One of the members of the Lithuanian gang is played by Tor «Apetor» Eckhoff. He was a famous youtuber, but unfortunately died at the hospital shortly after an accident where he went through the ice of a lake near Kongsberg in Norway, November 27th 2021.
The franchise has sold more tickets than 19 of all 24 Marvel movies released in Norway. The third movie went straight to #1 and was the highest grossing Norwegian movie of 2022. The merchandise (caps, keychains, T-shirts etc) was cleaned off the shelves during the promotional tour.
Mie, Petter's daughter, is played by Stella Zwart. Stella Zwart is the real daughter of director Harald Zwart.
Often compared to "The Full Monty" and "Hangover" these films are adored by the heartland and true fans see them multiple times. They end up quoting parts of the movie word for word. The franchise started as a commercial where the message "NO-WAR" was very timely and the ad became a world wide hit, and thus the characters became famous. Hence the initiative to make a movie. Long Flat Balls 1. When that movie broke all records it was easy to make a second which was an even bigger success with Don Johnson starring. It took 13 years and a lot of public demand before the 3rd one was made.
Long Flat Balls III (2022) premiered 14 years after Long Flat Balls II (2008), and 16 years after Long Flat Balls (2006) and went straight to # 1 and is the highest grossing Norwegian movie 2022.