Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced

"Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced" is a Norwegian mockumentary about a fictional boy band called Boyzvoice. Outside Norway, it has been screened multiple times on Australian television channel SBS.

The band is a three-piece vocal group dominated by their utterly untalented lead singer "M*Pete". When they are caught lip-synching before the release of their first album, scandal erupts (fed also by their manager's physically assaulting an elderly male and an elderly female member of the Salvation Army and the revelation that M*Pete's 16 year-old girlfriend is actually only 12) and they are dropped by their record company. They consider leaving the music industry, but their manager gets them a sponsorship deal with a Norwegian fish finger manufacturer. Ultimately they bounce back to fame after an appearance at the HitAwards Norwegian music awards show.

Cast and characters

* M'Pete, Ove, Waldemar, Web Designer, Radio DJ, Security Guard - Espen Eckbo
* Hot Tub - Øyvind Thoen
* Roar - Kaare Daniel Steen
* Manager Timothy Dahle - Henrik Elvestad
* Wenche Pettersen (Public Relations Manager) - Linn Skåber
* Titano Music Festival Arranger - Atle Antonsen
* Concert Arranger Sverre Bratsberg - Jon Øigarden
* Producer Jens Ovesen - Trond-Viggo Torgersen
* Ingrid Lund-Bergseter (the boys' mum) - Jorunn Kjellsby
* Alf Lund-Bergseter (the boys' dad) - Harald Brenna
* Stine (M'Pete's Girlfriend) - Ida Thorkildsen Valvik
* Choreographer Stian Mørdre - Bernhard Arnø
* Lars Erik Martinsen (of Frionor Seafoods) - Nikis Theophilakis
* Brian Kauffman (Head of Record Company) - Tony Totino
* Salvation Army Officer - Trond Høvik
* Se & Hør Journalist - Eivind Sander
* Vocal Coach - Thorkil Johan Aschehoug
* Head of Removals Firm where M'Pete and Hot Tub work - Arild Svensgam
* Lady of the Salvation Army - Bodil Lahelle
* Vocal Analyst - Espen Søland
* Himself - Heine Totland
* Himself - Peter Singsaas
* Himself - Espen Lind
* Himself - Morten Abel
* Himself - Christian Ingebrigtsen
* Himself - Ben Adams
* Himself - Paul Marazzi
* Himself - Mark Read
* Herself - Dorthe Skappel
* Himself - Per Kristian Indrehus
* M'Pete's Cousin in 'Cousin' Video - Ingrid Boon Ulfsby

Crew

*Directed by: Espen Eckbo, Henrik Elvestad and Mathis Fürst
*Produced by: Stein-Roger Bull
*Written by: Espen Eckbo and Henrik Elvestad
*Music composed by: Jens Thoresen
*Lyrics written by: Espen Eckbo and Henrik Elvestad
*Costume design by: Ingrid Sagøy
*Cinematography by: Marius Johansen Hansen

Trivia

* Although the actors portraying band members pretend to be utterly talentless and unable to get one single note right in the film, all Boyzvoices vocals were in reality performed by actor Øyvind Thoen (Hot Tub), and, on occasion, actor Espen Eckbo (M'Pete).
* Although the credits state Espen Eckbo is singing the James Bond inspired track Spy Me At Noon, it is really Morten Harket (lead vocalist of Norwegian group a-ha )Fact|date=October 2007. Harket also sang the theme to "The Living Daylights" (1987).

External links

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* [http://media.filmweb.no/trailere/ect/ECT20000334/1.mov Movietrailer from filmweb.no] (quicktime)