Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning

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Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning
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Basic information
Series: Original series
Episode: 6
Air date: 01.10.2005
Writer: *Rudi Airisto
  • Samuli Torssonen
  • Jarmo Puskala
Director: Timo Vuorensola
Episode guide
Previous: Star Wreck V: Lost Contact (chronologically)

Star Wreck 4½: Weak Performance (by release date)

Next: Star Wreck: Timecrash

Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning is both a sequel to, and a soft-reboot of the Star Wreck series.

Synopsis[edit | edit source]

Pirk, Info, and Dwarf, now living in the year 2000 after their last adventure, decide that it's not worth waiting for history to play out as it should, and establish P-fleet by themselves. They conquer Earth and Pirk crowns himself its Emperor. During a scouting mission, one of P-fleet's patrols comes across an unknown alien vessel, and promptly destroys it. Data recovered from the wreckage reveals that the ship is from an alternate universe, and Pirk decides to travel to said universe and conquer it. An inter-universal battle of epic proportions ensues between Pirk's P-fleet on one side, and Babel 13 - a space station from the alternate universe - and its defenders on the other.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Single role[edit | edit source]

  • Antti Satama - Commander Info
  • Tiina Routamaa - Lieutenant Ruoska
  • Samuli Torssonen - Emperor Pirk
  • Timo Vuorensola - Commander Dwarf
  • Sonja Sjöblom - Girl in Hesburger restaurant
  • Santeri Humina - Hesburger girl's boyfriend
  • Ville Vuorensola - Gang leader
  • Rudi Airisto - Jeff Cochbrane
  • Esa Jaatinen - Research station guard
  • Pasi Rantala - Vladimir
  • Sami Vaittinen - Anatoli
  • Eeva Malmberg - Pirk's assistant
  • Kari Väänänen - President Ulyanov
  • Petri Henttinen - Lieutenant Ihmisraunio
  • Teemu Savolainen - Lieutenant Makarov
  • Mirka Lammi - Captain Hayday
  • Jari Ahola - Security chief Mikhail Karigrandi
  • Satu Heliö - Commander Susanna Ivanovitsa
  • Jukka Korhonen - Babel 13 bridge officer
  • Minna Lanz - Babel 13 bridge officer
  • Hannu T. Tiberius Pajunen - Turk engineer
  • Jarkko Paloviita - Ensign Nyypiö
  • Petri Lehtinen - Main P-fleet drunkard
  • Jani Argillander - P-fleet trooper at Babel 13's command centre
  • Antti Haapalainen - Captain Giddyup
  • Panu Kinnari - Psycho officer
  • Otto Lanz - The Excavator's gunner
  • Petri Yletyinen - Monitor carrier
  • Janne Aro - Demonstrators' leader
  • Antti Vesanen - Hangar guard
  • Julius Valve - Space-sled pilot (voice)
  • Tuomas Humina - Ivanovitsa's bodyguard
  • Karoliina Blackburn - P-fleet scientist
  • Anton Santanen - Scientist
  • Jani Kormu - P-fleet trooper in Sweden
  • Tero Flink - Babel 13 bridge repairman
  • Niklas Vainio - Talok

Multiple roles[edit | edit source]

  • Janos Honkonen
  • Antti Hukkanen
  • Timo Pekurinen
  • Marko Eskola
  • Atte Joutsen
  • Niko Liikanen
    • Ambassador Flush
    • Demonstrator
  • Petri Vaittinen
    • Light ball charger
    • Scientist
  • Turo Oraste
    • Igor, the assistant
    • Soldier in forest battle
  • Timo Halén
    • Roadie
    • P-Fleet rookie
    • Demonstrator
  • Ilmari Haapanen
    • Babel 13 air traffic controller (voice)
    • Scientist
    • P-fleet captain
  • Jarmo Puskala
    • The Voyeur's gunner
    • P-fleet rookie
    • Babel 13 Honour Guard
  • Seppo Honkanen
    • P-fleet scientist
    • Scientist
  • Heidi Grankvist
    • Kickstart bridge girl
    • Partygoer
  • Laura Järvinen
    • Kickstart bridge girl
    • Babel 13 Honour Guard
  • Miisa Karjalainen
    • Kickstart bridge girl
    • Partygoer
  • Cilla-Kajsa Lönnqvist
    • Kickstart bridge girl
    • Babel 13 Honour Guard
  • Heini Raivio
    • Kickstart bridge girl
    • Partygoer
  • Nasim Shamlou
    • Kickstart bridge girl
    • Babel 13 Honour Guard
  • Lasse Kaila
    • Scientist
    • P-fleet rookie
  • Mikko Seppänen
    • P-fleet rookie
    • Demonstrator
  • Janne Torssonen
    • P-fleet rookie
    • P-fleet trooper in winter
  • Tapio Heiskanen
    • P-flee trooper in winter
    • Babel 13 combatant
  • Sauli Luolajan-Mikkola
    • P-fleet trooper in the forest
    • Trustee at the parliament
  • Teemu Skog
    • P-fleet trooper in the forest
    • Trustee at the parliament
    • Babel 13 combatant
  • Jarno Ahokas
    • Soldier in the forest battle
    • Trustee at the parliament
  • Markus Hillberg
    • Soldier in the forest battle
    • Trustee at the parliament
    • Babel 13 combatant
  • Taneli Kaivola
    • Soldier in the forest battle
    • Trustee at the parliament
  • Matti Kivistö
    • Soldier in the forest battle
    • Trustee at the parliament
  • Simo Punnonen
    • Soldier in the forest battle
    • Trustee at the parliament
  • Erno Ristola
    • Soldier in the forest battle
    • Babel 13 combatant
  • Kai Gylling
    • P-fleet trooper in winter
    • P-fleet captain
  • Markus Vuori
    • P-fleet trooper in winter
    • P-fleet captain
    • Partygoer
  • Eemeli Haverinen
    • Demonstrator
    • P-fleet captain
  • Sami Ylönen
    • Demonstrator
    • Babel 13 combatant
  • Mikko Asunta
    • Partygoer
    • Babel 13 combatant
  • Turo Jänkä
    • Partygoer
    • Babel 13 combatant

