De griezelbus (2005)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Pieter Kuijpers

Writers:

Burny Bos (screenplay)
Pieter Kuijpers (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 December 2005 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror

Plot:

The sensitive Onnoval is the best student in his class and he loves Liselore, who was the girlfriend of the bully Gino...

Plot Keywords:

Bully | Teacher | Vampire | Church | Cat

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Serge Price	...	Onnoval
Jim van der Panne	...	Gino
Lisa Smit	...	Liselore
Willem Nijholt	...	Reisleider & Graaf Vlapono
Angela Schijf	...	Zuster Ursula
Romijn Conen	...	Meester de Vriend
Tom Jansen	...	Nol van Paulo
Theu Boermans	...	Sok
Sylvia Poorta	...	Gerda
Fred Goessens	...	Ferluci
Edo Brunner	...	Chauffeur Beentjes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zarah Abeln	...	Classmate
Kiki de Boer	...	Classmate
Dion de Groot	...	Classmate
Loek de Vreese	...	Classmate
Daphne de Winkel	...	Vrouw van kerkhof
Yvonne Dombrée	...	Classmate
Rowdy Gerritsen	...	Chris
Perry Gits	...	Wesley
Rob Herber	...	Drummer
Floris Kant	...	Classmate
Jody Keppy	...	Sarita
Jan Klop	...	Bassist
Thomas Maartens	...	Baby Onnoval
Julia Prevoo	...	Classmate
Mehmet Uzmay	...	Classmate
Jaap van der Panne	...	Gitarist
Mylène van der Spek	...	Classmate
Robert Ruigrok van der Werve	...	Classmate
Chantana van Loon	...	Nora
Paul van Loon	...	Gastgitarist
Willemijn van Poppel	...	Johanna

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:MG6

Company:

Bos Bros. Film & TV Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Goedemorgen Nederland: (2005-12-07)" (2005)

Delightful Fantastic Adventure

The sensitive Onnoval (Serge Price) is the best student in his class and he loves Liselore (Lisa Smit), who was the girlfriend of the bully Gino (Jim van der Panne). His teacher Meester de Vriend (Romijin Conen) believes he is a promising writer and poet. Gino picks on Onnoval all the time, but Onnoval does not fight against Gino because he believes he is a werewolf. When the successful writer of horror tales Nol van Paulo (Tom Jansen) comes for a lecture in his class, he advises Onnonval to never write a story for the evil Ferluci (Fred Goessens). However, Onnoval is humiliated by Gino and very upset and jealous he writes a story about a class excursion in a horror bus to a horror park, where Gino is killed by a vampire, and gives his story to Ferluci. Later he regrets, but Nol van Paulo tells him that the only way to fix the situation would be stealing his note book and rewriting the conclusion.

I have never heard anything about this character or this novel, apparently very well-known in Netherlands, but I really liked this enjoyable movie. The special effects are weak, probably due to a restraint budget, but never depreciate the story, since the screenplay is original, funny and full of action. Viewers that like the genre of fantasy and fantastic stories will certainly love this delightful film. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Viagem Fantástica" ("Fantastic Voyage")