This article is about the 2001 film. For the 2022 film, see Costa!! For other uses, see Costa.
Costa! is a 2001 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by soap producer Johan Nijenhuis. It was the first movie that used several famous Dutch soap stars. Other movies that used soap actors, were Volle maan and Honeyz. The television series with the same title was based on the movie. It had the same cast members (with several expansions).
Janet is a lonely girl who is forced to go on holidays with her sister Angela and her arrogant friends, Maureen and Joyce. When they arrive in Spain, Angela and her friends take off to the beach while Janet has to carry all the luggage to their apartment. That night, Angela, Joyce and Maureen decide to go out and end up in the popular nightclubCosta. Janet is left home alone, but doesn't agree and goes to Costa as well.
Afterwards, Rens walks Janet home, while singing some songs and doing some new dances. Rens soon finds out that Frida is unable to dance for a couple more weeks and she cannot join them during the MTV Dancing Awards. Rens takes a risk by asking Janet to dance with the group, despite the protest of the other dancers, Tommy and Björn. Janet agrees and she and Rens are practicing a lot in the following days.
That night, a parade is all over the streets of Salou. While watching the parade, Janet spots the car of Costa's rival nightclub, The Empire where Rens now works. She, Angela, Joyce and Maureen visit The Empire, and realize the club is different from Costa—the dancers work with snakes and the women wear dominatrix-style outfits. Maureen eventually gets drunk by the end of the night. The girls lose sight of her and don't see her going to the back with one of the dancers. When Rens arrives, he sees Maureen lying on a table about to be raped by the dancer. Rens punches him. Maureen gets away safely while Rens is beaten up by the rest of the Empire dancers.
Meanwhile, Rens heads back to the streets of Salou, where he finds Tommy, Björn and Bart, Frida's younger brother. The four reunite and steal a car from The Empire dancers. The four head to the Empire building. When they arrive there, they get into a fight with the dancers of the Empire. The Costa's win eventually, leaving the Empires knocked out behind. Tommy, Björn and Bart go back to Costa, leaving Rens behind, who doesn't know what he has to do now. The dancers of Costa still have to perform for the MTV Dancing Award, but they don't have a convincing dance, causing the audience to yell at them. Janet arrives at the club, asking if she can join them. Rens arrives as well and the two meet at the back, where they are happy to see each other.
Productionedit
The film was produced by San Fu Maltha, Johan Nijenhuis and Solo Films, co-owned by Joop van den Ende, co-founder of Endemol. It was a co-production with Dutch broadcaster, BNN. It was one of the first Dutch romantic comedy films aimed at 12 to 20 year-olds. The producers asked people to help them choose the cast via a website, and it became the largest group of well-known Dutch stars in a Dutch film.[1] Both the film and the later TV show were located in Salou in Spain with filming also in nightclubs in Holland and Belgium.[1]
Releaseedit
In addition to the film, a top-selling book and CD, "Costa! Latin & Danceparty" accompanied the release.[1]
Receptionedit
The film knocked Hannibal off the top of the Dutch box office with a gross of 1.3 million guilders ($520,000). In its first 3 weeks it grossed $1.9 million, making it one of the top 10 highest-grossing Dutch films of all time.[1]
^ abcdEdmunds, Marlene (26 March 2001). "Dutch pic has recipe to top Lecter at B.O.". Variety. p. 24.
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This article is about the 2001 film For the 2022 film see Costa For other uses see Costa This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Costa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Costa is a 2001 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by soap producer Johan Nijenhuis It was the first movie that used several famous Dutch soap stars Other movies that used soap actors were Volle maan and Honeyz The television series with the same title was based on the movie It had the same cast members with several expansions Costa Dutch DVD cover of Costa Directed byJohan NijenhuisWritten byWijo KoekJohan NijenhuisProduced bySan Fu MalthaJohan NijenhuisStarringDaan SchuurmansGeorgina VerbaanKatja SchuurmanKurt RogiersCinematographyMaarten van KellerEdited byPaul BruijstensMusic byMartijn SchimmerDistributed byA Film DistributionRelease date1 March 2001 2001 03 01 Netherlands CountryNetherlandsLanguageDutch Contents 1 Cast 2 Plot 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 6 See also 7 External links 8 ReferencesCast editGeorgina Verbaan Janet Daan Schuurmans Rens Katja Schuurman Frida Kurt Rogiers Tommy John Wijdenbosch Bjorn Michiel Huisman Bart Peggy Jane de Schepper Angela Anniek Pheifer Maureen Nadja Hupscher Joyce Patty Brard Mother of Janet and AngelaPlot editJanet is a lonely girl who is forced to go on holidays with her sister Angela and her arrogant friends Maureen and Joyce When they arrive in Spain Angela and her friends take off to the beach while Janet has to carry all the luggage to their apartment That night Angela Joyce and Maureen decide to go out and end up in the popular nightclub Costa Janet is left home alone but doesn t agree and goes to Costa as well Afterwards Rens walks Janet home while singing some songs and doing some new dances Rens soon finds out that Frida is unable to dance for a couple more weeks and she cannot join them during the MTV Dancing Awards Rens takes a risk by asking Janet to dance with the group despite the protest of the other dancers Tommy and Bjorn Janet agrees and she and Rens are practicing a lot in the following days That night a parade is all over the streets of Salou While watching the parade Janet spots the car of Costa s rival nightclub The Empire where Rens now works She Angela Joyce and Maureen visit The Empire and realize the club is different from Costa the dancers work with snakes and the women wear dominatrix style outfits Maureen eventually gets drunk by the end of the night The girls lose sight of her and don t see her going to the back with one of the dancers When Rens arrives he sees Maureen lying on a table about to be raped by the dancer Rens punches him Maureen gets away safely while Rens is beaten up by the rest of the Empire dancers Meanwhile Rens heads back to the streets of Salou where he finds Tommy Bjorn and Bart Frida s younger brother The four reunite and steal a car from The Empire dancers The four head to the Empire building When they arrive there they get into a fight with the dancers of the Empire The Costa s win eventually leaving the Empires knocked out behind Tommy Bjorn and Bart go back to Costa leaving Rens behind who doesn t know what he has to do now The dancers of Costa still have to perform for the MTV Dancing Award but they don t have a convincing dance causing the audience to yell at them Janet arrives at the club asking if she can join them Rens arrives as well and the two meet at the back where they are happy to see each other Production editThe film was produced by San Fu Maltha Johan Nijenhuis and Solo Films co owned by Joop van den Ende co founder of Endemol It was a co production with Dutch broadcaster BNN It was one of the first Dutch romantic comedy films aimed at 12 to 20 year olds The producers asked people to help them choose the cast via a website and it became the largest group of well known Dutch stars in a Dutch film 1 Both the film and the later TV show were located in Salou in Spain with filming also in nightclubs in Holland and Belgium 1 Release editIn addition to the film a top selling book and CD Costa Latin amp Danceparty accompanied the release 1 Reception editThe film knocked Hannibal off the top of the Dutch box office with a gross of 1 3 million guilders 520 000 In its first 3 weeks it grossed 1 9 million making it one of the top 10 highest grossing Dutch films of all time 1 See also editCosta 2022 film External links editCosta Costa at IMDb nbsp References edit a b c d Edmunds Marlene 26 March 2001 Dutch pic has recipe to top Lecter at B O Variety p 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Costa amp oldid 1189059773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
