Spetters is a Dutch film released in 1980 directed by Paul Verhoeven. Spetters led to many protests about the caricatured manner in which 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 a box office hit with 1,124,162 admissions in the Netherlands alone. The careers of Maarten Spanjer and Renee Soutendijk were launched by this film, but it did not do much for the other young lead... actors. Hans van Tongeren committed suicide in 1982. The film was a small success in the United States but it did help the launching of the careers of Verhoeven and the actors Jeroen Krabbé, Rutger Hauer and Soutendijk in Hollywood.
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| Release date: | 1980 |
| Directed by: | Paul Verhoeven |
| Runtime: | 120 Minutes |
| Producer: | Joop van den Ende |
| Editor: | Ine Schenkkan |
| Music by: | Ton Scherpenzeel |
| Cinematography: | Jost Vacano |
| Screenplay by: | Gerard Soeteman, Jan Wolkers |