Since its premiere on 28 August 1975, the movie was shown at a cinema somewhere in the world every day of the week, for 28 years. Mainly in theaters in Norway, Moscow or Tokyo, the non-stop run ended in 2003.
The movie has sold over 5.5 million tickets in Norwegian theaters. The population of Norway is 5.2 million people.
A fully working version of the car is often present at charity events in Norway. It has two Chevy engines and has a top speed in excess of 250kph. It is also road legal in Norway.
Shown on Norwegian television every Christmas Eve.
This movie has been translated into at least 14 languages. Emmanuel Desperados's voice has not been translated at all (he's a gorilla), so 'Harald Heide-Steen Jr' is credited with the voice in all languages.