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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

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N/A

Awards

3 nominations

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I can't be in the moment.
It's tiring, you know. - a-ha: The Movie

I can't be in the moment. It's tiring, you know.

On Scoundrel Days, we had a unique
production situation. We were on tour - a-ha: The Movie

On Scoundrel Days, we had a unique production situation. We ...

So we did a lot on our own
in dirferent studios around the world. - a-ha: The Movie

So we did a lot on our own in dirferent studios around the w...

Worked during soundchecks,
in hotel rooms... - a-ha: The Movie

Worked during soundchecks, in hotel rooms...

We wanted a darker hue on this album.
And also a bit more ambitious - a-ha: The Movie

We wanted a darker hue on this album. And also a bit more am...

Same thing with Scoundrel Days.
October, which was a dirferent colour. - a-ha: The Movie

Same thing with Scoundrel Days. October, which was a dirfere...

There were a lot of ideas happening.
Too many, in a way. - a-ha: The Movie

There were a lot of ideas happening. Too many, in a way.

So it wasn't so clear-cut
who was in charge. - a-ha: The Movie

So it wasn't so clear-cut who was in charge.

It wasn't me. lt wasn't them, necessarily.
It was give and take. - a-ha: The Movie

It wasn't me. lt wasn't them, necessarily. It was ...

So it wasn't so easy musically
to arrive at a finished recording. - a-ha: The Movie

So it wasn't so easy musically to arrive at a finished ...

Uh... Just one thing.
"You're hissing your s's like a snake." - a-ha: The Movie

Uh... Just one thing. "You're hissing your s'...

Maybe it's better to leave that parf
until the next verse? - a-ha: The Movie

Maybe it's better to leave that parf until the next ver...

That was a thing with Lauren. She was
shocked when l took her to the studio. - a-ha: The Movie

That was a thing with Lauren. She was shocked when l took he...

And l was the biggest pain in the ass, - a-ha: The Movie

And l was the biggest pain in the ass,

If l hear something in my head that I'm
trying to get, l have super-confidence. - a-ha: The Movie

If l hear something in my head that I'm trying to get, ...

Especially Paul, he wanted to go down
in the Rock & Roll Hall of Pame, - a-ha: The Movie

Especially Paul, he wanted to go down in the Rock & Roll...

And he was capable of it.
Nothing would stop him. - a-ha: The Movie

And he was capable of it. Nothing would stop him.

A-ha gave him the opporfunity to make
these records that he wanted to make. - a-ha: The Movie

A-ha gave him the opporfunity to make these records that he ...

Tremendous presence
in the studio, musically. - a-ha: The Movie

Tremendous presence in the studio, musically.

So he was, l suppose, dictating more
than anyone else the direction of a-ha. - a-ha: The Movie

So he was, l suppose, dictating more than anyone else the di...

The way we worked, you had to have
a lot worked out beforehand. - a-ha: The Movie

The way we worked, you had to have a lot worked out beforeha...

Because it wasn't like a band on
the floor. You had to work it out - a-ha: The Movie

Because it wasn't like a band on the floor. You had to ...

That's not how l saw the situation.
We were all trying to take the wheel. - a-ha: The Movie

That's not how l saw the situation. We were all trying ...

He says l was never a band leader?
I don't think that's accurate. - a-ha: The Movie

He says l was never a band leader? I don't think that&#...

Instead of "can't you see",
try "plain for all to see". - a-ha: The Movie

Instead of "can't you see", try "plain f...

- "Plain..."?
- "plain for all to see". - a-ha: The Movie

- "Plain..."? - "plain for all to see".

"Any or anyone can see". - a-ha: The Movie

"Any or anyone can see".

- Want a pen?
- Lsn't it easier with just "anyone"? - a-ha: The Movie

- Want a pen? - Lsn't it easier with just "anyone&...

- Yay! Here we go again.
- Going again? - a-ha: The Movie

- Yay! Here we go again. - Going again?

I had a pretty neat tone there. - a-ha: The Movie

I had a pretty neat tone there.

One of the main conflicts
with the record company - a-ha: The Movie

One of the main conflicts with the record company

It had to be possible to try out
songs in other formats. - a-ha: The Movie

It had to be possible to try out songs in other formats.

But for us it was imporfant
to release it as a single. - a-ha: The Movie

But for us it was imporfant to release it as a single.

It revealed musical ambitions
of the band that we - a-ha: The Movie

It revealed musical ambitions of the band that we

The result was that we lost the US. - a-ha: The Movie

The result was that we lost the US.

And it haunted us for a long time.
We wanted to win back the US. - a-ha: The Movie

And it haunted us for a long time. We wanted to win back the...

- Okay, I'm ready.
- Waste a couple of rounds. Are you ready? - a-ha: The Movie

- Okay, I'm ready. - Waste a couple of rounds. Are you ...

I'm ready. Let's just go.
I gotta get this thing. - a-ha: The Movie

I'm ready. Let's just go. I gotta get this thing.

Okay, last ones. I'm gonna have you
coming at my camera. - a-ha: The Movie

Okay, last ones. I'm gonna have you coming at my camera...

Come towards me, Morten.
Look at me, guys. - a-ha: The Movie

Come towards me, Morten. Look at me, guys.

This is the final one.
Beautiful there. Go on. - a-ha: The Movie

This is the final one. Beautiful there. Go on.

Can you just...
You looked away from me. - a-ha: The Movie

Can you just... You looked away from me.

There, there, there!
Beautiful that. - a-ha: The Movie

There, there, there! Beautiful that.

I've gotta bring three guys together
that sometimes don't want to. - a-ha: The Movie

I've gotta bring three guys together that sometimes don...

