Sylvia Kristel was offered the role of Ella Matheussen, but she had to be replaced due to insufficient budget.
Hilde Heijnen's debut.
The iconic location, the narrow bakery where Hector was employed, still exists and can be found at the coordinates 50.770012,4.344736 .
Hector was eventually watched by 933,000 people in Flanders. With earnings of 3.5 million euros, the film easily broke the previous record of 1.6 million euros, which was held by Paniekzaaiers. The immense success even caught the attention of American film studios, as their films, such as La Bamba, The Untouchables, and the James Bond film The Living Daylights, were barely attended by the Flemish audience.
Urbanus's record in the cinema would be broken in 1990 by Urbanus himself with Koko Flanel. With almost 1.1 million visitors, it was an even bigger hit.
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