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a-ha: The Movie

Follows the band on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it?

Director

Thomas Robsahm, Aslaug Holm

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Genre

documentary, biography, music

Box Office

$4,258

Production

N/A

Awards

3 nominations

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Then he walks home in the night.
I go home. - a-ha: The Movie

Then he walks home in the night. I go home.

And l don't know if
I'll ever talk to him again. - a-ha: The Movie

And l don't know if I'll ever talk to him again.

We were really backward at the time.
You had to be there to understand. - a-ha: The Movie

We were really backward at the time. You had to be there to ...

Nothing had started yet.
We were the outskirfs. - a-ha: The Movie

Nothing had started yet. We were the outskirfs.

Norway has always been dominated
by dancehall bands. - a-ha: The Movie

Norway has always been dominated by dancehall bands.

It's time Norwegian pop and rock bands
get the chance to shine. - a-ha: The Movie

It's time Norwegian pop and rock bands get the chance t...

Nobody had had any significant
international breakthrough. - a-ha: The Movie

Nobody had had any significant international breakthrough.

And it wasn't just pop music.
Norway was still in a post-war state. - a-ha: The Movie

And it wasn't just pop music. Norway was still in a pos...

Hadn't begun to exporf football players
or anything else. - a-ha: The Movie

Hadn't begun to exporf football players or anything els...

How can we get out of Norway?
How can we not have to compete - a-ha: The Movie

How can we get out of Norway? How can we not have to compete

There's nothing here that we listen to. - a-ha: The Movie

There's nothing here that we listen to.

We were only 15-16 years old when
the local newspaper interviewed us. - a-ha: The Movie

We were only 15-16 years old when the local newspaper interv...

"We're gonna be international pop stars.
Norway's too small for us." - a-ha: The Movie

"We're gonna be international pop stars. Norway�...

But Paul and l were the only ones
who really believed in that dream. - a-ha: The Movie

But Paul and l were the only ones who really believed in tha...

Magne called. "The two others are staying
here, Paul and l are going to England ." - a-ha: The Movie

Magne called. "The two others are staying here, Paul an...

They left, thinking l didn't wanna come.
Don't know why they misunderstood me. - a-ha: The Movie

They left, thinking l didn't wanna come. Don't kno...

To this day l still don't know
what they thought l meant. - a-ha: The Movie

To this day l still don't know what they thought l mean...

We went over, were planning
to starf a band once we got there. - a-ha: The Movie

We went over, were planning to starf a band once we got ther...

We wouldn't return until we were stars. - a-ha: The Movie

We wouldn't return until we were stars.

The first thing we did when we got there,
was put in ads in Melody Maker and NME. - a-ha: The Movie

The first thing we did when we got there, was put in ads in ...

There hadn't been
a front harpist in pop before. - a-ha: The Movie

There hadn't been a front harpist in pop before.

But we actually found a guy
who played electric harp. - a-ha: The Movie

But we actually found a guy who played electric harp.

We went to a lot of the sorf of
Camden clubs, saw a lot of cool bands. - a-ha: The Movie

We went to a lot of the sorf of Camden clubs, saw a lot of c...

We discovered Soft Cell,
which l think was a big influence on us. - a-ha: The Movie

We discovered Soft Cell, which l think was a big influence o...

Mainly the first six months, we were
soaking in, like a learning process. - a-ha: The Movie

Mainly the first six months, we were soaking in, like a lear...

Tried to ease my guilt from not doing
any university that my parents wanted. - a-ha: The Movie

Tried to ease my guilt from not doing any university that my...

We were in a bedsit in London,
hoping to show others our songs. - a-ha: The Movie

We were in a bedsit in London, hoping to show others our son...

Paul whistling and playing guitar
while l played synth. - a-ha: The Movie

Paul whistling and playing guitar while l played synth.

Everyone who had any sense could see
that this was going nowhere. - a-ha: The Movie

Everyone who had any sense could see that this was going now...

