The book by Jan Wolkers on which this movie was based is largely autobiographic. The character of Olga was based on Wolkers' second wife, Annemarie Nauta, who had left him after four years of marriage. Contrary to the book, she did not die. Olga's fate was modelled on the death of a friend of Wolkers who died of a brain tumor. When director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Gerard Soeteman learned from Nauta that Wolkers had been something of a bully during her marriage, they decided to make their main character a bit less likable as well. Interestingly enough, while being very impressed by the movie, Wolkers objected most against the main character's frequent bullying.

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