Spetters (1980)
February 28, 1980Release Date
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Hans van Tongeren
Rien
Renée Soutendijk
Fientje
Toon Agterberg
Eef
Maarten Spanjer
Hans
Marianne Boyer
Maya
Rutger Hauer
Gerrit Witkamp
Jeroen Krabbé
Frans Henkhof
Peter Tuinman
Jaap
Peter Tuinman
Jaap
Saskia van Basten-Batenburg
Truus
Yvonne Valkenburg
Annette
Ab Abspoel
Rien's vader
Rudi Falkenhagen
Hans' vader
Hans Veerman
Eef's vader
Ben Aerden
Oude Homosexueel
Kitty Courbois
Doctor
Margot Keune
Meisje op bromfiets
Jonna Koster
Gerrit's vrouw
Ine Schenkkan
Editor
Hugo Metsers
Hell's Angel
Paul Verhoeven
Director
Gerard Soeteman
Screenplay
Benedict Schillemans
Production Design / Art Direction
Hans Kemna
Casting
Yan Tax
Costume Design
Ine Schenkkan
Editor
Jost Vacano
Director of Photography
Joop van den Ende
Producer
Ton Scherpenzeel
Original Music Composer
Peter Jasnai
Art Direction
Iduna Beenken
Makeup Artist
Pascale Kellen
Assistant Makeup Artist
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Spetters (English translation: Splashes) is a Dutch film released in 1980 and directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film follows the lives of three young men who have little in common but their love for dirt-bike racing. Set on the outskirts of Rotterdam, the film depicts three characters who are hoping to escape a dead-end, working-class existence.
Each of the boys is seduced by a young woman who, with her brother, sells French fries and kroket at the races. She is looking for the person who will help her get out of the business and away from her brother. The motocross racers want to make their marks as professional racers, but their hopes don't go according to their plans.
Spetters led to protests about how Verhoeven portrayed gays, Christians, the police, and the press. Although Verhoeven made one more film in the Netherlands, the response to Spetters led him to leave for Hollywood. Despite the large amount of controversy surrounding it, the film proved to be popular, with 1,124,162 admissions in the Netherlands alone.
The film was a small success in the United States, and it helped launch the Hollywood careers of Verhoeven and some of the actors, including Jeroen Krabbé, Rutger Hauer and Renee Soutendijk.The town of Maassluis was the setting for the movie.