Per-Ingvar Tomren's childhood was marked by frequent hospital stays, and the summer of 1995 was no exception. On his way to the cinema to watch "Dumb and Dumber", he suffered a serious accident involving his wheelchair, resulting in a broken and dislocated shoulder and a shattered upper leg. He was confined to a hospital bed for the entire summer, where his grandmother's gift of a VHS copy of Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs" would change his life forever.
Per-Ingvar fell deeply in love with the film, watching it up to eight times a day. He would rewind the cassette and watch it again as soon as it finished. By the end of the summer, he had already worn out his first VHS copy and was forced to buy another. Over the years, he has purchased over 60 copies of "Reservoir Dogs" on various formats, including VHS, LaserDisc, DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-Ray, and it remains his favorite film to this day.
The summer of 1995 also saw the release of "Pulp Fiction" on video in Norway, cementing Tarantino's status as Per-Ingvar's idol. From his hospital bed, high on painkillers and waiting for "Reservoir Dogs" to rewind, Per-Ingvar decided he would become a filmmaker.
Per-Ingvar's first attempt at making a movie was an extremely personal project based on his own experiences. After months of work, he realized he lacked the necessary skills, money, equipment, cast, and crew to do the story justice. So, he decided to make some other movies first as a sort of film education. He created a couple of short films, "Røyking Dreper" and "School of the Dead", while working at the local grade school.
His first feature-length movie was an anti-drug film called "Banzai Motherfucker!", commissioned by child protective services and featuring a cast of children.
