The Flying Liftboy

The Flying Liftboy

110 mins | Adventure | Nov. 26, 1998

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 bitch 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.

The Flying Liftboy

110 mins | Adventure | Nov. 26, 1998

The Flying Liftboy
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 bitch 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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers BosBros
Original title Abeltje
Directors Ben Sombogaart
Writers Annie M.G. Schmidt

Cast

Rick van Gastel

as Abeltje

Soraya Smith

as Laura

Marisa Van Eyle

as Juffrouw Klaterhoen

Annet Malherbe

as Mother of Abeltje

Carine Crutzen

as Guerrilla boss

Frits Lambrechts

as Jozias Tump