Business Is Business

Name: Business Is Business
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1971-09-10
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Ronny Bierman, Sylvia de Leur, Piet Römer, Jules Hamel, Bernhard Droog

1971·Comedy·1h 30m

7.0

★

Dutch prostitutes Greta and Nel cruise the Amsterdam red light district, seeking clients to involve in their elaborately staged fetish fantasies, be it disciplinarian headmistresses, surgeons cutting open a willing patient, or even dressing up as chickens, the duo show their expertise in role-playing again and again and again. In reality, Nel is trapped in an abusive marriage and Greta is forever in the middle of their confrontations but her life takes a positive upturn when she becomes involved with a client.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven

red-light district

hooker

IMDB

N/A

Cast

Ronny Bierman

Blonde Greet

Sylvia de Leur

Nel Muller

Piet Römer

Piet

Jules Hamel

Sjaak

Bernhard Droog

Bob de Vries

Eric van Ingen

Client

Ton Lensink

Client

Allard van der Scheer

Client

Helmert Woudenberg

Client

Trudy Labij

Prostitute

Carry Tefsen

Prostitute

Albert Mol

Van Schaveren

Crew

Paul Verhoeven

Director

Gerard Soeteman

Screenplay

Jan de Bont

Director of Photography

Rob Houwer

Producer

Albert Mol

Novel

Popular Reviews

8 reviews

PeachSprite

6.0★ · 12/27/21

This is cute enough, its a sexy comedy and its pretty sex positive tbh. Theres not really a lot of substance to it but I mean it was also made in the 1970's so I'm not too mad at it. It's pretty sweet and funny for what it is and it got a snort or two out of me. Gotta love sex positive Verhoeven. Kind of touches on some darker subjects but sort of ends up playing them off for laughs.

Chip

8.0★ · 10/29/21

While at times you can feel that this is a debut feature, it hides its warts really well. Wonderfully funny throughout and full of Verhoeven's sex-laden style. Worth checking out even if you're not a Verhoeven completionist!

Daniel

5.0★ · 12/16/25

5.0★ · 11/18/25