The Flying Liftboy
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Pupil Abel is the victim of Laura's nasty prank, yet gets accidentally blamed and overreacts. His ma withdraws him from school and gets him a job as lift-boy. But its' a special lift: when he pushes the forbidden green button, it takes him, Laura, Jozias Tump and Maria Klaterhoen to Manhattan. There he's mistaken by a rich woman who looks like his mother for her long missing son Johnny. When a police helicopter comes to tow the lift cabin, the Dutchmen get back in. It takes them to a Latin American country, Perugona. The new revolutionary leader realizes presidents live about one year, so he gives the job to Mr. Tump, who saved his life. The news coverage attracts Abel's and Johnny's family, in time for an even weirder finale.
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Cast
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Victor Löw
Schraap
Known for
Prey
Character
Elleke Vervat
Vriendin Laura
Also in
The Boy Who Stopped Talking
Roxanne Stam
Vriendin Laura
Also in
Anoniem
The Blood Pact
Afroditi-Piteni Bijker
Vriendin Laura
Also in
Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse
The Boy Who Stopped Talking
Taina Moreno
Vriendin Laura
No other roles listed
Nicole Sanchez
Vriendin Laura
Also in
Platanero
Soraya Smith
Laura
Rick van Gastel
Abeltje Roef / Johnny Cockle Smith
Also in
Character
Crusade in Jeans
Kees Hulst
Schoolmeester
Known for
Family Way
Miss Minoes
Annet Malherbe
Moeder Roef / Mrs. Cockle-Smith
Known for
The Northerners
Borgman
Arnita Swanson
TV Presentatrice
Known for
Retrograde
Marisa van Eyle
Juffrouw Klaterhoen
Known for
Miss Minoes
Character
Ben Sombogaart Director · Annie M.G. Schmidt Author Herman P. Koerts Editor
First release November 26, 1998 · Produced in Netherlands · Languages Dutch, English, German, Spanish
Production
BosBros
Production
Netherlands
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Languages
Original title
Abeltje
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · German · Spanish
Release dates
Netherlands · November 26, 1998
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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