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Terence Hill And Bud Spencer
Terence Hill (born 1939) and Bud Spencer (1929–2016) are Italian actors who made numerous action-comedy and Spaghetti Western films together. They "garnered world acclaim and attracted millions to theater seats". While Hill's characters were agile and youthful, Spencer always played the "phlegmatic, grumpy strong-arm man with a blessed, naive child's laughter and a golden heart". Background Hill and Spencer's birth names are Mario Girotti and Carlo Pedersoli, respectively. They first worked together under their real names in ''Hannibal'' (1959), but not as a duo, as they only appear in supporting roles and have no scenes in common. Their first movie as a duo was '' God Forgives... I Don't!'' Peter Martell was originally chosen as the leading actor next to Spencer, but the day before the first shoot Martell broke his foot and was replaced by Hill, which launched their partnership. The film director asked the two actors to change their names, deeming them to be too Italian-soundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo Chiamavano Trinità
''They Call Me Trinity'' ( it, Lo chiamavano Trinità...) is a 1970 Italian Spaghetti Western comedy film written and directed by Enzo Barboni (under the pseudonym of E.B. Clucher) and produced by Italo Zingarelli. The film stars Terence Hill and Bud Spencer as two brothers, Trinity and Bambino, who help defend a Mormon settlement from Mexican bandits and the henchman of the land-grabbing Major Harriman. It was filmed on location in Lazio, Italy, with financial backing from West Film. The sequel, ''Trinity Is Still My Name'', was even more successful than ''They Call Me Trinity''. In 1995, '' Sons of Trinity'', starring Heath Kizzier and Keith Neubert, was released as a continuation of the Trinity series. Plot Trinity, a lazy, ne'er-do-well gunfighter with unnaturally fast drawing ability and marksmanship, is dragged on a travois by his horse to a way station and restaurant. There, he encounters a pair of bounty hunters with an injured Mexican prisoner. Trinity calmly takes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Repubblica
''la Repubblica'' (; the Republic) is an Italian daily general-interest newspaper. It was founded in 1976 in Rome by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (now known as GEDI Gruppo Editoriale) and led by Eugenio Scalfari, Carlo Caracciolo and Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Born as a leftist newspaper, it has since moderated to a milder centre-left political stance, and moved further to the centre after the appointment of Maurizio Molinari as editor. History Foundation ''la Repubblica'' was founded by Eugenio Scalfari, previously director of the weekly magazine ''L'Espresso''. The publisher Carlo Caracciolo and Mondadori had invested 2.3 billion lire (half each) and a break-even point was calculated at 150,000 copies. Scalfari invited a few trusted colleagues: Gianni Rocca, then Giorgio Bocca, Sandro Viola, Mario Pirani, Miriam Mafai, Barbara Spinelli, Natalia Aspesi and Giuseppe Turani. The cartoons were the prerogative of Giorgio Forattini until 1999. Early years The newspaper first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Supercops
''Miami Supercops'', in it, Miami Supercops (I poliziotti dell'8ª strada), is a 1985 Italian action comedy film starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was their final non-Western film together. Synopsis In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found. Seven years later, the robber who was caught was released from jail. He immediately went to Miami, only to be found dead the next day. Now FBI The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic Intelligence agency, intelligence and Security agency, security service of the United States and its principal Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement age ... agents Doug Bennet (a cop in New York) and Steve Forest (who has opened a school for helicopter pilots in Tampa) have been called in to investigate the case while posing as Miami police officers. Somewhere in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Trouble (1984 Film)
''Double Trouble'' ( it, Non c'è due senza quattro, lit=Never Two Without Four) is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni (as E.B. Clucher) and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Plot Portuguese Brazilian billionaire cousins Bastiano and Antonio Coimbra de la Coronilla y Azevedo are in fear for their lives after several assassination attempts. Therefore, they have an agency find two look-alikes, stuntman Elliot Vance and the saxophone-playing small-time criminal Greg Wonder, to temporarily take their place and find out who is behind the assassination attempts. Elliot and Greg manage to fight their way through all kinds of situations without too much trouble while getting closer to the mastermind behind it all. Additionally they quickly come to like the jet-set life. The resulting damage to their reputation provokes the Coimbras to return to Rio ahead of time. This puts them right into the sights of their enemies, alongside the cousins' look-alik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go For It (1983 Film)
''Go for It'' ( it, Nati con la camicia) is a 1983 Italian comedy film and spy movie parody starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was filmed in Miami, Florida. Plot The charming dodger Rosco Frazer and Doug O’Riordan, a recently released convict who was imprisoned for sinking a yacht which had annoyed him, meet each other during a rough brawl in a roadhouse. They drive off in a truck, each one thinking of the other as the trucker. Not long afterwards a highway patrol stops them for speeding, and since they cannot produce proper papers, they are mistaken for truck-jackers the police has been looking for. Thanks to Rosco being a ventriloquist, however, they are able to get away. Doug would rather run off alone but can't get rid of Rosco, who has taken a liking to him. Together they drive to the airport in order to go into hiding in some other state. Since the flight to Miami is already booked up, they pose as passengers Steinberg and Mason, who have failed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Finds A Friend Finds A Treasure
''Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure'' ( it, Chi trova un amico trova un tesoro also known as ''A Friend Is a Treasure'') is an Italian adventure- comedy movie directed in 1981 by Sergio Corbucci and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was filmed at Key Biscayne, Florida. Plot Alan Lloyd (Hill) is an inveterate gambler who accumulates a lot of debt and therefore is forced to flee, pursued by shady employers in the area. Charlie O'Brien (Spencer) is an actor who is hired to advertise a jam (that tastes horrible) and is embarking on a long promotional boat trip. Alan, still fleeing, hides inside Charlie's boat behind his back. After Alan is discovered, the two get into a fight and fall out of the boat, eventually reaching a remote island in the Pacific. There, the two initially believe they are on a deserted island, but then discover that it is inhabited and familiarize themselves with the natives. The welcome party is interrupted by a group of pirates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm For The Hippopotamus
''I'm for the Hippopotamus'' ( it, Io sto con gli ippopotami) is a 1979 Italian adventure-comedy film directed by Italo Zingarelli and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Plot Two cousins engage in a semi-friendly rivalry at the beginning of the film. Hill's character occasionally ruins the other's hunting safaris. It turns out that Spencer's character is none too honest, either, since he gives his tourists rifles loaded with blanks so they can't hurt each other or the animals. The two have to team up to stop a villain, with plenty of comedy, eating, and mild violence. Cast *Terence Hill as Slim *Bud Spencer as Tom *Joe Bugner as Ormond * May Dlamini as Mama Leone * Dawn Jürgens as Stella (Slim's lady-love) *Malcolm Kirk Malcolm Kirk (18 December 1935 – 23 August 1987) was an English professional wrestler who went by the ring name of "King Kong" Kirk as well as Kojak Kirk, Killer Kirk and "Mucky" Mal Kirk. He started as a professional rugb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odds And Evens (film)
''Odds and Evens'' ( it, Pari e dispari also known as ''Trinity: Gambling for High Stakes'') is an Italian comedy movie directed in 1978 by Sergio Corbucci and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. In 1979 it was awarded with the Golden Screen Award along with '' Superman'' and ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''. Plot Johnny Firpo, a US Navy Lieutenant, is competing in many competitions in Miami, including American football and speedboat racing. Charlie instead is a truck driver making deliveries in various places and ultimately must carry a tank full of dolphins. The two characters meet when some miscreants sabotage Johnny's speedboat. He thinks that it was Charlie who was eating a plate of beans, but in the end, they discover that the real culprits are a gang of illegal bookmakers, led by a man known as Paraboulis 'The Greek', who are controlling and rigging every gambling competition in Florida. The Navy asks Johnny to infiltrate and dismantle t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Busters
''Crime Busters'' ( it, I due superpiedi quasi piatti) is a 1977 Italian action crime comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was one of the three movies awarded with the Golden Screen Award in 1977 along with ''The Exorcist'' and ''The Towering Inferno''. Plot Wilbur Walsh (Bud Spencer) and Matt Kirby (Terence Hill) are in Miami, looking for work as longshoremen, but the area is managed by shady dealers who refuse to give them a job, after which the dealers are beaten up and have three of their cars wrecked in the process. Walsh and Kirby meet up and then leave the dock, tired of looking for a job. Matt is particularly intrigued by the closed nature of Wilbur, who tries to avoid it in any way. Matt, after introducing himself, suggests that Walsh and he should work together on something he had been planning; the robbery of a supermarket. Walsh accepts, aided by Kirby's conniving ways to remove police attention, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Missionaries
''Two Missionaries'' ( it, Porgi l'altra guancia; Turn the Other Cheek) is a 1974 French/ Italian international co-production comedy film starring the comedy team of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill. Synopsis Two missionaries (Bud Spencer and Terence Hill) come into conflict with the authorities when they turn their missionary into a parrot farm. The Bishop of Maracaibo calls them his 'black sheep' and the Monsignore has been called to check on their behavior. Like usual, our heroes help the poor to defend themselves and provoke some funny fist fights in the process. Cast *Terence Hill as Father J. *Bud Spencer as Father Pedro de Leon *Robert Loggia as Governor Alfonso Felipe Gonzaga *Jean Pierre Aumont as Monsignor Delgado *Jacques Herlin as The Bishop *Mario Pilar as Menendez *Maria Cumani Quasimodo Maria Cumani Quasimodo (20 May 1908 - 22 November 1995) was an Italian actress and dancer. Born Maria Cumani in Milan, she studied dance under Jia Ruskaja. In 1936, she bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watch Out, We're Mad!
''Watch Out, We're Mad!'' ( it, link=no, ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo!) is a 1974 Italian-Spanish comedy film, directed by Marcello Fondato and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It is an international co-production between Italy and Spain. Plot Somewhere in Spain, off-road race car driver Ben is anticipating the next rallycross race, because of the prize: a red Puma dune buggy with a yellow top. However, he does not count on "The Kid" entering the competition, who also has a talent for the sport and an eye on that same dune buggy. During the race, each man battles furiously to the finish line. But in a surprise finish, they both end up tying for first place, and dash for the buggy, reaching it at the same time. As a result, they are both awarded the dune buggy. Of course, sharing is out of the question, so they soon get into a serious discussion as who gets the buggy, at first suggesting betting it in a game of cards, and then arm-wrestling. Finally the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All The Way, Boys!
''... All The Way, Boys!'' (aka it, italic=yes, ... Più forte ragazzi! and Plane Crazy) is a 1973 Italian adventure film directed by Giuseppe Colizzi. The film stars the popular comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. The duo made 18 films together, most in the Spaghetti Western genre, but ''... All The Way, Boys!'' was the first film set in a modern context, although many other slapstick elements of the earlier films were carried over. ) (1971) was the first film that the comedy team made that departed from the western formula.Hughes 2011, p. 255., group=Note Plot Salud ( Bud Spencer) and Plata ( Terence Hill) eke out a living as bush pilots in South America. Beside carrying a few passengers and a small amount of cargo, their most lucrative activity is in faking aircraft crashes, on behalf of Salud's brother (Alexander Allerson), who will be able to collect the insurance money. Flying over the Andes on another flight, the two pilots crash for real in the middle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
