Underplayed Gems

Numbskull Emptybrook's Memory Slowly Comes Back (1983)

Numbskull Emptybrook's Memory Slowly Comes Back poster
Original title
Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin
Directed by
Ere Kokkonen
Genre
comedy film
Country
Finland
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
S
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A man with a poor memory slowly regains it in small fragments. This leads to a series of comedic misunderstandings and awkward situations.

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What happens

Uuno Turhapuron muisti palailee pätkittäin (Uuno Turhapuro's Memory Slowly Comes Back, also Numbskull Emptybrook's Memory Slowly Comes Back) is a Finnish 1983 comedy film written by Spede Pasanen and directed by Ere Kokkonen. It is the eighth film in the Uuno Turhapuro series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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