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Xangadix

Original title: De Johnsons
  • 1992
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
867
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Xangadix (1992)
Body HorrorHorror

According to an ancient Indian tale a giant monster embryo residing in a crystal vase is predetermined to fertilize a blue-eyed woman. She will give birth to something evil to unleash horror... Read allAccording to an ancient Indian tale a giant monster embryo residing in a crystal vase is predetermined to fertilize a blue-eyed woman. She will give birth to something evil to unleash horror and destruction upon human kind. Ugly septuplet brothers reproduced within the framework ... Read allAccording to an ancient Indian tale a giant monster embryo residing in a crystal vase is predetermined to fertilize a blue-eyed woman. She will give birth to something evil to unleash horror and destruction upon human kind. Ugly septuplet brothers reproduced within the framework of mysterious genetic experiments terrorize a young innocent girl who seems to be chosen f... Read all

  • Director
    • Rudolf van den Berg
  • Writers
    • Leon de Winter
    • Rocco Simonelli
    • Roy Frumkes
  • Stars
    • Monique van de Ven
    • Esmée de la Bretonière
    • Kenneth Herdigein
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    867
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Rudolf van den Berg
    • Writers
      • Leon de Winter
      • Rocco Simonelli
      • Roy Frumkes
    • Stars
      • Monique van de Ven
      • Esmée de la Bretonière
      • Kenneth Herdigein
    • 14User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Monique van de Ven
    Monique van de Ven
    • Victoria Lucas
    Esmée de la Bretonière
    • Emalee Lucas
    • (as Esmee de la Bretonière)
    Kenneth Herdigein
    Kenneth Herdigein
    • Professor Keller
    Rik van Uffelen
    Rik van Uffelen
    • De Graaf
    Otto Sterman
    • Vader Keller
    Olga Zuiderhoek
    Olga Zuiderhoek
    • Angela
    Elise Hoomans
    • Dr. Goldman
    Nelly Frijda
    • Tante van Peter
    Miguel Stigter
    • Johnson 1, Bossie
    Diederik van Nederveen
    • Johnson 2, Dakkie
    Erik van Wilsum
    • Johnson 3, Tellie
    Marcel Colin
    • Johnson 4, Droppie
    Nathan Moll
    • Johnson 5, Kniffie
    Jan-Mark Wams
    • Johnson 6, Koppie
    Michel Bonset
    • Johnson 7, Kurkie
    Rodney Beddal
    Rodney Beddal
    • Dr. Johnson
    Johan Leysen
    Johan Leysen
    • Majoor Jansma
    Carol van Herwijnen
    Carol van Herwijnen
    • Burgemeester
    • Director
      • Rudolf van den Berg
    • Writers
      • Leon de Winter
      • Rocco Simonelli
      • Roy Frumkes
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews14

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    TheSaxist

    Horrible Film with Bad Audio

    I have watched a lot of movies in my time, but this, by far, is the single most HORRIBLE movie I have EVER watched. The Audio is not in synch with the lip movements in the LEAST. It's like a bad Godzilla movie! Not to mention the fact that the "gore" is not realistic, and the main villains whole course of action is to dress as potatoes. I watched this with a group of friends at a party and we, as a group, made so much fun of this movie it seemed to be an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000! Without "spoiling" the movie for anyone reading this--and if you consider seeing it, do yourself a favor and watch it in a group so you can laugh together--the entire movie centers around men dressed as potatoes. Save yourself the two hours and stay FAR, FAR away from this movie!!!!
    7claudio_carvalho

    Despite the Flaws, Still Good Dutch Horror Movie

    Twenty-one years after the birth of seven siblings, Professor Keller (Kenneth Herdigein) is summoned by a government agency to give support to the treatment of the seven men that became killers since they were seven years old. Professor Keller finds a connection with an ancient Indian cult to bring evil to destroy Earth. Meanwhile the photographer Victoria Lucas (Monique van de Ven) is invited to take pictures in an isolated place and she travels with her fourteen-year-old daughter Emalee Lucas (Esmée de la Bretonière), who is under psychological treatment due to gruesome nightmares she has, and they camp nearby the facility where the seven brothers are. Out of the blue, the seven brothers escape and hunt Emalee. What is the connection among them?

