Army Brats

1984 film

Army Brats

Directed by| Ruud van Hemert
Written by| Thys Ockersen
Ruud van Hemert
Produced by| Haig Balian
Chris Brouwer
Starring| Peter Faber
Geert de Jong
Akkemay Elderenbos
Erik Koningsberger
Cinematography| Theo van de Sande
Edited by| Ton de Graaff
Music by| Ruud van Hemert

Production
company

Meteor Film Productions

Release date

* 8 February 1984 (1984-02-08)

Running time

| 101 minutes
Country| Netherlands
Language| Dutch
Box office| 1 million admissions (Netherlands)[1]

Army Brats (Dutch: Schatjes) is a 1984 Dutch comedy film directed by Ruud van Hemert. The film is a dark comedy, featuring guerrilla warfare between disturbed parents (Peter Faber and Geert de Jong) and their disruptive children. This only leads to chaos and mayhem.[2][3] The film drew 1 million visitors, making it one of the most successful Dutch films ever.[4][1] The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[5] A sequel, Mama is Boos!, was released in 1986.

## Cast

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* Peter Faber as John Gisberts
* Geert de Jong as Danny Gisberts
* Akkemay Elderenbos as Madelon Gisberts
* Frank Schaafsma as Thijs Gisberts
* Pepijn Somer as Jan–Julius Gisberts
* Olivier Somer as Valentijn Gisberts
* Rijk de Gooijer as Pete Stewart
* Erik Koningsberger as Dennis
* Arie van Riet as John Wyatt

## Production

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In 2022, Erik Koningsberger, the actor who stars with Akkemay Elderenbos in the controversial shower scene, said he didn't know at the time that the actress was only 14.[6]

## See also

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* List of Dutch submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

## References

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1. ^ a b "Statistieken 2008" (PDF). Dutch Federation for Cinematography. p. 53\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
2. ^ Koolhaas, Marnix (5 July 2012). "Bij de dood van Ruud van Hemert Baanbrekend VPRO-regisseur met Wim T. Schippers" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
3. ^ "Schatjes". TVGids.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
4. ^ Graaf, Belinda van de (6 July 2012). "'Bruut van Hemert' stelde hoge eisen aan zijn acteurs". TROUW (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
5. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
6. ^ "Acteur Erik Koningsberger redt migranten op zee: 'Je leert je te focussen op de overlevenden'". www.parool.nl. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

## External links

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* Darlings! at IMDb

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Dutch submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1959–2000|

* The Village on the River (1959)
* Like Two Drops of Water (1963)
* The Human Dutch (1964)
* Monsieur Hawarden (1969)
* Mira (1971)
* Turkish Delight (1973)
* Help! The Doctor Is Drowning (1974)
* Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies (1975)
* Max Havelaar (1976)
* Soldier of Orange (1977)
* Pastorale 1943 (1978)
* A Woman Like Eve (1979)
* In for Treatment (1980)
* Come-Back! (1981)
* The Cool Lakes of Death (1982)
* The Fourth Man (1983)
* Army Brats (1984)
* The Dream (1985)
* The Assault (1986)
* Count Your Blessings (1987)
* The Vanishing (1988)
* Polonaise (1989)
* Evenings (1990)
* Eline Vere (1991)
* The Northerners (1992)
* The Little Blonde Death (1993)
* 06 (1994)
* Antonia's Line (1995)
* Long Live the Queen (1996)
* Character (1997)
* The Polish Bride (1998)
* Scratches in the Table (1999)
* Little Crumb (2000)

2001–present|

* The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time (2001)
* Zus & Zo (2002)
* Twin Sisters (2003)
* Simon (2004)
* Bluebird (2005)
* Black Book (2006)
* Duska (2007)
* Dunya & Desie (2008)
* Duska (2009)
* Tirza (2010)
* Sonny Boy (2011)
* Kauwboy (2012)
* Borgman (2013)
* Accused (2014)
* The Paradise Suite (2015)
* Tonio (2016)
* Layla M. (2017)
* The Resistance Banker (2018)
* Instinct (2019)
* Buladó (2020)
* Do Not Hesitate (2021)
* Narcosis (2022)
* Sweet Dreams (2023)
* Memory Lane (2024)

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