Dick Maas
Encyclopedia
Dick Maas is Dutch
film director
, screenwriter
, film producer
and movie music composer.
He achieved national fame after the success of the movies De Lift
, Amsterdamned
and Flodder
.
Long Distance is seen on the website Kort!, a project for short movies by the Dutch NPS
.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and movie music composer.
He achieved national fame after the success of the movies De Lift
De Lift
De Lift is a 1983 film by the Dutch director Dick Maas about a killer elevator. In 2001, an English language remake, Down, was made and was also directed by Dick Maas....
, Amsterdamned
Amsterdamned
Amsterdamned is a 1988 Dutch horror movie about a serial killer who hides in the canal system of Amsterdam. The film was directed and written by Dick Maas, and stars Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, and Serge-Henri Valcke....
and Flodder
Flodder
Flodder is a 1986 Dutch comedy film written and directed by Dick Maas, and distributed by First Floor Features. It is the first film in the Flodder franchise and is followed by two more films and a spin-off series...
.
Shorts
- Adelbert
- De overval
- Historia Morbi
- Idylle
- Long distance
- Onder de maat
- Picknick
- Rigor Mortis
Long Distance is seen on the website Kort!, a project for short movies by the Dutch NPS
Nederlandse Programma Stichting
NTR is a Dutch public-service broadcaster. It supplies television and radio programming of an educational and cultural nature to the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system....
.
Features
- 1983 – De LiftDe LiftDe Lift is a 1983 film by the Dutch director Dick Maas about a killer elevator. In 2001, an English language remake, Down, was made and was also directed by Dick Maas....
- 1986 – FlodderFlodderFlodder is a 1986 Dutch comedy film written and directed by Dick Maas, and distributed by First Floor Features. It is the first film in the Flodder franchise and is followed by two more films and a spin-off series...
- 1988 – AmsterdamnedAmsterdamnedAmsterdamned is a 1988 Dutch horror movie about a serial killer who hides in the canal system of Amsterdam. The film was directed and written by Dick Maas, and stars Huub Stapel, Monique van de Ven, and Serge-Henri Valcke....
- 1992 – Flodders in America (aka Flodder 2)
- 1995 – Flodder 3Flodder 3Flodder 3 is a 1995 Dutch comedy film directed by Dick Maas.This is the third and last movie about the anti-social family, called 'Flodder'. As with all the other productions of Dick Maas, he composed the score himself....
- 1999 – Do Not DisturbDo Not Disturb (1999 film)Do Not Disturb is Dutch thriller film directed, written, produced and composed by Dick Maas. Maas produced it with Laurens Geels...
- 2001 – DownDown (film)Down is a 2001 horror film about a killer elevator, starring James Marshall and Naomi Watts. The film is also known as The Shaft, which is the name used for the United States DVD release...
- 2007 – MoordwijvenMoordwijvenMoordwijven is a 2007 black comedy about millionaire wives who get revenge on their cheating husbands by having them killed. The film is directed by Dick Maas. This film marks the first film in 6 years he has directed, and the first Dutch language film in 12 years, the last previous film being...
- 2010 – SintSintSint is a 2010 Dutch dark comedy horror film about Sinterklaas, a character comparable to Santa Claus in English-speaking countries. The film was directed by Dick Maas; in a return to the horror genre of his earlier movies De Lift and Amsterdamned...