    I saw "De Johnsons" on 05 September 1998 and I liked this Dutch horror movie. Yesterday I decided to see this old VHS again and I found a film with great potential if a higher budget and better conclusion were available. Vader Keller, for example, is the awful father of Professor Keller and a silly unfunny character. The destruction of rare footages and notes is ridiculous. The idea of an incest to bring evil on Earth is magnificent; but the stupid conclusion with explosion is terrible. The photographer Victoria Lucas lives in a building apparently alone since there is no movements of neighbors or people on the street. But the story is dark and the main idea is interesting. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Os Filhos da Morte" ("The Sons of the Dearh")
    6TheOtherFool

    Dutch horror! And not even that bad!

    Probably the first dutch horror movie I've ever seen, and I didn't even feel cheated or annoyed. The title revers to the 7 unknown brothers Emalee Lucas has. These brothers are being kept in a mental institution after having killed several other kids when they were 7 years old. One day they escape (probably the most stupid part of the movie) as they have to impregnate their sister according to some old myth...

    Pretty cheap as you would expect, but not as bad as it sounds. A gutsy attempt by the director of Evenings to make it work and decent acting by Herdigein, Van de Ven and in particular by the young De la Bretoniere, who hasn't really been showing up the last couple of years.

    6/10.
    scente

    Really Bad

    This is a real Dutch treat for horror fans.. not. I bought this film after reading some internet hype about it. The only cool thing about this movie is the little frozen fertility dude, and even then you only get to see him briefly. The black professor and his father really suck and the dad is especially stupid and unfunny. The seven bros story is made weak by a script that feels only half complete. The most glaring weakness that shows that they needed filler material is a long retarded scene about finding a file in a hospital. Stay away from the horror genre you crazy dutch ! Just kidding man, but seriously some good ideas get drowned in bad acting, filler material.. the result is a long mentos commercial of pure sucktitude. This is a really bad, really slow, really boring flick. I love horror and I know my horror from cult to cheese to giallo to the elite films and this movie blows. One star out of Four.
    rixrex

    A variation on 'The Manitou' is often better and sometimes worse.

    This Dutch variation on the Native American legend also used in the William Girdler film, 'The Manitou', is very often better, and in a few spots worse. Never marketed as in any way related to or inspired by Manitou, nonetheless several involved in the film have stated that the Girdler film was partly inspirational for 'The Johnsons', yet the films are different enough to maintain a distance.

    If you see both, you will see the similarities easily enough, such as the names Manitou vs Manixou, and the whole Native American legend of the demonic god who initially appears as a fetus.

    This variation is extremely promising most of the way through the film. There's a very nicely developed plot line with a mystery involving 7 brothers who are mute psychopathic murderers. They are under some sort of spell to search for a sister with the end result being the birth of the demonic god. I won't give away more to the story, except to say it is a well-done sequence of suspenseful events.

    Up to the ending, this variation is better than Girdler's Manitou, yet the ending here deflates all of the great buildup. It's the weakest moment in the whole film, and ends in a abrupt and rather silly manner. It's too bad, for everything up to this point is fine. In this respect, the ending to Girdler's Manitou is much better and if I had to choose between the two, the nod goes to Girdler by a very small margin.

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    • Trivia
      Character Vader Keller is from Surinam and believes in the Winti religion that's why he does what he does in the movie. Surinam is a former Dutch colony and in The Netherlands live a lot of Surinam people. Thats why writer Leon de Winter chose this religion and superstition.
    • Quotes

      Professor Keller: Oh Shit, who is that?

      [glaring upon a headless corpse]

      De Graaf: Its the head of security.

      Majoor Jansma: No, no, here is the head of security.

      [turning around a desk chair showing the severed head of the first mentioned corpse]

    • Connections
      Featured in Xangadix Lives! (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Person to Person
      Written by Patrick Seymour

      Sung by Maxayn Lewis

      Courtesy of Anxious Music

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1992 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Netherlands
    • Language
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • The Johnsons
    • Filming locations
      • Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
    • Production companies
      • Movies Film Productions
      • Veronica Omroep Organisatie
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    • Budget
      • DKK 2,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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