Leningrad Cowboys - These Boots

These Boots
Finland / 1992
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Screenplay: Aki Kaurismäki
Cinematography: Timo Salminen
Editor: Aki Kaurismäki
Sound: Jouko Lumme
Music: Lee Hazelwood
Cast: Mato Valtonen, Anu Frosterus, Kirsi Tykkyläinen, Jaakko Talaskivi, Atte Blom, Jouko Lumme, Leningrad Cowboys
Producers: Aki Kaurismäki, Atte Blom
Produced by: Sputnik Oy, Megamania Ky
Duration: 5 min.
These Boots tells "the Finnish history from 1952 to 1969" and begins with the birth of the main character (Mato Valtonen). This combination of a short film and a music video goes through the most important events of the main character's life: from his school years to marriage, from the daily grind of working life to the routines of farming and his father's death, ending melancholically in a scene where the main character gives up farming as it no longer provides a living. Members of Leningrad Cowboys play important supporting roles in the scenes that depict these events.

[@TonymanCS]

Sauna, vodka, goats, death. Must be the most Finnish music video ever!

[@fl366]

Reason enough to admire and celebrate Finland!

[@catfish552]

The song is pretty cool, but the video makes it great.
I love how the whole band just seems to appear out of nowhere in any sort of place!

[@Kaelin135]

I am simultaneously amused and creeped out by the baby.

[@christianzimmermann4414]

i love these finnish boys...

[@lexeyperepelkin9814]

The best video I saw ever. (I saw many videos))))

[@taunoholappa7937]

They have a beautiful voice ..

[@hermann9001]

Thank you very many!!

[@Fritztoons]

That is culture!

[@guzzometal]

kaurismaki rocks!!

[@Ragnar06]

Very creative guys! The LC cowboy boots made the video even funnier! Nancy Sinatra and Jessica Simpson never had this much comedy when they sang the song. Come to think of it, you did need to have at least ONE long legged sexy woman in the video! :)

[@StephenDavies-zc8ho]

These Guys are jut so awesome!!!

[@annytsoper]

aki kaurismaki is the best

[@tsaarmartijn]

4 people are walked down by those crazy boots.

[@PSIHUNTER00]

THANKS FOR UPLOADING THIS =DDD
Greetings from Austria ^^

[@pattenicus]

Genius!

[@RoadtripsInFinland]

0:30 looks like Jim Carrey!

[@cesam112]

WTF=WELCOME TO FINLAND ;D

[@atacksh]

very nice greetings from greece !

[@glorandam]

aah, i hope that i'll see them live one day :D
please come near france :)

[@Kuramochi0214]

LOVE this!
Thanks
Tommy
Japan

[@BluegillGreg]

Fabulosity ! ! !

[@emersoncesarkruger4742]

very super

[@BjavaBbotBme]

Boots! :)

[@QuasievilBunny]

Thank You!!!

[@ilkkavaittinen3512]

Aina yhtä hauska pätkä

[@JussiK00]

Kerrassa mahtawaa!!!

[@beppe77a]

leningrad cowboys rock!

[@josianedupre5464]

Cool!

[@winkerdude]

I love these guys. Lmao.

[@thisisnotart1]

El origen de las botas tribaleras.

[@srhcb1]

Ok! It's the best video on RUclips.

[@filizozdogan2188]

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@sandraaqui]

nice

[@MrTusoon]

@freya16208 borat was sucking his thumb when these guys begun to be tough

[@duffajfka]

This is the rebel version of Otava Yo! Ё!

[@MrCirkoman]

XD saludos desde MEXICO!!!!
greetings from MEXICO!!

[@alberoncity]

amazing :-))))

[@ozollacis]

@TheRckymtnway The baby was not Jim Carrey but local Finnish Jim Carrey, Mato "Worm" Valtonen, member of Leningrad Cowboys and Sleepy Sleepers bands in Finland as well as former CEO of telecommunication software company WAPit until its bankcrupty in 2001.

[@FGIRAFFE]

That's just what they'll do ...

[@mfc4591]

hahahahaha brilliant

[@fl366]

What about the sneakers man!

[@hernandez2489]

Yeah I just got here from a Vice documentary on that and someone commented about this.

[@nikomiko12]

sleepy sleepers FUCKING ROCK!

[@kakulkukal7983]

Eroc melvin from NOFX brings me here

[@huuhko]

04:13 leaving Carelia for good..

[@Finntown]

@KipiKawaii707 Might it be a Nancy Sinatra song, maybe? Yes.

[@keupanen]

Upeeta tavaraa

[@helila]

xD that face...

[@ClevelandPhotoGroup]

just wet my pants laughing

[@TheRckymtnway]

Is that Jim Carrey as a baby when he use to live in Norway?

[@djnofly]

Great cover!

[@ETstudio1]

lamlamlamlamlam......

[@nocomments4902]

Oh my my, those damned boots almost killed me.... Nowadays I prefer the Belarus-tractor.

[@NieznajomyNikomu]

Boots rulez

[@buddykai4842]

Echt witzig 😉.

[@timomastosalo]

@wibble7773 - MaTo (='Worm', matto =carpet, mat) don't drop your t's :)

[@ccchhhuuuiii]

Jojo's part 4 looks weird in real life.

[@ringu2]

its about me)

[@hofla7777]

Inspiration: A song by Nancy Sinatra (1966)
Listen to the original song!

[@derAxelP]

Otto, Otto Walkes bist Du das?

[@Troy21071989]

@winggoddess: Good question, i think nancy sinatra

[@winggoddess]

who sang the original?

[@FinnishComrade]

WHAT THE FUCK!!!!
Leningrad cowboys is from Finland...I am from finland and i did not know that...I did know sleepy sleepers but Leningrad cowboys...Weird.

[@vojtechdrahotusky5026]

You Dont know that WTF is welcome to finland?😃😃😃

[@shonshrinks]

@NARuToXdEaThNOte1 they are finnish not russian

[@christianepehlivan3439]

😂🎉😂🎉🎉

[@nogravity60]

haahhaah LOL

[@hebelitheman]

Reps 0:22

[@Sparky-ox6mo]

F 'n a

[@Gillhoolee]

What the hell is this?
Borat meets Pee Wee HERMAN????
lol

[@TomDonovan1]

best thing from russia since "in soviet russia..." jokes

[@mustanaamiotto3812]

Leningrad cowboys is from finland