Flodder Does Manhattan!
An unruly Dutch family turns a mayoral exile to New York into a whirlwind of mistaken identities, cultural collisions, and bureaucratic chaos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- boisterous
- irreverent
- mischievous
- lazy weekend
- group comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Flodder family is sent abroad and generates escalating confusion through its unruly behavior and disregard for social conventions.
The family is confused with a Russian delegation of medical doctors, turning the exchange visit into a sustained identity mix-up.
The Dutch family’s international exchange places them in New York, where their customs and behavior collide with the surrounding environment.
The mayor’s plan to remove the family from Zonnedael results in complications rather than a clean solution, including Werner’s imprisonment.
Films like Flodder Does Manhattan!, and why
Flodder
broad family-centered farce driven by social chaos and fish-out-of-water misunderstandings
The Gods Must Be Crazy
international culture-clash comedy built around an unruly group disrupting respectable social settings
National Lampoon's European Vacation
fast-moving mistaken-identity farce involving outsiders, institutions, and escalating urban confusion
Movie Details
- Director
- Dick Maas
- Release Date
- 1992-06-03
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (103)
Cast
- Huub Stapel
- Nelly Frijda
- Tatjana Simić
- René van 't Hof
- Jon Polito
- Lou Landré
- Lonny Price
- Dan Frazer
- Vincent Pastore
- Bert André
Common questions
- What is Flodder Does Manhattan! about?
- An unruly Dutch family turns a mayoral exile to New York into a whirlwind of mistaken identities, cultural collisions, and bureaucratic chaos.
- What is Flodder Does Manhattan! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Flodder Does Manhattan! as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Flodder Does Manhattan! violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Flodder Does Manhattan!.
- Which films are like Flodder Does Manhattan!?
- Films with a similar feel include Flodder, The Gods Must Be Crazy, and National Lampoon's European Vacation.
- How long is Flodder Does Manhattan!?
- Flodder Does Manhattan! runs 95 minutes.
