Although Verhoeven made one more film in the Netherlands, the response to Spetters led him to leave for Hollywood.

In his book Van Fanfare tot Spetters, film historian Hans Schoots argues that the flourishing period of Dutch film lies between these two films, ending with the controversial Spetters, after which the happy era that was the seventies was over, and a more down-to-earth approach to filmmaking kicked in.

During this period, he made Katie Tippel ( 1975 ) and worked again with Verhoeven on Soldier of Orange ( 1977 ), and Spetters ( 1980 ).

Some Dutch films have received international distribution and recognition, such as Turkish Delight (" Turks Fruit ") ( 1973 ), Soldier of Orange (" Soldaat van Oranje ") ( 1975 ), Spetters ( 1980 ) and The Fourth Man (" De Vierde Man ") ( 1983 ) by director Paul Verhoeven.

It was also the setting for the Dutch cult classic, Spetters, filmed by noted director Paul Verhoeven there in 1980.

Spetters is a Dutch film released in 1980 directed by Paul Verhoeven.

* Symbolic Power and Religious Impotence in Paul Verhoeven ’ s Spetters in Journal of Religion and Film, October 2003

She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's films and is perhaps best known for her work in his 1980 release Spetters.

Spetters established her as a sex symbol ; the movie and its star attracted attention in the United States as well, and The New York Times saw her " stylish performance " of a " compelling character " as a focal point of the movie.

Verhoeven's five films of the decade-Business Is Business ( Wat zien ik ?, 1971 ), Turkish Delight ( Turks Fruit, 1973 ), Katie Tippel ( Keetje Tippel, 1975 ), Soldier of Orange ( Soldaat van Oranje, 1977 ) and Spetters ( 1980 )-were box-office hits ; they are still in the top-twenty most successful Dutch films ever.

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