Question 1

What opportunity did director Dick Maas pass up to make Amsterdamned?

Accepted Answer

Dick Maas passed on directing a sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) to make Amsterdamned, later stating he should have postponed it as the Elm Street sequel could have been his international breakthrough.

Question 2

What real-life accident occurred during the filming of the speedboat chase?

Accepted Answer

During the speedboat chase filming, a stunt man's steering error caused the boat with actor Huub Stapel to crash into a wall, resulting in several injuries that took Stapel out of shooting for three weeks and left him with chronic paresthesia and a protruding rib.

Question 3

Which film's speedboat chase does Amsterdamned reference, and how?

Accepted Answer

The speedboat chase references the one in Puppet on a Chain (1971), which is also set in Amsterdam, with even the colors of the boats being the same.

Question 4

Where were some of the speedboat chase scenes filmed instead of Amsterdam?

Accepted Answer

Some speedboat chase scenes were shot in Utrecht, specifically the parts where both boats jump onto the quay and plow through a terrace, as such low-lying quays cannot be found in Amsterdam.

Question 5

Who plays the detective Eric Visser in Amsterdamned?

Accepted Answer

Huub Stapel plays the detective Eric Visser in the film.

Question 6

What career opportunity did director Dick Maas pass up to make Amsterdamned?

Accepted Answer

Dick Maas passed on directing a sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) to make Amsterdamned, later stating he should have postponed it as the Elm Street sequel could have been his international breakthrough.

Question 7

What real-life accident occurred during the filming of the speedboat chase?

Accepted Answer

During the speedboat chase filming, a stunt man's steering error caused the boat with actor Huub Stapel to crash into a wall, resulting in injuries that took Stapel out of shooting for three weeks and left him with chronic paresthesia and a protruding rib.

Question 8

Which film's speedboat chase does Amsterdamned reference, and what specific detail connects them?

Accepted Answer

The speedboat chase references Puppet on a Chain (1971), which is also set in Amsterdam, and even uses the same boat colors as that film's chase scene.

Question 9

Where were some speedboat chase scenes filmed instead of Amsterdam, and why?

Accepted Answer

Some speedboat chase scenes were shot in Utrecht because the low-lying quays needed for the boats jumping onto land and plowing through a terrace can't be found in Amsterdam.

Question 10

Which actors dubbed their own voices for the English version of Amsterdamned?

Accepted Answer

Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, and Serge-Henri Valcke all dubbed their own voices in English for the English dubbed version of the film.

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