The Olsen Gangs Last Trick

The Olsen Gang's Last Trick (Danish: Olsen-bandens sidste stik) is a 1998 Danish comedy film directed by Tom Hedegaard and Morten Arnfred, and starring Ove Sprogøe. The film was the 14th and last in the Olsen Gang-series.

The movie is generally considered a disaster, both on and off screen. Main actor Poul Bundgaard and director Tom Hedegaard both died during production, Benny Hansen who appeared briefly as a hospital porter died two days after the end of filming, and veteran actor Bjørn Watt-Boolsen, who had appeared as the evil mastermind in most of the previous movies in the series, died just 10 days after opening night. The movie itself was generally scolded by critics, and even Olsen Gang creator and script writer Erik Balling later regretted having made it.

Cast

Ove Sprogøe as Egon Olsen

Morten Grunwald as Benny Frandsen

Poul Bundgaard as Kjeld Jensen

Grethe Sønck as Ruth Hansen

Jes Holtsø as Børge Jensen

Axel Strøbye as Kriminalassistent Jensen

Ole Ernst as Politiassistent Holm

Bjørn Watt-Boolsen as Hallandsen

Henrik Koefoed as J.M.R. Holm Hansen Jr.

Ove Verner Hansen as Bøffen

Michael Hasselflug as Alf

Jesper Langberg as Direktør for Statsadministrationens Destruktionsanstalt

Claus Ryskjær as Portvagt

Henrik Lykkegaard as Sikkerhedsvagt

Tommy Kenter as Kjeld Jensen (Stand-in)

Benny Hansen as Portør

Jan Hertz as Ejendomsmægler

Holger Perfort as Forstander for Institut for Teoretisk kriminalitet