As Seen On Tv

Sep 21, 2001

1h 41m

★ 5.1

Overview

Alexander is a talk show host on TV and a partying bachelor privately with an awful love life even though he dreams of settling down. One day his old friend Ralf brings him a manuscript for a book that he can't get published and asks Alexander to put his name on it for some more publicity. Alexander agrees without reading and finds himself in trouble when the book comes out and the views expressed in it are opposite to his own.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

SF Studios

As Seen On Tv Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Alexander Engberg

Johan Rheborg

Åsa, journalist

Alexandra Rapaport

Ralf Nyström

Kristian Luuk

Therapist

Gerd Hegnell

Publisher

Pia Johansson

Single mother

Martina Haag

Nette

Pernilla Stalfelt

Gaby

Karolina Rahm

Girl without brother in New York

Claudia Galli Concha

Journalist

Ulf Kvensler

Therapist's son

Henrik Hjelt

Copy editor

Gloria Tapia

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