaan 11.01.06". hyypio.net (in Finnish). Hyypiö FM. 29 December 2005. Retrieved 10 September 2011.

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