| De Zeemeerman | |
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| Directed by | Frank Herrebout |
| Written by | Frank Herrebout Rob Houwer |
| Produced by | Rob Houwer |
| Cinematography | Philip Hering |
| Music by | Ed Starink |
Production company | Verenigde Nederlandsche Filmcompagnie |
| Distributed by | United International Pictures |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
| Budget | ƒ5.5 million [1] |
De Zeemeerman is a 1996 Dutch comedy film directed by Frank Herrebout. The movie revolves around a young man who has a hard time getting girls because he permanently smells of fish. The cure, offered by a mad professor, turns him into a male mermaid, or mer-man ('zeemeerman' in Dutch).
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The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb. [1] [2] According to 134,000 users of website moviemeter.nl, [3] De Zeemeerman is the worst Dutch movie of all time, scoring #3 in the list of worst movies overall (with National Lampoon's Pledge This! in the number one spot). Ed Starink composed the main theme. [4]
