Credited cast: | |||
Burt Reynolds | ... | Larry J. Brodsky | |
Julie Christie | ... | Narma | |
Carmen Chaplin | ... | Aïsha | |
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Angela Groothuizen | ... | Rose |
Pierre Bokma | ... | Max Meyer | |
Jonathan Ryland | ... | Paddy | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Nichola Aigner | ... | Policewoman |
Chip Bray | ... | Priest | |
Eric Michael Cole | ... | Larry (30 years old) | |
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Merieke de Boer | ... | Young bride |
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Angelique de Bruijne | ... | Waitress on the boat |
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Tijn Docter | ... | Shy Boy |
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Abdelghafar Essalfi | ... | Man in bus |
Frank Feys | ... | Policeman | |
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Jerusha Geelhoed | ... | TV journalist in photo exhbition |
Larry J Brodsky is the owner of a second-hand bookstore in Amsterdam. He came to The Netherlands 30 years ago. He's a middle aged hermit who likes to talk and has an answer to everything. He is intelligent and has a sense of humour. One day, a girl walks into his store, who looks like Larry's lost love from Morocco. The girl makes Larry rethink his life. In the surroundings of the bookstore, a lot of criminal, but also funny activities take place. Besides Amsterdam, the movie also travels to Morocco, to see Larry and his love 30 years before, and to the United States, where Aïsha's family lives. Written by Hoofmark
For those that are long time Burt Reynolds fans, this movie is unique. For the first time in many years, Burt was forced to act instead of being a sexy model who could spew lines on cue. Sadly, Burt doesn't portray a aging hippie really well. It isn't the acting that is so bad. it is the writing. Scene changes at the very beginning of the movie confuses, then brush off. It takes until almost the middle of the movie to fully understand what is going on. The underlying story of a young girl finding herself works out eventually. But that too takes forever. All of the actors and actresses do a wonderful job in their parts. Horrible writing kills their acting jobs though. A touching story once you forget about the worthlessness of it all.