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Writers:
Jos Driessen (writer)
Robert Jan Westdijk (writer)
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Release Date:
27 August 1998 (Netherlands) more
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Tagline:
Anything goes in Amsterdam.
Plot:
Goof and Hugo are flatmates in Amsterdam who have made a tidy sum from having sex with tourists, then robbing them... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Cool Soundtrack, Cool Visuals, So-So Story & Acting more (13 total)

Cast

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Roeland Fernhout ... Goof

Hugo Metsers ... Hugo
Vlatka Simac ... Lara

Nicole Eggert ... Kristy
Johnny Lion ... Freddy
Alessia Sorvillo ... Angela
Francesca Rizzo ... Kika
Nefeli Anthopoulou ... Marina
Syan Blake ... Maggie
Katja Dreyer ... Kate
Jessica Stockmann ... Beate
Bente Jonker ... Ute
Eddy Terstall ... Runner
Jos ten Bosch ... Clerk
Elisabeth Estaras ... Rough Girl
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Runtime:
91 min
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Cool Soundtrack, Cool Visuals, So-So Story & Acting, 1 October 2000
6/10
Author: tsaar from Amsterdam

So it is actually funny to see a movie about what we all think when we see you tourists walking around in Amsterdam: You're helpless and clueless. Yes you are! All you're interested in is the red light district and marihuana. This movie is about two "scoundrels" who take advantage of the gullibility of young female backpacking tourists to steal their money and their passports. Then they meet one that is a little cleverer than they think....

The soundtrack is _very_ good (that is if you like loud electronic dance music by JunkieXL) and together with the way this movie is filmed (quick switches between black & white & colour, video and film, nice effects) it gives you the impression of a very long video clip. But a good one at least. Nice shots of the city I know so well, but the directors have escaped the threat of making one of those "holland promotion" things: no shots of people eating salted herrings, no wooden shoes, no windmills and no tulips, Hurray! They have succeeded in showing the city as a young backpaking tourist might perceive it: up and down Damrak, being hassled by dope-selling thugs and pickpockets, spending the day smoking in Bob's youth Hostel (or Freddy's piece hotel as it's called in the movie).

I'm not so impressed by the acting. Fernhout has a highly irritating grin on his face throughout the movie, and Metsers appears just to be playing himself: highly convinced about what a remarkable guy he really is. I happen to think his acting is very mediocre, but you may feel different.

So, not bad on the audio&video level. The story is a bit thin though. But do see for yourself....

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