Amsterdamned (1988)

A hard-boiled police detective sets out to capture a gruesome serial killer terrorizing the canals of Amsterdam.

Director:

Dick Maas

Writer:

Dick Maas (script)

Stars:

Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, Serge-Henri Valcke

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Huub Stapel	...	Eric Visser
Monique van de Ven	...	Laura
Serge-Henri Valcke	...	Vermeer
Hidde Maas	...	Martin Ruysdael
Wim Zomer	...	John van Meegeren
Tanneke Hartzuiker	...	Potter
Lou Landré	...	Chef
Tatum Dagelet	...	Anneke Visser
Edwin Bakker	...	Willy
Pieter Lutz	...	Skipper
Barbara Martijn	...	Prostitute
Door van Boeckel	...	Maniac (as Door van Boekel)
Simone Ettekoven	...	Salvation Army Soldier
Koos van der Knaap	...	Environmentalist #1
Pieter Loef	...	Environmentalist #2

Storyline

A mysterious diver hiding in Amsterdam's canal system embarks on a rampage of gruesome murders, terrifying city officials and leaving few clues for the city's best detective, who doesn't suspect that both his new girlfriend and twelve-year-old daughter may be closer than he is to finding the killer.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | murder | canal | diver | serial murder | 

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Taglines:

Be glad you're afraid. It means you're still alive.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, and Serge-Henri Valcke dubbed their own voices in English for the English dubbed version of the film.

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Goofs

When the old man that lives on the barge loads the shotgun, you can see that the primers on the shells have indentation marks in their centers, signifying they have already been fired.

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Quotes

Ruysdael: I wanted him to be happy. I didn't know his intention.
Eric Visser: Revenge on society. Innocent people had to be slaughtered.
Ruysdael: I can't believe it. He is sick and so is society.

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Alternate Versions

When released in the UK, this title was cut by 6 seconds by the BBFC. A close-up shot of a knife between a woman's parted legs was removed. The cuts were waived for the 2009 Nouveaux release.

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Connections

Edited into Kameleon als schokkend doelwit (2007)

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Soundtracks

Miserere
(aria from Il Trovatore)
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Interpreted by Maria Callas and Albert Lance
Published by Memoria / Frequenz 1987 by Salvatore Caruselli / Maria Callas in Paris

User Reviews

This is DAMNED good fun !

Amsterdamned is the best Dutch movie I have ever seen (I haven't seen the Assault or Karakter !). The film is great fun to watch, Good action-sequences and great humour that only dutch people will understand. How can an american understand language like Goat-fucker or Rusk-dick. The acting is not bad. Huub Stapel and Monique van der Ven (Turkish Delight) are well casted and the setting, Amsterdam, is perfectly picked. Together with Paris there isn't a prettier city. Although the water-sequences look a lot like jaws, I wouldn't call it a rip-off.

A fine piece of Dutch cinema!

Details

Official Sites:

DaaVeeDee - UK Distributor

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch Spanish Mandarin English

Release Date:

25 November 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amsterdamned

Filming Locations:

Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,819, 27 November 1988

Gross USA:

$98,003

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$98,003

Company Credits

Production Co:

First Floor Features

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1