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28 February 1980 (Netherlands)
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A Dutch film, post-Saturday Night Fever, which follows the lives of three young men who are amateur dirt-bike motorcycle racers...
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Wheelchair
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Motorcycle
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A Slice of Dutch teen-life: SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Style!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Hans van Tongeren | ... | Rien |
| Renée Soutendijk | ... | Fientje |
| Toon Agterberg | ... | Eef |
| Maarten Spanjer | ... | Hans |
| Marianne Boyer | ... | Maya |
| Peter Tuinman | ... | Jaap |
| Saskia Ten Batenburg | ... | Truus |
| Yvonne Valkenburg | ... | Annette |
| Ab Abspoel | ... | Rien's vader (as Albert Abspoel) |
| Rudi Falkenhagen | ... | Hans' vader |
| Hans Veerman | ... | Eef's vader |
| Ben Aerden | ... | Oude Homosexueel |
| Kitty Courbois | ... | Doctor |
| Margot Keune | ... | Meisje op bromfiets |
| Jonna Koster | ... | Gerrit's vrouw |
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120 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Australia:R |
Norway:18 (cut) (1983) |
UK:18 (cut) |
USA:R |
Netherlands:16 |
Canada:R |
USA:Unrated (director's cut) |
Argentina:18 |
UK:18 (video re-rating) (uncut) (2004) |
Germany:16 (re-rating) (2005) |
West Germany:18 (original rating) (1980) |
Finland:K-16 (1995)
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The film was heavily criticized in Holland. Many critics accused the film of being anti-women, anti-gay, anti-invalid, and anti-Chistian. They also called it devoid of morals and needlessly decadent. This criticism was one of the contributing factors in Paul Verhoeven's decision to begin making films in America rather than his native land. In fact, on the film's commentary track Verhoeven states that the reason he was not phased by the negative criticism of his film Showgirls (1995) was because he'd already been through it with Spetters (1980).
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Continuity: After the rape scene in the metro, Jaap (brother of Fientje) gives Eef his shoe back, holding it at the heel side. But when the scene changes to a different angle he is holding the shoe at the nose side.
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Featured in "Allemaal film: De magie van het witte doek (#1.1)" (2007)
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Eagle
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I really found much to like about this hard-edged drama. For one thing; its impressionable cast with characters like Rien and Fientje; and sharp cinematography make it a real winner. I enjoy watching this as a double bill with SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER; there are strong similarities between the two. The scenes are shot with a lot of earnestness and validity. I find it ironically saddening that the man who played Rien (Hans van Tongeren) committed suicide in 1982 two years after he played this role at the young age of 28. It's nice to know that Verhoeven has a gift with drama as he does with big action movies like ROBOCOP and BASIC INSTINCT. If you have the means, choose this movie.