Thirty years after its premiere, I watched Spetters again. I found it quite enjoyable - a realistic, if cynical, portrayal of youth growing up in Maassluis, just outside Rotterdam. I love the leading role for fries, croquettes, and Heineken beer in this movie. The fanfare, the yellow buses, the Europoort refineries on the horizon, the rain, the moto cross track in the Kappenbulten in Halle remind me of Holland. And then there are cameos of brands long forgotten: Bliv soap, Nolan helmets, Chappy dogfood (promoted by Barry Hulshof), Ennia insurance, and ABN Bank.
A great movies, that was causing quite a stir when it opened 30 years ago, as detailed in this story.
