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Genres
Comedy
Overview
Alexander is a talk show host on TV and a partying bachelor privately with an awful love life even though he dreams of settling down. One day his old friend Ralf brings him a manuscript for a book that he can't get published and asks Alexander to put his name on it for some more publicity. Alexander agrees without reading and finds himself in trouble when the book comes out and the views expressed in it are opposite to his own.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$9135327
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
2001-09-21
Status
Released
Original Language
Swedish
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
4.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Johan Rheborg
Alexander Engberg
Alexandra Rapaport
Åsa, journalist
Kristian Luuk
Ralf Nyström
Gerd Hegnell
Therapist
Pia Johansson
Publisher
Martina Haag
Single mother
Pernilla Stalfelt
Nette
Karolina Rahm
Gaby
Claudia Galli Concha
Girl without brother in New York
Ulf Kvensler
Journalist
Henrik Hjelt
Therapist's son
Gloria Tapia
Copy editor
Magnus Härenstam
TV show host
Anna Carlsten
Stylist
Cecilia Frode
Camilla
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