''Fantozzi alla riscossa'' ("''Fantozzi to the Rescue''") is a

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of humanity on Earth, astrophysicist ...

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

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

Neri Parenti Neri Parenti (born 26 April 1950, in Florence) is an Italian film director and writer. He is known for comedy films, including the series starring Paolo Villaggio playing the character Ugo Fantozzi, and a later series of '' cinepanettoni'' - za ...

. It is the seventh chapter in the Fantozzi film series of the unlucky clerk

Ugo Fantozzi Ugo Fantozzi () is a fictional character, appearing in Italian literature and film, created by Paolo Villaggio. The character, initially part of Villaggio's television monologues, later became protagonist of a series of short stories published at ...

, played by its creator,

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 ...

Plot

New misadventures of Accountant Fantozzi, including managing the film career of his nephew Ughina; being juror in a

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trial; taking lessons of violence by a

hooligan Hooliganism is disruptive or unlawful behavior such as rioting, bullying and vandalism, usually in connection with crowds at sporting events. Etymology There are several theories regarding the origin of the word ''hooliganism,'' which is a ...

; facing a marriage crisis and searching a new lover through a dating service.

Cast

* Milena Vukotic as Pina Fantozzi *

Gigi Reder Gigi Reder (born Luigi Schroeder; 25 March 1928 – 8 October 1998) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was best known for the role of Filini in the ''Fantozzi'' film series. Biography Born in Naples in to a German father and a Neapolita ...

as Filini * Plinio Fernando as Mariangela Fantozzi / Uga Fantozzi * Anna Mazzamauro as Mrs. Silvani * Luigi Petrucci as Psychoanalyst * Paul Muller as Duke Count Francesco Maria Barambani * Pierfrancesco Villaggio as Hooligan * Silvia Annichiarico as Juror * Angelo Bernabucci as

Cinecittà Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios we ...

Producer

References

External links

* 1990 comedy films 1990 films Films directed by Neri Parenti Italian comedy films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-comedy-film-stub