Kaj is a near-middle age hot-dog vendor, a shy man and a bachelor. His friends give him a birthday present: a ferry-trip abroad to a Polish port city where women supposedly just wait to trap some affluent Danish male into marriage. Kaj is hardly affluent, so he is being presented as a Toyota dealer. The boys' day out turns into a drunken riot, but Kaj does find a woman and true love to boot.
| Original title | Kajs fødselsdag |
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| Danish title | Kajs fødselsdag |
| Director | Lone Scherfig |
| Screenplay | Peter Bay, Kris Kolodziejski |
| Producer | Jørgen Hinsch |
| Director of Photography | Kim Hattesen |
| Editor | Leif Axel Kjeldsen |
| Sound | Morten Degnbol, Leif Jensen |
| Composer | Anders Koppel |
| Production designer | Bogdan Zajaczkowski, Claus Bjerre, Piotr Tanski |
| Casting | Stanislaw Drozdowski |
| Appearance | Steen Svare, Bertel Abildgaard, Peter Bay, Ivan Horn |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | R.G.F. |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Widescreen, color |
| Danish theatrical release | 03.08.1990 |
| Cinemas | Roskilde, Slagelse, Odense, Horsens, Herning, Vejle, Randers, Århus, Aalborg, Palads, Palladium, BioTrio, Helsingør, Køge, Næstved Bio, Nykøbing F., Nyborg, Svendborg, Middelfart Bio, Kolding, Haderslev, Holstebro, Viborg, Silkeborg, Thisted, Hjørring, Hillerød, Holbæk, Tønder, Fredericia, Sønderborg, Frederikshavn, Ringsted, Kalundborg, Vordingborg Bio, Frederikssund, Stenløse, Aabenraa, Varde, Skjern, Nykøbing M., Skive, Nakskov |
| TV release | 30.01.1993, DR |
| Danish rating | Not recommended for children under 7 |
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| Production company | Det Danske Filmstudie, Regner Grasten Film |
| Domestic distribution | R.G.F. |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Lone Scherfig |
| Assistant director | Ib Tardini |
| Assistant director | Ali Rizvi |
| Assistant director | Ryszard Szymon |
| Continuity | Maria Naur |
| Casting | Stanislaw Drozdowski |
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Script |
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| Script | Peter Bay |
| Script | Kris Kolodziejski |
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Production |
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| Producer | Jørgen Hinsch |
| Production manager | Per Årman |
| Production manager | Andrzej Stachecki |
| Production director | Zbigniew Grabowski |
| Production assistant | Agata Piszczorowicz |
| Production assistant | Irena Kowalewska |
| Production assistant | Jane Graun |
| Production assistant | Elwira Marcinowska-Zablocka |
| Unit manager | Janne Find |
| Unit manager | Dorota Niewdana |
| Unit manager | Michal Kozak |
| Unit manager | Leszek Sulich |
| Production director | Per Årman |
| Runner | Charlotte Pedersen |
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Cinematography |
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| Cinematography | Kim Hattesen |
| Camera assistant | Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Key grip | Jakob Bonfils |
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| Still photographer | Roald Pay |
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| Electrical dept. | Leif Barney Fick |
| Electrical dept. | Krzysztof Pruchnik |
| Electrical dept. | Mieczyslaw Rychta |
| Electrical dept. | Grzegorz Siodlak |
| Assistant lighting technician | René Brokholm |
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Editing |
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| Editing | Leif Axel Kjeldsen |
| Assistant editor | Mette Zeruneith |
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Music |
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| Music | Anders Koppel |
| Dance orchestra music | Michael Boesen |
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Production design |
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| Production designer | Bogdan Zajaczkowski |
