- On the Loose (1985 film)
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On the Loose 
Directed by Staffan Hildebrand Produced by Hillar Loor Written by Staffan Hildebrand Starring Tomas Fryk
Carina Lindström
Jerry Williams
Joey TempestMusic by Europe Distributed by Föreningsfilmo AB Release date(s) December 6, 1985 Running time 32 mins Country Sweden Language Swedish On the Loose is a Swedish film released in 1985. It was directed by Staffan Hildebrand and distributed by Föreningsfilmo AB. It stars Tomas Fryk and Carina Lindström and features appearances by rock 'n' roll singer Jerry Williams and the hard rock band Europe.
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Plot
Peter works as a welder in his hometown Katrineholm, but dreams of getting a better job with more money. When Europe comes to Katrineholm to do a concert, Peter finds out that his girlfriend Nina had a relationship with the band's vocalist Joey Tempest many years ago. Peter thinks Nina wants to get back together with Joey, so he gets very jealous, gets drunk at the concert and goes berserk. The safety officer Frasse makes Peter realize he should pull himself together and go sort things out with Nina.
Cast
- Tomas Fryk as Peter
- Carina Lindström as Nina
- Jerry Williams as Frasse
- Europe as themselves:
- Thomas Erdtman as Europe's manager
- Joakim Ramstedt as security guard
- Frank Nietsch as security guard
- Johnny Aland as Peter's co-worker
- Henrik Nilsson as Peter's co-worker
- Jan-Erik Piotrowski as Peter's co-worker
- Stig Winblad as Peter's co-worker
- Stefan Perzanowski as Peter's co-worker
Soundtrack
Main article: On the Loose (EP)The soundtrack was written by Joey Tempest and featured the songs "Rock the Night", "On the Loose" and "Broken Dreams". It was released as an EP. A live performance of "Rock the Night" by Europe is shown in the film. The John Lennon song "Working Class Hero" is also featured in the film, as sung by Jerry Williams.
External links
Joey Tempest • John Norum • John Levén • Mic Michaeli • Ian Haugland
Kee Marcello • Tony Reno • Peter Olsson • Marcel JacobStudio albums Europe (1983) • Wings of Tomorrow (1984) • The Final Countdown (1986) • Out of This World (1988) • Prisoners in Paradise (1991) • Start from the Dark (2004) • Secret Society (2006) • Last Look at Eden (2009)EPs On the Loose (1985)Live albums Compilations 1982–1992 (1993) • Definitive Collection (1997) • 1982–2000 (1999) • Rock the Night: The Very Best of Europe (2004) • The Final Countdown: The Best of Europe (2009)Videography The Final Countdown Tour 1986 (2004) • Rock the Night: Collectors Edition (2004) • Live from the Dark (2005) • The Final Countdown Tour 1986: Live in Sweden
– 20th Anniversary Edition (2006) • Almost Unplugged (2009) • Live at Shepherd's Bush, London (2011)Related articles Discography • On the Loose (1985 film) • Swedish music abroadCategories:- Swedish films
- 1985 films
- Swedish-language films
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