Loonies is a touching comedy about five psychiatric patients who are forced to exchange their familiar surroundings for an old-fashioned, impersonal institution. Partly because of the ...
See full summary »
From "Dexter" to The Suicide Squad, here are our picks for the reboots and remakes we're most excited for in 2021 and beyond.
Here are some great movies worth streaming that you won't see at the Oscars this year.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Loonies (2002)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
2 wins & 1 nomination.
See more awards »
Photos
Add Image
Add an image
Do you have any images for this title?
Edit
Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
 |
Karin van Holst Pellekaan | ... | Bep Brul (as Karen van Holst Pellekaan) |
|
|
Martin van Waardenberg | ... | De Majoor |
|
|
Dick van den Toorn | ... | Fats |
|
|
Judith Bovenberg | ... | Mevrouw De Haas |
|
|
John Buijsman | ... | Dr. Doolittle |
|
|
Jacqueline Blom | ... | Zuster Ten Hoeven |
|
|
Walter Crommelin | ... | Bomhoff |
|
|
Ria Eimers | ... | Hellemans |
|
|
Adriaan Adriaanse | ... | Aadje |
| Gijs Scholten van Aschat | ... | Albertus Marinus Jacobus Hagenstein-Huygens | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
|
|
Vincent Bijlo | ... | Priest |
|
|
Cees Heyne | ||
|
|
Floris Heyne | ||
| Tanja Jess | ... | Chantal | |
|
|
Edwin Jonker | ||
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
Storyline
Loonies is a touching comedy about five psychiatric patients who are forced to exchange their familiar surroundings for an old-fashioned, impersonal institution. Partly because of the severe regime of a dreadful nurse, the five decide to escape from their new home and go back to the old one under their own steam. After a drastic confrontation with the 'normal' outside world that results in fighting and panic, the group breaks up. Each of the five patients realise their dreams individually, but ultimately they decide to choose for each other and the familiarity of their own place. Loonies is a film with light-hearted and cheeky humour that, in a moving way, takes us into the pleasantly disturbed world of five somewhat romanticised psychiatric patients. Written by Anonymous
Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
Written by Theo Nijland
Performed by Brigitte Kaandorp
Produced by Frank van der Weij and Peter Smid
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Composer Theo Nijland claimed that he was inspired by certain French and Italian films from his youth, which shared similarities in the storytelling. He believed these films starred Louis de Funès lots of times. He could not remember the music from those films, so basically based his score on music he had never heard before with a happy, illustrative and fast paced character to it. See more »Soundtracks
Wanneer gaan we weer naar huisWritten by Theo Nijland
Performed by Brigitte Kaandorp
Produced by Frank van der Weij and Peter Smid
See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
NetherlandsLanguage:
DutchRelease Date:
10 October 2002 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
Hoopot See more »Edit
Box Office
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$726,133Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
It's great, it's funny, it's emotional, it has a good plot, it has everything a family-fun-film must have!! The only thing is: it is in Dutch, but I am Dutch, so that's no problem for me, but for the rest of the world. This film should be subtitled for the rest of the world, so the rest of the world can laugh!!