| Production designer | Claus Bjerre |
| Production designer | Piotr Tanski |
| Props | Anders Engelbrecht |
| Props | Søren Gam |
| Assistant set dresser | Lene Ejlersen |
| Assistant set dresser | Simone Grau Roney |
| Set dresser | Krzysztof Gajewski |
| Set dresser | Roman Zuberek |
| Set dresser | Janusz Kopiowski |
| Set dresser | Jolanta John |
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Wardrobe |
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| Wardrobe | Margrethe Rasmussen |
| Wardrobe | Teresa Piwonska |
| Wardrobe | Malgorzata Wielgot |
| Wardrobe | Ryszard Jedrycowski |
| Costume assistant | Else Prangsgaard |
| Costume assistant | Kristina Kornum |
| Costume assistant | Stine Thaning |
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Makeup |
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| Makeup | Anne Cathrine Sauerberg |
| Makeup | Liliana Gajewska |
| Makeup | Monika Pomianowska |
| Makeup assistant | Lene Ravn Henriksen |
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Sound |
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| Sound | Morten Degnbol |
| Sound | Leif Jensen |
| Sound assistant | Lars Lund |
| Sound assistant | Julien Naudin |
| Boom operator | Antoni Cerecki |
| Boom operator | Antoni Cerecki |
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Special effects |
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| Special effects | Hummer Højmark |
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Stunt |
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| Stunt | Waclaw Wisniowski |
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Choreography |
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| Choreography | Henryk Walentynowicz |
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Appearance |
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| Kaj | Steen Svare |
| Kajs ven | Bertel Abildgaard |
| Kajs ven | Peter Bay |
| Kajs ven | Ivan Horn |
| Kajs ven | Michael Boesen |
| Magdalena | Dorota Pomykala |
| Magdalenas far | Tadeusz Wojtych |
| Magdalenas mor | Katarzyna Laniewska |
| Magdalenas bror | Tedeusz Szymkow |
| Magdalenas søn | Lukasz Drozdowski |
| Magdalenas bedstefar | Kazimierz Ostrowicz |
| Tv-fotograf | Peter Andreas Dam |
| Kunde i videoforretning | Asger Frøkov |
| Billetkontrollør | Peter Eszterhás |
| Indehaver af kontaktbureau | Peter Gantzler |
| Croupier | Lene Funder |
| Poul, rejsedeltager | Torben Zeller |
| Norsk turdeltager | Hallvard Lydvo |
| Arne | Gunnar Frøberg |
| Polsk pasbetjent | Bozenna Partyka |
| Kromutter | Else Herhold |
| Opvasker | Malte Claudio Lind |
| Stasiek, overtjener | Tomasz Zaliwski |
| Tjener | Emilian Kaminski |
| Tjener | Gabriel Nehrebecki |
| Tjener | Ryszard Radwanski |
| Krystyna | Teresa Sawicka |
| Halina | Kamila Sammler |
| Svensker der viser fotos | Per Jonsson |
| Finsk turdeltager | Seppo Ikonen |
| Finsk turdeltager | Raimo Bärlund |
| Mand med parlør | Olav Erlendsson |
| Magdalenas veninde | Dorota Kaminska |
| Prostitueret | Ewa Salacka |
| Prostitueret | Ewa Skibinska |
| Stripteasedanserinde | Mariola Dusinska-Jesske |
| Russisk soldat | Stanislaw Melski |
| Russisk soldat | Jan Jankowski |
| Pokerspiller | Jacek Homanczuk |
| Poker-dealer | Pawel Partyka |
| Lastvognschauffør | Peter Aude |
| Lastvognschauffør | Michael Friis |
| Russisk officer | Boguslaw Linda |
| Pige ved Kajs pølsevogn | Camilla Wandall |
| Appearance | Irena Burawska |
| Appearance | Anna Piech |
| Appearance | Henry Plambech |
| Appearance | Ib Thykær |
| Appearance | Anna Milewska |
| Appearance | Bjørn Erik Pieper |
| Appearance | Allan Wallin |
| Appearance | Erik Bom |
| Appearance | Hanna Slazak |
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| Music | Year | Composer |
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| Kajs fødselsdag [Score] | 1990 | Anders Koppel |
| Ubekendt titel | 1990 | Michael Boesen |
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