Costa! (2001)

The story about a wild week at the Spanish coast. Romance at the beach, competition on the dance floor. Salty water, sweet kisses...

Director:

Johan Nijenhuis

Writers:

Wijo Koek (screenplay), Wijo Koek (story),

Stars:

Georgina Verbaan, Daan Schuurmans, Katja Schuurman

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Georgina Verbaan	...	Janet
Daan Schuurmans	...	Rens
Katja Schuurman	...	Frida
Kurt Rogiers	...	Tommy
John Wijdenbosch	...	Björn
Michiel Huisman	...	Bart
Anniek Pheifer	...	Maureen
Peggy Jane de Schepper	...	Angela (as Peggy-Jane de Schepper)
Nadja Hüpscher	...	Joyce
Wolter Muller	...	Stuart
Ian Bok	...	Ted
Victor Löw	...	Ian
Ann Ceurvels	...	Kayra
Joyce De Troch	...	Erica
Nikki Safari	...	Empire propper (as Niki Safari)

Storyline

This movie follows the popular formula of the homonymous Dutch-Flemish TV series, and includes most of its main characters, either from the previous or the following seasons. On their first-ever holiday with her sister Angela and their arrogant friends Joyce and Maureen, at the beach in Spain (hence the title) the outspoken Janet meets Rens, who since a few years works there, rooming with his colleagues Tommy, Bjorn and Frida and 'wanna-be propper' Bart, as sexy 'propper' for the popular disco 'Costa!' - the job is to lure in customers by their sex appeal. The rivaling club 'Empire' looks set to win a dance competition, and with it too much clientèle. Rens soon falls for Janet, causing consternation and jealousy, but they need the couple as their best dancers. As usual the competition resorts to dirty tricks, but is beaten in the end.

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Plot Keywords:

beach | spain | lesbian | summer romance | summer holiday | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Costa! (Flash only)

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

1 March 2001 (Netherlands)

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

€1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BNN TV, Fu Works, Nijenhuis Produktie Costa!

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1) Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet which is used by the main characters, has a Dutch license with a series reserved for commercial vehicles only.

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Connections

References Jaws (1975)

User Reviews

Forget all your sorrows

Actually the only reason I wanted to see this was Georgina Verbaan the hottest girl to hit the screens, just wait till the rest of the world sees her. Now if you're looking for a flick with depth, dialogues and great acting forget this, but if you want to come out of a cinema with a feeling of "hey lets go and have some fun cause I feel great"then this is your movie. Lots of speed, romance, good looking actors and actresses who will have you smiling all the time.