Additional cast[edit | edit source]

  • Kickstart bridge girls
    • Maija Mustonen
    • Minttu Tervaharju
  • Gang members
    • Juha-Pekka Heikkonen
    • Jenni Hyväri
    • Raito Kink
    • Jani Linna-Aho
    • Markus Reimann
    • Matias Salonen
  • Technicians
    • Antti Siiskonen
    • Kimmo Turunen
    • Tapio Vuorinen
  • Girls in the swimming pool
    • Sanna Aho
    • Pia Rautiainen
  • P-fleet rookies
    • Lari Markow
    • Sami Paju
    • Pasi Pekkanen
    • Joni Ruokonen
    • Juha Säde
    • Robert Weight
  • P-fleet troops in the forest
    • Heikki Asikainen
    • Vesa Harju
    • Oula Perkiö
  • Soldiers in the forest battle
    • Juha Kuusela
    • Juha Mäntynen
    • Olli Partanen
    • Marko Salama
    • Henrik Sariola
    • Sami Sinervo
    • Simo Sorvari
    • Riku Tamminen
    • Tom Teittinen
    • Samuli Zasta
    • Hermanni Åhman
  • P-fleet troops in winter
    • Eemu Bertling
    • Tuomas Joensuu
    • Ilona Mettiäinen
    • Tuomas Vuori
  • Firing squad for President Ulyanov
    • Pasi Ahtiainen
    • Kim Karlsson
  • Demonstrators
    • Kristian Ahonen
    • Teija Ahonen
    • Joni Hares
    • Tommi Hares
    • Riikka Havela
    • Toni Hirvikorpi
    • Samu Hupli
    • Lari Iso-Anttila
    • Tuukka Jakola
    • Tomi Jokilehto
    • Minna Juselius
    • Pekka Jääskeläinen
    • Jouni Karhu
    • Matti Keskinen
    • Sakari Kestinen
    • Lasse Laitinen
    • Jarkko Leinol
    • Liya Liu
    • Antti Länsisalmi
    • Mikko Löppönen
    • Teijo Marttila
    • Erno Marttila
    • Ville Matilainen
    • Saveli Miettinen
    • Sami Moisio
    • Lasse Muttilainen
    • Kai Mäkinen
    • Tero Natunen
    • Petteri Nissinen
    • Jouni Ojala
    • Krister Ojanen
    • Risto A. Paju
    • Pirita Palomaa
    • Joel Peltonen
    • Pekka Pesonen
    • Kimmo Puranen
    • Juho Roine
    • Karo Saharinem
    • Antti Sand
    • Mikko Satama
    • Jenny Savtchenko
    • Antti Seppänen
    • Janne Tervo
    • Juho Tuominen
    • Marjo Yli-Paavola
  • P-fleet captains
    • Rami Aalto
    • Larry Davids
    • Vilma Hankonen
    • Mari Lalli
    • Mike Pohjola
    • Jari Salmi
  • Babel 13 Honour Guard
    • Miska Jaatinen
    • Antti Lahtinen
    • Aapo Lankinen
    • Ilkka Oksanen
  • Partygoers
    • Jari Bergman
    • Nina Kalugin
    • Jarno Lepistö
    • Esa Määttä
    • Tatu Raittila
    • Lauri Siljander
  • Babel 13 combatants
    • Jyrki Ahvenainen
    • Jari Jussila
    • Henri Järvi
    • Arttu Mettälä
    • Tapio Perälä
    • Jarkko Ruuska
    • Santeri Saarimaa
    • Tapani Siirtola
    • Thomas Ström
    • Mikko Suominen
    • Samuli Zetterberg
  • Pirk's bodyguards
    • Samuel Lahtinen
    • Jarkko Niemi
  • Crew of the Excavator
    • Mikko Hankonen
    • Joonas Selin
    • Mikko Sipilä
    • Tapio Tuomisto

