Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest

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Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest

2021

1h 37m

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Kim Cannon Arm is not your average grandpa. With killer hand-eye coordination and a mean mullet, he's a legendary fixture at Copenhagen's Bip Bip Bar, and renowned for playing the 80s arcade game Gyrrus for 49 hours straight on a single coin. With help from his buddies at the bar, a community of heroic outsiders who support one another no matter what, Kim attempts to obliterate his previous record and play for 100 consecutive hours. Dense with nerdy narration and deep thoughts, quantum physics and pattern recognition, this quest follows Kim and the gang as they apply their collective knowledge to the task at hand--leaving their mark on the world and paying tribute to a fallen friend. Exploding with 8-bit flair, this quirky comedy about friendship expands the spectrum of what constitutes success and social norms. This is Rocky for fighters who use their wrists instead of fists and the muscle between their ears!

Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Like being trapped in a garden shed with a cheery cabal of beer-drinking maths nerds, this Danish documentary about a video game obsession is really an insider's view of ostensibly eccentric outsiders.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 24, 2022

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Only the most brutish and cold-hearted bully could resist falling for this utterly charming Danish documentary...

Rated: 4/5

Jun 21, 2022

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

The story becomes a contemplative tribute to the mysterious power of friendship, the ubiquity of patterns, and the allure of esoteric thinking, all bathed in the warm glow of a CRT monitor.

Sep 28, 2021

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Dallas King

Outtake Mag

As Kim begins the final game, it becomes very clear that Hedegaard has done a terrific job building to this moment. One is completely invested in the challenge and willing for our hero to succeed.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 12, 2022

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Chris Wasser

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

Hedegaard garnishes this quirky and surprisingly moving display with plenty of warmth, wit and heart. In a word? Irresistible.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 29, 2022

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Christopher Cross

Tilt Magazine

Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest ends up capturing the spirit of arcades and the importance of support systems through one mans quest to marathon a video game for 100 hours.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 15, 2022

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Mads Hedegaard

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Kim Cannon Arm

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Mads Hedegaard

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Boris B. Bertram

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Patricia Drati

Executive Producer

Katrine Philp

Executive Producer

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Kim Cannon Arm is not your average grandpa. With killer hand-eye coordination and a mean mullet, he's a legendary fixture at Copenhagen's Bip Bip Bar, and renowned for playing the 80s arcade game Gyrrus for 49 hours straight on a single coin. With help from his buddies at the bar, a community of heroic outsiders who support one another no matter what, Kim attempts to obliterate his previous record and play for 100 consecutive hours. Dense with nerdy narration and deep thoughts, quantum physics and pattern recognition, this quest follows Kim and the gang as they apply their collective knowledge to the task at hand--leaving their mark on the world and paying tribute to a fallen friend. Exploding with 8-bit flair, this quirky comedy about friendship expands the spectrum of what constitutes success and social norms. This is Rocky for fighters who use their wrists instead of fists and the muscle between their ears!

Director: Mads Hedegaard
Producer: Katrine A. Sahlstrøm
Screenwriter: Mads Hedegaard
Production Co: Good Company Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Danish
Runtime: 1h 37m