But sometimes they do wanna be together.
Then they don't wanna be together. - a-ha: The Movie

But sometimes they do wanna be together. Then they don'...

It's hard as a photographer when people
don't wanna be together in a picture. - a-ha: The Movie

It's hard as a photographer when people don't wann...

Smile! Can you do it one more time? - a-ha: The Movie

Smile! Can you do it one more time?

I guess that's it. Alright.
Okay, l got it. Thank you! - a-ha: The Movie

I guess that's it. Alright. Okay, l got it. Thank you!

I'm just whining up there all the time.
I can't do this. There's no fucking break. - a-ha: The Movie

I'm just whining up there all the time. I can't do...

It's my voice at the same level
all the way. Don't tell me it sounds good. - a-ha: The Movie

It's my voice at the same level all the way. Don't...

We've been through this. This was
the first song everyone was pleased with. - a-ha: The Movie

We've been through this. This was the first song everyo...

That's bullshit, Lars.
My point remains exactly the same. - a-ha: The Movie

That's bullshit, Lars. My point remains exactly the sam...

I mean, that's why l don't want it.
Because it's high-range, no breaks. - a-ha: The Movie

I mean, that's why l don't want it. Because it...

My voice all the time. I'll drop out
because I'm so sick of my own voice. - a-ha: The Movie

My voice all the time. I'll drop out because I'm s...

It's just me, me. All the time.
I don't think it sounds good. - a-ha: The Movie

It's just me, me. All the time. I don't think it s...

- That's not a very constructive statement.
- Lt is. - a-ha: The Movie

- That's not a very constructive statement. - Lt is.

No, Lars. Don't try to
gloss over my main point. - a-ha: The Movie

No, Lars. Don't try to gloss over my main point.

Which is that l don't want to sing that
high throughout the song without a break. - a-ha: The Movie

Which is that l don't want to sing that high throughout...

But the song hasn't changed for 30 years. - a-ha: The Movie

But the song hasn't changed for 30 years.

- That's why I'm sceptical about doing it.
- L didn't know that. - a-ha: The Movie

- That's why I'm sceptical about doing it. - L did...

I suggested lowering it an octave.
Constructive input. - a-ha: The Movie

I suggested lowering it an octave. Constructive input.

If Paul and the girls sing
"l don't wanna cry again..." - a-ha: The Movie

If Paul and the girls sing "l don't wanna cry agai...

I think everyone who works with us
ends up exhausted from working with us. - a-ha: The Movie

I think everyone who works with us ends up exhausted from wo...

And then there's a tug of war,
grinding of teeth, - a-ha: The Movie

And then there's a tug of war, grinding of teeth,

When we made the Bond song,
John Barry was the producer. - a-ha: The Movie

When we made the Bond song, John Barry was the producer.

It turned out that he had to be included
as songwriter. We hadn't been informed. - a-ha: The Movie

It turned out that he had to be included as songwriter. We h...

There were a few chords in that song
l was parficularly fond of - a-ha: The Movie

There were a few chords in that song l was parficularly fond...

So we manipulated the 80-piece orchestra
to play another note than what he put in. - a-ha: The Movie

So we manipulated the 80-piece orchestra to play another not...

In one interview he called
them "Nazi Jugend". - a-ha: The Movie

In one interview he called them "Nazi Jugend".

I'm afraid so, yes. - a-ha: The Movie

I'm afraid so, yes.

That's what he said to me.
So he felt it very strongly. - a-ha: The Movie

That's what he said to me. So he felt it very strongly.

He encountered a band that had
a great deal of self-confidence. - a-ha: The Movie

He encountered a band that had a great deal of self-confiden...

Our general rule was that - a-ha: The Movie

Our general rule was that

We nodded and smiled, - a-ha: The Movie

We nodded and smiled,

With Stay On These Roads, l felt
I'd written an imporfant song for a-ha. - a-ha: The Movie

With Stay On These Roads, l felt I'd written an imporfa...

I ran orf to Paul to show it to him. - a-ha: The Movie

I ran orf to Paul to show it to him.

But he was busy on the phone.
By chance, Morten was sitting there. - a-ha: The Movie

But he was busy on the phone. By chance, Morten was sitting ...

So l showed it to him first,
which was unusual in a-ha at the time. - a-ha: The Movie

So l showed it to him first, which was unusual in a-ha at th...

He asked me, "What would you do here?" - a-ha: The Movie

He asked me, "What would you do here?"

Then Paul comes in from the room
next door, clapping his hands. - a-ha: The Movie

Then Paul comes in from the room next door, clapping his han...

I sat up all night alone,
finishing the demo, - a-ha: The Movie

I sat up all night alone, finishing the demo,

On the third album
we tried to be more poppy. - a-ha: The Movie

On the third album we tried to be more poppy.

Thinking like we did in the starf, - a-ha: The Movie

Thinking like we did in the starf,

I think Paul convinced himself
that for commercial reasons, - a-ha: The Movie

I think Paul convinced himself that for commercial reasons,

We were told that we had "the disease". - a-ha: The Movie

We were told that we had "the disease".

"They'll destroy everything
they've created ." - a-ha: The Movie

"They'll destroy everything they've created ....

We wanted to write new hits. - a-ha: The Movie

We wanted to write new hits.

But we didn't necessarily want to
turn our backs on Scoundrel Days. - a-ha: The Movie

But we didn't necessarily want to turn our backs on Sco...

The songs are nice.
But the videos are horrible. - a-ha: The Movie

The songs are nice. But the videos are horrible.

People might have a dirferent image
of what a-ha really is than l do. - a-ha: The Movie

People might have a dirferent image of what a-ha really is t...

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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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