Production team[edit | edit source]

  • Producer - Samuli Torssonen
  • Director - Timo Vuorensola
  • Assistant producer - Atte Joutsen
  • Script writers
    • Rudi Airisto
    • Samuli Torssonen
    • Jarmo Puskala
  • Music - Tapani Siirtola
  • Special effects manager - Samuli Torssonen
  • 3D animation - Samuli Torssonen
  • Composition - Samuli Torssonen
  • Montage
    • Samuli Torssonen
    • Atte Joutsen
  • Picture - Sami Aho-Mantila
  • Recording - Esa Jaatinen
  • Sound design
    • Timo Vuorensola
    • Samuli Torssonen
    • Atte Joutsen
    • Esa Jaatinen
    • Saija Raskulla
  • Mixing - Saija Raskulla
  • Foley
    • Timo Vuorensola
    • Atte Joutsen
  • Special effects assistants
    • Mikko Monto
    • Sami Vaittinen
    • Erkki Halkka
  • Modelling
    • Samuli Torssonen
    • Mikko Monto
    • Jani Lindbald
    • Karri Koivusalo
    • Eki Halkka
    • Olli Taanila
    • Tony Anderssen
    • Santtu Luopajarvi
    • Paul Trenkler
    • Matthew N. Christou
    • Ralph Schoberth
    • Matthew Tarling
    • Peter Savin
    • Jeffrey C. Richard
    • Nadab Göksu
    • Craig A. Clark
    • Dean A. Scott
    • Eric Peterson
    • H. Gibbens
    • Mark Kane
    • Nick Lee
    • Kier Darby
  • Costumes
    • Satu Niemi
    • Leena Valli
  • Make-up - Terhi Vuorela
  • Graphics
    • Jarmo Puskala
    • Atte Joutsen
    • Timo Vuorensola
  • Assistant photographers
    • Juha Rautio
    • Joonas Selin
    • Sami Vaittinen
    • Ilmo Yläoutinen
  • Lights
    • Susan Ketonen
    • Joonas Selin
    • Timo Halén
  • Additional make-up - Saara Mäkiniemi
  • Still photographer - Petri Latva-Rasku
  • Pyrotechnics
    • Kai Gylling
    • Eemu Bertling
    • Markus Vuori
  • Script consultant
    • Pekka Wallendahl
    • Mike Pohjola
    • Mikko Rautalahti
    • Kalle Kaivola
    • Janos Honkonen
    • Timo Pekurinen
    • Laura Vaasjoki
  • Assistant sound designer
    • Erik Lyden
    • Ari Pulkkinen
  • Assistant musicians
    • Lauri Lepokorpi
    • Hannu Kumpula
  • Sound 5.1-mixing
    • Esa Jaatinen
    • Samuli Torssonen
  • Music 5.1-mixing - Tapani Siirtola
  • Spokesman - Timo Vuorensola
  • Lawyer - Herkko Hietanen
  • Consulting
    • Antti Hukkanen
    • Toni Pykäläniemi
  • Lightwave 3D-consultant - Erkki Halkka
  • English translation - Antti Hukkanen
  • Swedish translation - Johanna Koljonen
  • Additional English translation - Timo Pekurinen
  • Additional Swedish translation
    • Pia Niemi
    • Thorbiörn Fritzon
  • Catering
    • Anneli Paloviita
    • Hellä Paloviita
  • DVD cover design - Mape Ritvola
  • DVD menu - Jarmo Puskala
  • Website - Jarmo Puskala

Music[edit | edit source]

  • 'Cityteema' composed by Tapani Siirtola, arranged by Jukka Ruostila
  • 'Roketti' performed by Roihu
  • 'Mama Mama Baby' by Audioworks Finland
  • 'Sanat' by Audioworks Finland, lyrics by Timo Vuorensola and Julia Saanio, violin by Auroora Kiiski, mastering by Jyri Sariola

Imperial Edition[edit | edit source]

In order to be able to commercialize the film, Energia Production released 'Imperial Edition' on DVD. This edition changed ship designs to be more unique, so as to not infringe on copyrighted designs. The edition also included upscaled visual and sound effects, as well as various additional materials.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Unlike the previous episodes, which were parodies almost exclusively of Star Trek, 'In the Pirkinning' also parodies Babylon 5.
  • The semi-canon spin-off 'Star Wreck 2π: Full Twist, now!' is set during the events of 'In the Pirkinning', chiefly between Pirk's construction of P-Fleet and the beginning of his campaign against Babel 13. Given that 2pi's protagonist got life imprisonment at the end of his film, it is unlikely that he joined the campaign.
  • In one of the Russian dubs the P-Fleet ships' designation is deliberately mistranslated as 'SSR' instead of 'CPP'. A homage to how Soviet republics had 'SSR' - 'Soviet Socialist Republic' - in their official names. The Latin letters 'C' and 'P' are equivalent to the Russian 'S' and 'R' accordingly.

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