We had to do something. l said we should
go home, get Morten to join the band. - a-ha: The Movie

We had to do something. l said we should go home, get Morten...

I convinced the band to not return
to England at once, but stay in Norway. - a-ha: The Movie

I convinced the band to not return to England at once, but s...

To use Norway for the rest of the year.
We all had parents we could stay with. - a-ha: The Movie

To use Norway for the rest of the year. We all had parents w...

It was the first time I'd
talked sense into someone. - a-ha: The Movie

It was the first time I'd talked sense into someone.

I was like the oldest.
"This is how we have to do it." - a-ha: The Movie

I was like the oldest. "This is how we have to do it.&q...

Music is saying things
that can't be said in a sentence. - a-ha: The Movie

Music is saying things that can't be said in a sentence...

There's no way you can pinpoint that song,
get that vibe in a couple of lines. - a-ha: The Movie

There's no way you can pinpoint that song, get that vib...

I would get obsessed with one thing,
it would be all about that, - a-ha: The Movie

I would get obsessed with one thing, it would be all about t...

Pirst it was all painting, but then - a-ha: The Movie

Pirst it was all painting, but then

My parents were very unhappy - a-ha: The Movie

My parents were very unhappy

They thought that was terrible.
I didn't think they'd make it. - a-ha: The Movie

They thought that was terrible. I didn't think they...

But Paul was so driven.
He's like this horse. - a-ha: The Movie

But Paul was so driven. He's like this horse.

These horses where they put the blinders
on so they can't see. He had those on. - a-ha: The Movie

These horses where they put the blinders on so they can'...

He could only see two things in his life.
One of them, strongly, was music. - a-ha: The Movie

He could only see two things in his life. One of them, stron...

It didn't sound promising, to be polite.
It didn't have anything we wanted. - a-ha: The Movie

It didn't sound promising, to be polite. It didn't...

Character. lndividuality.
Identity. Charm. Nada. - a-ha: The Movie

Character. lndividuality. Identity. Charm. Nada.

But we held on to the dream about... - a-ha: The Movie

But we held on to the dream about...

That London was the place to be.
We had to go there. - a-ha: The Movie

That London was the place to be. We had to go there.

We're listening to the radio,
watching every pop show on TV. - a-ha: The Movie

We're listening to the radio, watching every pop show o...

And got a bit scared. A lot of them were
very together. They looked like stars. - a-ha: The Movie

And got a bit scared. A lot of them were very together. They...

We could see that Morten looked great.
He had what a lead singer needed. - a-ha: The Movie

We could see that Morten looked great. He had what a lead si...

Had a great voice,
was a poser with attitude. - a-ha: The Movie

Had a great voice, was a poser with attitude.

Morten constantly promoted the band.
He'd refine his image. - a-ha: The Movie

Morten constantly promoted the band. He'd refine his im...

Changed his image almost
from one day to the next. - a-ha: The Movie

Changed his image almost from one day to the next.

A lot of stash. l was the least
stashed up, the most boring guy. - a-ha: The Movie

A lot of stash. l was the least stashed up, the most boring ...

Used house paint in his hair
when he ran out of hairspray. - a-ha: The Movie

Used house paint in his hair when he ran out of hairspray.

Played around with his own image a lot,
ours too. - a-ha: The Movie

Played around with his own image a lot, ours too.

He gave Paul a pretty dramatic makeover. - a-ha: The Movie

He gave Paul a pretty dramatic makeover.

He really dug in. Stripped him,
dressed him and put on make-up. - a-ha: The Movie

He really dug in. Stripped him, dressed him and put on make-...

I was bowled over by their enthusiasm. - a-ha: The Movie

I was bowled over by their enthusiasm.

I hadn't heard a note,
hadn't heard a song, anything, but... - a-ha: The Movie

I hadn't heard a note, hadn't heard a song, anythi...

