De Zeemeerman

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De Zeemeerman
De Zeemeerman (Poster).jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Frank Herrebout
Written byFrank Herrebout
Rob Houwer
Produced byRob Houwer
CinematographyPhilip Hering
Music by Ed Starink
Distributed by United International Pictures
Release date
  • 10 October 1996 (1996-10-10)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryNetherlands
Language Dutch

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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According to 134,000 users of website moviemeter.nl, [1] 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. [2]

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References

  1. "Flop 100 - MovieMeter.nl".
  2. "Biography of Ed Starink". StarinkWorld. Retrieved 10 September 2022.