Vet hard (2005)

Director:

Tim Oliehoek

Writers:

Anders Thomas Jensen (screenplay)
Wijo Koek (writer)

Release Date:

3 February 2005 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Bennie, a clumsy criminal who's touchy about his weight, teams up with his adoptive father's biological (serial killer) son...

Plot Keywords:

Fall From Window | Father Son Relationship | Explosion | Shower | Underwater

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jack Wouterse	...	Bennie
Kurt Rogiers	...	Koen Mast
Bracha van Doesburgh	...	Katja Wielaard
Jaak Van Assche	...	Johan Mast
Johnny de Mol	...	Peter
Cas Jansen	...	Martin
Peter Van den Begin	...	Vuk
Ton Kas	...	Milo
Bert André	...	Dr. Van Isacker
Cees Geel	...	Lars Meuleman
Chazia Mourali	...	Nurse Rita
Menno Stijntjes	...	Dr. John
Marjan Luif	...	Bank attendant
Estelle Gullit	...	Jeanette
Sanne Wallis de Vries	...	Jennifer

Also Known As:

Too Fat Too Furious (International: English title)
Volle gas (Belgium: Flemish title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Netherlands | Belgium | UK

Language:

Dutch | French | Arabic

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

's-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Company:

Fu Works

Trivia:

A special camera trick was used in the movie theater scene to create the illusion of the car flying towards the camera. The camera was positioned in front of the projection screen which the car ripped through, facing away from it at a 180 degree angle. A mirror was placed in the camera's view. So, when the car ripped through the screen, the camera filmed the reflection of it in the mirror, which looked like it was flying straight at the camera.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Martin and Peter ram the police car with the stolen ambulance, the ambulance's right side (which hits the car) jumps upwards, causing it to drive on its two left wheels. However, in the next shot, it is driving on all four wheels again.

Quotes:

[in a driving airplane]
Martin: We're gonna crash!
Bennie: But we haven't even taken off yet!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Allemaal film: De magie van het witte doek (#1.1)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Something about you

If you liked the French movies Taxi, Taxi 2 and Taxi 3, you should watch this one as well.

"Vet hard" or "Volle gas" as it is called in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium (don't ask me why they changed the title, we speak exactly the same language as in Holland, so why shouldn't we understand it?) is certainly not the most original movie, but it is great fun for a night out with some friends. If you are a fan of the French movies Taxi, Taxi 2 and Taxi 3, than this is definitely another movie that you should see.

In this movie we follow Bennie, a fat, women hating snack bar owner who has been in jail for a failed robbery on a jeweler's shop. When he gets out of jail he finds out that his foster father Mast is dying and that there are only two options to save him. One is the liver of a person with the same blood type or even better a relative, the other option is an operation in Bolivia, but that will cost an enormous amount of money.

Mast tells Bennie that he has a son of his own called Koen, who has to spend his time in a Belgian jail. It is his last wish to see him once again before dying. This gives Bennie an idea. He'll get his half brother out of jail, kill him and bring his liver to the hospital so his foster dad can be helped with it. But when the time has come to kill Koen, Bennie can't do it anymore, because he started to like Koen too much. So now they have only one option: commit some crimes to raise money and save for the trip to South America.

The acting is OK. The Belgian as well as the Dutch actors all did a very good job, even though I never expected to see some of them in this kind of movie (for instance Kurt Rogiers an Peter Van den Begin). The story is nice, although it sometimes fails a bit when it wants to offer "too much story". This kind of movies doesn't need as much story as it needs action and jokes and that's where it sometimes went a bit wrong. And you better don't expect to see the most original movie either, because than this will be one big disappointment. This movie has been made with only one intention and that is to make as much fun as possible and to keep the audience laughing at regular times. And that's exactly where this movie has succeeded. It does make you laugh, especially during the car chase (In my opinion that's one of the most hilarious scenes in the movie). I really liked what I saw and I give it a 7.5/10.