The director of the first movie was Ville Salminen and the rest of the movies are directed by Armand Lohikoski, except for the last one which was directed by Aarne Tarkas based on the comic books. Screenplays were written mostly by Reino Helismaa. Pekka Puup. He is a very kind man but probably not the sharpest knife in the drawer. In addition to his height, his most recognizable feature is the daisy attached to his hat. His last name translates to the Finnish equivalent of the expression . R: Esa Pakarinen, Masa Niemi, Siiri Angerkoski.In the films he speaks with a distinct Savo dialect which adds hilarity to his character. Pekka's best friend P. He knows many sayings and usually utters them whenever he has the chance to do so. He is the more intelligent member of the pair. Popularity and criticism. In interviews Armand Lohikoski also noted that filming the comedies was far from easy and he feels that the overall quality of the films did suffer because they were made with a low budget and often with volume only in mind. Understandably the films have never been popular with critics. Several incidents, particularly the less- than- believable Yeti costume from the 1. Lohikoski was never proud of. Also the alcoholic tendencies of Masa Niemi caused problems when he refused to come to shootings. The film series eventually ended after Niemi committed suicide. Also potentially racist depictions of blacks and Arabs have also caught the eyes of contemporary critics, though it could be argued that the Arabs from the 1. However the final 1. Pekka and P. Many however feel that the criticism is harsh, due to the term being quite neutral in Finnish language at the time, and the theme of the main- characters posing as blacks only takes up a small portion of the actual film. It is perhaps notable that Pikkarainen calls the pair . This is the only sign of consistent continuity in the series, apart from random mentions of events in previous films. The movie begins with the final scene of the previous film Pekka ja P. Tulokset haulla: pekka ja p Audience Reviews for Pekka ja P. There are no audience reviews yet. Hurry, submit your review so you can be first!
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