Pippi on the Run
- Inger Nilsson: Pippi Longstocking
- Pär Sundberg: Tommy Settergren
- Maria Persson: Annika Settergren
- Fredrik Ohlsson: Mr. Settergren
- Öllegård Wellton: Woman Settergren
- Hans Alfredson: Konrad
- Walter Richter: Bauer
- Benno Sterzbach: policeman
Pippi out of control is a Swedish children's film by the director Olle Hellbom. The screenplay is by Astrid Lindgren, based on her novels. The film opened on 27 May 1971 in the German cinemas. On television, the film was also sent with the title with Pippi Longstocking on the roll.
Action
Tommy and Annika are acidic. It 's a beautiful day, and her mother wants her weeding in strawberry patch of weeds. Tommy is reading an exciting book "When we plucked from home ". When the dispute with her mother escalated, Annika gets the idea, even tear. Tommy agrees with this idea. However, since Pippi Longstocking wants to come too, Mrs. Settergren is reassured.
First, the tearing fun. The weather is beautiful, and the trip to see many animals. But a storm is brewing and the horse "Little Uncle " running away from them. At night, they find shelter in a dilapidated old house. There they meet Konrad, a peddler. Conrad's special offer is a very strong glue - Conrad's special adhesive. Pippi finds that this is so strong that you can walk on the ceiling so even. While Tommy plays on the musical saw and Annika on the harmonica, Pippi dances with Konrad on the ceiling. Then take still with some doses of the adhesive.
In the next few days, the three earn their living by begging. During a hike through a forest they come across a river on whose banks a barrel has been washed ashore. Now comes Pippi on the idea of travel further per barrel, which will implement it immediately into practice, thus even survives the Passthrough of a waterfall without problems. However, it is separated by the now much faster " cruising speed " of Tommy and Annika. The mutual search results, although the seekers come very close to each other several times, not to be seen again. In the next town Pippi builds a bike without wheels and is motorized so the search that eventually succeeds.
On a farm, the children will then find a car wreck. The farmer gives them the car to play with. He has not counted on the initiative of Pippi. For no sooner is Conrad's special adhesive in the tank, can drive the car again. And not only that, a couple of " wing beats " of Pippi, and already the car can even fly.
After the car had to make an emergency landing in a lake, bathing the kids there once extensively. Meanwhile, however, eat some cows to dry out in the sun dresses. Since this time not come together enough money by begging, Pippi occurs spontaneously as a tightrope walker. The high gain enough for new clothes, but now the police are aware of the trio, as " illegal tightrope walking is prohibited". All three land, because investigations are meant to be in jail, but immediately break out again, because the window lattice is not a problem for Pippi. The weather deteriorated, and at first they find no shelter. Completely drenched they finally arrive in an old mill. There they meet Konrad again. Unfortunately, no one of them has something to eat, so they go wet and hungry to sleep. But them the horse is running again, and they can be on your way home.
They are happy to finally go back home. And also weeding the Erdbeerbeets no longer seems to be that bad.