Finnish “Star Trek” Spoof Makes World Record
You should really download this when you get a chance, its absolutely hilarious:
A Finnish spoof of the sci-fi classic “Star Trek” has boldly gone where no feature film has gone before, relying on free distribution over the Internet to reach more than 450,000 viewers in less than a week.
“Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning” is a full-length feature in Finnish with English subtitles. It was made over seven years by a group of students and other amateur film makers with a bare-bones budget and a few home computers to create elaborate special effects.
The funny thing about internet distribution is that it really blows away the old distribution stranglehold. Prior to this film, the most watched Finnish film was:
Finland’s most-viewed film ever is “The Unknown Soldier” (1955) with 2.8 million viewers. To reach the top three, “Star Wreck” would have to surpass 1 million.
As of right now the filmmakers estimate that they have already hit the magical one million mark and they very well may become the most widely seen Finnish movie in history (not that its a high bar to pass but a notable one nonetheless).
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