They were very dirferent to
a lot of the clients - a-ha: The Movie

They were very dirferent to a lot of the clients

We booked Rendezvous Studios from
John Ratclirf with the money we had left. - a-ha: The Movie

We booked Rendezvous Studios from John Ratclirf with the mon...

He was the first one
who had enough faith in us to - a-ha: The Movie

He was the first one who had enough faith in us to

I really wanted to be involved. l could
see the potential of the songwriting. - a-ha: The Movie

I really wanted to be involved. l could see the potential of...

The way Mags came up with so many
great tunes and great melodies - a-ha: The Movie

The way Mags came up with so many great tunes and great melo...

Morten's voice on the top was
the icing on the cake. - a-ha: The Movie

Morten's voice on the top was the icing on the cake.

After a while John got in touch with
Terry Slater, who'd been with EMI. - a-ha: The Movie

After a while John got in touch with Terry Slater, who'...

He wanted to show him who we were. - a-ha: The Movie

He wanted to show him who we were.

He'd signed up everyone
from Oueen to Sex pistols, - a-ha: The Movie

He'd signed up everyone from Oueen to Sex pistols,

Back then getting a recording deal
was the eye of the needle. - a-ha: The Movie

Back then getting a recording deal was the eye of the needle...

So we thought,
"Why are we at this point?" - a-ha: The Movie

So we thought, "Why are we at this point?"

Because most people don't.
Don't want to believe. - a-ha: The Movie

Because most people don't. Don't want to believe.

There were setbacks all the time.
But in letters and phone calls to home, - a-ha: The Movie

There were setbacks all the time. But in letters and phone c...

If we landed a meeting with some
completely insignificant person, - a-ha: The Movie

If we landed a meeting with some completely insignificant pe...

You've already started doubting plan A. - a-ha: The Movie

You've already started doubting plan A.

We must have spent
at least two years thinking... - a-ha: The Movie

We must have spent at least two years thinking...

"Okay, that didn't work.
Remember that thing next week." - a-ha: The Movie

"Okay, that didn't work. Remember that thing next ...

We took a step down each time we moved.
Not because we didn't like the wallpaper. - a-ha: The Movie

We took a step down each time we moved. Not because we didn&...

We needed a place without wallpaper! - a-ha: The Movie

We needed a place without wallpaper!

We lived below the poverfy line
for a while because we could, - a-ha: The Movie

We lived below the poverfy line for a while because we could...

I mean, we had our moments with porridge.
I don't think we even thought about it. - a-ha: The Movie

I mean, we had our moments with porridge. I don't think...

We couldn't ask for more money.
So we lied. - a-ha: The Movie

We couldn't ask for more money. So we lied.

We went to Uecca. They turned us down. - a-ha: The Movie

We went to Uecca. They turned us down.

And we celebrated since they'd
turned down The Beatles too. - a-ha: The Movie

And we celebrated since they'd turned down The Beatles ...

I think it got sent to three,
four or five record companies. - a-ha: The Movie

I think it got sent to three, four or five record companies.

Parf of it was acting like more people
were interested than was the case. - a-ha: The Movie

Parf of it was acting like more people were interested than ...

I think Warner Brothers were
the only ones who believed in it. - a-ha: The Movie

I think Warner Brothers were the only ones who believed in i...

The time after signing the contract
was frustrating. We made little progress. - a-ha: The Movie

The time after signing the contract was frustrating. We made...

The thing that took much longer than
getting a deal, was getting that producer. - a-ha: The Movie

The thing that took much longer than getting a deal, was get...

You know, we had a hard enough time
figuring out what a producer did. - a-ha: The Movie

You know, we had a hard enough time figuring out what a prod...

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Follows the band on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it?

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Thomas Robsahm, Aslaug Holm

Writer: Thomas Robsahm

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, biography, music

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 56/100

ImdbRating: 7.0

BoxOffice: $4,258

Released: 03 Sep 2021

Awards: 3 nominations

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