Hodet over vannet
| Hodet over vannet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nils Gaup |
| Written by | Eirik Ildahl Geir Eriksen |
| Produced by | John M. Jacobsen |
| Starring | Lene Elise Bergum Svein Roger Karlsen Morten Abel Reidar Sørensen |
| Cinematography | Erling Thurmann-Andersen |
| Edited by | Malte Wadman |
| Music by | Kjetil Bjerkestrand |
Production company | Filmkameratene A/S |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Norway |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Box office | NOK8.1 million |
Hodet over vannet is a Norwegian comedy thriller film by director Nils Gaup. It became a big success at the Norwegian box office. In 1993, it was one of the ten most seen films in Norwegian movie theaters. In the year after, 1994, it won the Amanda Award for Best Norwegian Film in Theatrical Release.
It is a production of the company Filmkameratene A/S. In 1996, an American remake of the film was released, which starred Cameron Diaz and Harvey Keitel.
It was filmed at Yxnøy on Østerøya (East Island) in Sandefjord, Norway. It is inspired by Steven Spielberg's Jaws and various Alfred Hitchcock films.