Spetters
Sign in to saveSpetters (English translation: Splashes) is a Dutch film 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.
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6.3Amateur dirt-bikers Rien and Hans–and their mechanic Eef–each fall in love with Fientje, a young woman who, with her brother Jaap, works a concession stand at the races. Everyone seeks a better life: Fientje wants out of the business and away from Jaap; and Rien and Hans aim to make their marks as pro racers, like their hero, Gerrit Witkamp.
Released: 1980-02-28120 minDir: Paul VerhoevenDrama, Romance
Cast
- Hans van Tongeren as Rien
- Renée Soutendijk as Fientje
- Toon Agterberg as Eef
- Maarten Spanjer as Hans
- Marianne Boyer as Maya
- Rutger Hauer as Gerrit Witkamp
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Spetters
- Film.image
- Spetters.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Paul Verhoeven
- Film.producer
- Joop van den Ende
- Film.writer
- Gerard Soeteman
- Film.music
- Kayak
- Film.cinematography
- Jost Vacano
- Film.editing
- Ine Schenkkan
- Film.distributor
- Tuschinski Film Distribution
- Film.runtime
- 120 minutes
- Film.country
- Netherlands
- Film.language
- Dutch
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Key dates
- Published
- 2 October 1980
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
- Original language
- Dutch
- Director
- Paul Verhoeven
- Screenwriter
- Gerard Soeteman
- Cast member
- Rudi Falkenhagen
- Composer
- Ton Scherpenzeel
- Producer
- Q1358565
- Cinematographer
- Jost Vacano
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Spetters (English translation: Splashes) is a Dutch film 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.
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.