Abeltje (1998)

Pupil Abel is the victim of Laura's nasty prank, yet gets accidentally blamed and overreacts. His ma withdraws him from school and gets him a job as lift-boy. But its' a special lift: when ... See full summary »

Director:

Ben Sombogaart

Writers:

Burny Bos, Annie M.G. Schmidt (novel)

Stars:

Victor Löw, Elleke Vervat, Roxanne Stam

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Victor Löw	...	Schraap
Elleke Vervat	...	Vriendin Laura
Roxanne Stam	...	Vriendin Laura
Afroditi-Piteni Bijker	...	Vriendin Laura (as Afroditi Piteni Bijker)
Taina Moreno	...	Vriendin Laura
Nicole Sanchez	...	Vriendin Laura
Soraya Smith	...	Laura
Rick van Gastel	...	Abeltje Roef / Johnny Cockle Smith (as Ricky van Gastel)
Kees Hulst	...	Schoolmeester
Annet Malherbe	...	Moeder Roef / Mrs. Cockle-Smith
Arnita Swanson	...	TV Presentatrice
Marisa Van Eyle	...	Juffrouw Klaterhoen
Frits Lambrechts	...	Jozias Tump
Nora Kretz	...	Mevrouw Tump
Joseph Gudenburg	...	Politieagent

Storyline

Pupil Abel is the victim of Laura's nasty prank, yet gets accidentally blamed and overreacts. His ma withdraws him from school and gets him a job as lift-boy. But its' a special lift: when he pushes the forbidden green button, it takes him, Laura, Jozias Tump and his wife to Manhattan. There he's mistaken by a rich bitch how look like his ma for her long missing son Johhny. When a police helicopter comes tow the lift cabin, the Dutchmen get back in. It takes them to a Latin American country. The new revolutionary leader realizes presidents live about one year, so he gives the job to Mr. Tump. The news coverage attracts Abel's Dutch and New York families, in time for an even weirder finale.

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Plot Keywords:

lift | male nudity | actress playing multiple roles | child nudity | public humiliation | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Family

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Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch English German Spanish

Release Date:

26 November 1998 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Abeltje en het mysterie van Quoquapepapetl

Filming Locations:

Bant, Noordoostpolder, Flevoland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

€4,400,897 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep (AVRO), Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRTN), Bos Bros. Film & TV Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Rick van Gastel was almost killed in the scene where Abeltje's mother lands the seaplane near the scaffolding he stands on. The plane crashed into the scaffolding, and Van Gastel only escaped by jumping out of the way. The footage of the incident is included in the film.

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Connections

Featured in Allemaal film: Betere tijden (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Coming Home"
Music & Lyrics by Henny Vrienten
Arrangements: Jakob Klaasse
Music publisher: HV Music
Sung by Michelle David

User Reviews

A kindly movie written by Annie M.G. Schmidt

When I saw this movie I thought I was in my childhood. Slow but a nice movie for little children. Nice because I read the novel years ago. The movie is about a lift boy en fly through the air. High in the sky Abeltje discovers how to 'move' the elevator.