Ellis in Glamourland (2004)

Ten years after her failed marriage, recently fired mother Ellis 'El' Vermeulen and preteen son Thijs get peanuts while her ex spends everything on new flame Mirella. She finally takes ... See full summary »

Director:

Pieter Kramer

Writer:

Mischa Alexander

Stars:

Linda de Mol, Joan Collins, Chris Tates

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Linda de Mol	...	Ellis
Joan Collins	...	Susan
Chris Tates	...	Gijs
Kees Hulst	...	Meindert Jan
Tjebbo Gerritsma	...	Jack
Horace Cohen	...	Jos
Joan Nederlof	...	Kitty Mendoza
Jacqueline Blom	...	Anita
Tjitske Reidinga	...	Roosje
Nelly Frijda	...	Moeder Ellis
Hylke de Haan	...	Thijsje
Ruben van der Meer	...	Vriend Jack
Walter Crommelin	...	Chaffeur Meindert Jan
Fred Vaassen	...	Baas Lunchroom
Trudy de Jong	...	Serveerster

Storyline

Ten years after her failed marriage, recently fired mother Ellis 'El' Vermeulen and preteen son Thijs get peanuts while her ex spends everything on new flame Mirella. She finally takes Joane Collins' amoral course 'How To Marry A Millionaire'. She actually gets socialites interested, including hunk Gijs, a fine substitute dad for Thijs. Of course there is a catch.

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Plot Keywords:

marriage | undressing | limousine | neighbor | shower | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

official site [nl]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch English

Release Date:

30 September 2004 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Ellis Csodaországban

Filming Locations:

Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nijenhuis & de Levita Film & TV B.V., Televisie Radio Omroep Stichting (TROS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

'Joan Collins (I)' stayed two days in The Netherlands to shoot her scenes. All her scenes were shot in one day, because the movie company couldn't afford to pay her for more days.

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Connections

Features RTL Boulevard (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Make Up Your Mind"
Written by A. van Dam
Performed by Jazzterdays

User Reviews

Niet eens echt slecht

Or, in English: Not that bad really.

This film could well have been made by Hollywood, situated in New York or Los Angeles. But as it happened, it's Dutch and set in The Hague. Other than that, it's just a thirteen-a-dozen romantic comedy. Now traditionally the Dutch have always been monumentally bad at making films like these. They were either overly artistic (and thus boring) or the production quality was so bad it makes Ed Wood look like Steven Spielberg. But as I said, this one is not that bad really. A bit of My Fair Lady, a hint of Bridget Jones, throw in Joan Collins for good measure and voila, a nice little flick you can watch and then forget about. It's not exactly an advertisement for Dutch cinema (like Zusje, Van God Los, Phileine zegt Sorry) but you won't evacuate the theater in a blind panic either.