De schippers van de Kameleon (2003)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Directors:

Steven de Jong
Marc Willard

Writers:

Hotze de Roos (novel)
Jean Ummels (writer)

Release Date:

25 June 2003 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Adventure | Family

Plot:

Two young boy twins receive a boat of their own by a stroke of luck. It turns out to be very fast and they use their boat to help out their friends. |

Plot Keywords:

Boat | Twin | Kissing | Water Police | Sheep

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Koen van der Donk	...	Hielke Klinkhamer
Jos van der Donk	...	Sietse Klinkhamer
Maarten Spanjer	...	Gerben Zonderland
Saar Koningsberger	...	Esther Bleeker
Joep Sertons	...	Doctor
Steven de Jong	...	Evert Klinkhamer
Dominique van Vliet	...	Mem
Willeke van Ammelrooy	...	Margreet Bleeker
Peter Tuinman	...	Wim Bleeker
Rense Westra	...	Zwart
Gijs Scholten van Aschat	...	The Mayor
Tim Zweije	...	Nozem #1
Wybe Bruinsma	...	Nozem #2
Hilly Harms	...	Oma de Jong
Sipke Jan Bousema	...	Van Kampen

Also Known As:

De kameleon (Netherlands) (promotional abbreviation)

Runtime:

Netherlands:100 min

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch | Frisian

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Terherne, Boornsterhem, Friesland, Netherlands

Company:

Bridge Entertainment Group

Goofs:

Continuity: When the car crashes in the storm, the driver is stuck under the steering wheel. The driver is saved by violently tearing it out. A couple of scenes later the car is brought back to the repairshop and the steeringwheel is back.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Allemaal film: Betere tijden (#1.9)" (2007)

Could've been so sweet...

Man, I loved the books of De Roos when I was young. So when they were going to translate them to the big screen, I wanted to see it. But it turned out to be so disappointing... First off, the books are about 4 friends, with the Klinkhamer twins as most important ones, but still... The two other friends are not mentioned at all (Louw) or only very shortly introduced (Kees)... maybe they come around in the second movie (which is scheduled this year). Secondly, there is no mention of hardly any girls in the book. It's quite a boyish experience, I admit... So how could there be a girl almost in the centre of the movie? I don't care if De Jong makes some changes, but this has got *nothing* to do with the books. Another point: how come the role of 'Gerben' being played by Spanjer? Sure, he's funny, but in the books Gerben is like 25 years old, Spanjer is 41... Going on, why does the neighbour has to die so violently? That never happened in the books... it's for children, for God's sake... Then the acting. Ironically, De Jong himself as the father is probably the best as boyish father. The twins... well... can't act. They're young I know, but it almost hurt my eyes how they played. The overacting from characters like the mayor or the officer didn't work as well... Finally, let's talk about the movie :). It's just a silly story about the boys getting their boat, chasing the 'nozems' (now try get a translation for that... ehm... wiseguys?). But that's ok, the movie was just about capturing the memories from when I was about 8-12 years old... but clearly it didn't. Stick more with the story, De Jong! 3/10.