Flodder Does Manhattan!

1992 1h 35m NL

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 103

Comedy

Synopsis

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The mayor of Sunny Dale see a chance to get rid of the Flodder family: They send the asocial bunch for an international exchange to New York. There they get confused with a Russian delegation of medical doctors while the street worker Werner who accompanies them becomes imprisoned.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Huub Stapel
Johnny Flodder
Nelly Frijda
Ma Flodder
Tatjana Simić
Kees Flodder
René van 't Hof
Kees Flodder
Jon Polito
Larry Rosenbaum
Lou Landré
Jacques "Sjakie" van Kooten
Lonny Price
Geoffrey
Dan Frazer
President

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dick Maas
Writers: Dick Maas
Languages: Dutch, Russian, English
Countries: Netherlands, United States of America

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Dutch, Russian, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Netherlands, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Flodder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dick Maas, shot by Marc Felperlaan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dick Maas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hans van Dongen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Huub Stapel and Nelly Frijda and Tatjana Simić carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Dick Maas directs. Marc Felperlaan behind the camera. Dick Maas scores. Hans van Dongen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Netherlands, United States of America. Dialogue in Dutch, Russian, English.

Trivia

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134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Dutch, Russian, English.
3International production across 2 countries: Netherlands, United States of America.
4Part of the "Flodder Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Dick Maas, shot by Marc Felperlaan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Dick Maas. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hans van Dongen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Huub Stapel and Nelly Frijda and Tatjana Simić carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0104279 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.