Suzy Q (film)

Not to be confused with a 1995 American TV film.

Suzy Q
Genre	Tragicomedy Comedy-drama
Written by	Frouke Fokkema Martin Koolhoven
Directed by	Martin Koolhoven
Starring	Carice van Houten Roeland Fernhout Linda van Dyck Jack Wouterse Ricky Koole Andrew Richard Miranda Raison
Music by	Fons Merkies
Country of origin	Netherlands
Original languages	Dutch English
Production
Executive producer	Emjay Rechsteiner
Cinematography	Menno Westendorp
Editor	Job ter Burg
Running time	82 minutes
Production companies	Staccato Films Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)
Original release
Release	1999 (1999)

Suzy Q is a 1999 Dutch film starring Carice van Houten and directed by Martin Koolhoven. It is based on the childhood memories of Frouke Fokkema, who wrote the script together with Koolhoven. The film featured van Houten in her first leading role; she worked again with Koolhoven on the films AmnesiA and Brimstone.

Plot

The film is set in the sixties and revolves around the teenager Suzy, who is part of an uncaring family: her father is abusive and unemployed, her mother is naive, one brother is the brooding type while the other is habitually stoned.

Suzy surreptitiously manages to gain access to the hotel room of Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull during their visit to Amsterdam. Suzy gets kissed by her idol Jagger and wants to tell the world, but nobody believes her or even wants to hear the story.

Background

The film is a joint production of Staccato Films and the Dutch public broadcasting service.

The title refers to The Rolling Stones' cover of the Dale Hawkins song Susie Q.

Suzy Q won various awards, including a Gouden Kalf for van Houten. Despite being a film made for TV, it was the most decorated Dutch film of 1999. Due to the frequent use of music by the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Turtles, Jimi Hendrix, Tee-Set and Booker T & the MG's, the film was never released in cinemas or on DVD.

In 2014, to save his project from obscurity, Martin Koolhoven published the film on YouTube.^[1] He also asked for the film to be distributed via torrent sites, which promptly happened.^[2][3]

Cast

• Carice van Houten as Suzy
• Roeland Fernhout as Zwier
• Linda van Dyck as Ruth (Suzy's mother)
• Jack Wouterse as Ko (Suzy's father)
• Michiel Huisman as Palmer
• Ricky Koole as Betty
• Kim la Croix as Hanna
• Cees Geel as Jimmy
• Andrew Richard as Mick Jagger
• Miranda Raison as Marianne Faithfull
• Hugo Koolschijn as Fotographer
• Leonoor Pauw as Receptionist
• Halina Reijn as Prostitute
• Frans de Wit as Bartender
• Joanne Gomperts as Girl outside hotel

References

1. Nico van den Berg (19 June 2014). "Martin Koolhoven zet debuutfilm Suzy Q op YouTube". Moviescene (in Dutch).
2. Ernesto Van der Sar (24 July 2014). "Director Wants His Film on The Pirate Bay, Pirates Deliver…". Retrieved 30 June 2021.
3. "Can someone throw Suzy Q to the Pirate Bay?" (in Dutch). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

External links

• Suzy Q at IMDb