'' Intensive Care '' is a
1991
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Dutch action
horror film
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directed by Dorna van Rouveroy. It stars popular Flemish singer
Koen Wauters in his second and final film role and Hollywood actor
George Kennedy
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. While the movie was not a box office success it did develop a
cult following
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over the decades due to it being hilariously bad and campy.
It has been shown during the Belgian-Dutch ''
Nacht van de Wansmaak'' film festival.
Plot
The famous surgeon Dr. Bruckner suffers a car accident, which leaves him horribly burned and puts him into a coma for seven years. When he awakes at New Years' Night he starts a murdering rampage. As the plot progresses he stalks a girl named Amy, her boyfriend Peter and Amy's brother Bobby and tries to enter their house, while the friends try to fence him off.
Cast
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George Kennedy
George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" opposite Paul Newman in ''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967), winning the Academ ...
as Dr. Bruckner
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Koen Wauters as Peter
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as Amy
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Michiel Hess as Bobby
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Dick van den Toorn
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as Ted
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Jules Croiset as Dr. Horvath
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Huub Scholten as Inspector Eddy
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Nora Tilley
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as Rose
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Arthur Boni as Steven
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Dolf de Vries as Hank
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Barbara Barendrecht as Shirley
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Fred Florusse as John
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Simone Dresens
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as Christine
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Fred Van Kuyk
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as Inspector Fox
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Luc Theeboom as Bert
Reception
The film failed to make a huge profit, despite having the hugely popular teen idol
Koen Wauters in the starring role, and was demolished by the critics. ''
De Volkskrant
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'' reviewed it as: ''"A movie where every aspect goes so disastrously wrong that it almost seems like a
parody."''
Yet it quickly gained a cult following due to its poor acting, unconvincing special effects, bad English pronunciation and a plot hole-ridden story.
The car accident that puts the surgeon into a coma has many unexplained explosions. For reasons that are never explained the surgeon goes on a murdering spree and manages to survive numerous attacks that would horribly injure any normal person. To top it all off the actor who played him before the accident (
George Kennedy
George Harris Kennedy Jr. (February 18, 1925 – February 28, 2016) was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played "Dragline" opposite Paul Newman in ''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967), winning the Academ ...
) is now obviously replaced by a different actor, covered in bandages. In one of the most infamous scenes the girl's boyfriend lies on the floor, bleeding due to stab wounds, which causes her to remark: ''"Moet ik een pleister voor je halen? Jeetje mina!" (Translation: "Shall I get you a little
band-aid? Golly gosh")''. The picture is traditionally shown during each edition of the Dutch-Belgian B-movie festival ''
Nacht van de Wansmaak'' and has frequently been called "the worst Dutch movie ever." Due to this reputation it has been honored in the "Hall of Shame" of the festival.
See also
*
List of films considered the worst
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id =0104515, title =Intensive Care
Dutch action horror films
1991 films
1990s Dutch-language films
1991 horror films
1990s action horror films
1990s slasher films
Dutch slasher films
Films shot in the Netherlands
Films set in the United States