Spetters - Directors Cut RC1 DVD
MGM
Regie:
Laufzeit:
123 Minuten
FSK:
ab 18 Jahre
Mehr Infos:
Ton:
Dolby Digital
Sprache:
Englisch/Französisch/Spanisch
Jahr:
1980
Spetters - Directors Cut RC1
Paul Verhoevens story of three dirt bike buddies with motocross dreams in a small Netherlands town is just the kind of working-class soap opera one would expect from the director of Basic Instinct and Showgirls. Conniving fox Renée Soutendijk (The Fourth Man) seduces all three boys in hopes of landing a ride out of her miserable existence selling fried snacks from a gypsy van. At least shes honest about her schemes of escape, and in this predatory world that makes her a prize. Verhoevens tone is uneven as his melodrama of dirt track glory, casual sex, and small town restlessness bounces into Fassbinder territory with scenes of gay bashing, gang rape, and suicidal despair. Only Verhoeven could pull a happy ending from all of that. Rutger Hauer and Jeroen Krabbé make appearances as the dirt bike champion and a self-promoting sportscaster. The Spetters DVD preserves the 123-minute directors cut version of the film with all its graphic footage intact. Paul Verhoeven offers his usual spicy commentary, discussing the Dutch film industry, details of the sexy scenes (you probably didnt need to know that, à la Starship Troopers, he filmed a scene naked to make the actors feel more comfortable), and the violent reaction to the film that he says enabled him to endure the critical lambasting he later received for Showgirls.