''Mr. Robinson'' ( it, Il signor Robinson, mostruosa storia d'amore e d'avventure, also known as ''Robinson Jr.'') is a 1976
Italian comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Sergio Corbucci
Sergio Corbucci (; 6 December 1926 – 1 December 1990) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. He directed both very violent Spaghetti Westerns and bloodless Bud Spencer and Terence Hill action comedies.
He is the older bro ...
. It is a parody of the
Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel ''Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its ...
's 1719 novel ''
Robinson Crusoe''.
Plot
The
Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
ese fashion guru Roberto Minghelli embarks with his wife on a cruise. One morning he wakes up in a now-sunken ship but is able to escape to an island, where he finds an abandoned hut which had a famous owner, Robinson Crusoe. Although the city slicker seems to be completely unsuitable for survival on a deserted island, Roberto adapts over time to his location and even leads a relatively happy life. But then he discovers that he is not alone on the island: a pretty young native, whom he calls Friday, joins him, and things start to be more complicated.
Cast
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Paolo Villaggio
Paolo Villaggio (; 30 December 1932 – 3 July 2017) was an Italian actor, voice actor, writer, director and comedian. He is noted for the characters he created with paradoxical and grotesque characteristics: Professor Kranz, the ultra-timid G ...
as Roberto Minghelli / Robinio / Robinson
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Zeudi Araya
Zeudi Araya (born 10 February 1951) is an Eritrean-Italian former actress, singer, model and film producer.
Career
On a journey to Italy in 1972, Araya recorded a commercial for coffee, where she was introduced to director Luigi Scattini, who ...
as Friday
* Anna Nogara as Magda
* Percy Hogan as Mandingo
Release
See also
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List of Italian films of 1976
References
External links
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1976 films
1976 comedy films
Italian comedy films
1970s Italian-language films
Films based on Robinson Crusoe
Films directed by Sergio Corbucci
Films set on uninhabited islands
Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
1970s Italian films
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