Bud Spencer Movies

A retired Mafioso takes the misstep of a lifetime -- and inadvertently triggers a most inconvenient love affair between two complete strangers -- in this zany German-language farce from Teutonic director Sebastian Niemann. The hermetic (Don Enrico Puzzo) (screen vet Franco Nero) may have put the bulk of his professional life as a godfather behind him, but he mistakenly reasons that this will permit him to publish his tell-all gangster memoirs sans consequence. Instead, it draws both fear and concern from a vast number of people whose lives and safety will be at stake if news of Enrico's exploits hits the presses. One of those concerned, mafia middleman Pepe (Bud Spencer), tries to prevent the publication of the book by having cocky, loudmouthed hit man Toni Ricardelli (Rick Kavanian of Manitou's Shoe) rub Enrico out. Meanwhile, Enrico fails to turn up at a press conference, which prompts the publisher of the book to send his editor-cum-girlfriend, Julia (siren Nora Tschirner) to Enrico's with a $500,000 check meant to pull the mafioso out of hiding. Minutes before Julia turns up at Enrico's place, Toni visits Enrico and ices him -- leading to a comically inconvenient and awkward meeting between hitman and editor. In seemingly no time at all, Toni and Julia fall in love, which creates enormous complications, given the conflicting nature of their ambitions. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Former cabaret performer Leonardo Pieraccioni (The Cyclone) directed, co-scripted (with Giovanni Veronesi), and stars in this popular Italian film, given the widest opening release in Italian film history. Ottone (Pieraccioni) and beautiful Lorenza (Claudia Gerini) are pet-store partners. He loses his lover to a butcher and moves in with his friend Barbara (Barbara Enrichi). At the same time, he courts secretly married Argentine heiress Luna (Vanessa Lorenzo), who is simply toying with the unsuspecting Ottone. Ottone's pal Germano (Massimo Ceccherini), once struck by lightning, survived because of his rubber Spiderman boots. Germano and Ottone both yearn for true love, but problems always arise. In the Maldives, Ottone seeks out a psychoanalyst (Luigi Petrucci) in hopes of gaining some understanding of his confused relationships with the opposite sex. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Two bounty-hunting brothers attempt to patch up their considerable differences in accordance with their mother's desire that the family reunite for the holidays. The main difference between the brothers is that one specializes in freeing wanted criminals for a hefty price, while the other tries to round them up in order to support his large family. The two team up to capture the same crook, but somehow they end up mistaken for bad guys themselves during a bank robbery. Veterans of spaghetti westerns, actors Terence Hill and Bud Spencer direct and star in this uneven parody of the lucrative genre. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

A 14-year-old boy working in a secondhand store after school finds a magic lamp in this comical fantasy adventure. The genie (Bud Spencer) grants Alan his wishes when he asks for a Rolls Royce, vanquishes the local bullies, and becomes a star basketball player. The genie helps get rid of local mobster Siracusa, who is putting the squeeze on local merchants as well as on Alan's mom (Janet Agren). ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Spaghetti-western stalwarts Terence Hill and Bud Spencer star in the Italian actioner Go For It. The stars play a couple of self-styled "supercops" who take on a demented scientist. The villain has invented an all-powerful "K Bomb," intending to detonate the device in a major metropolis. Hill and Spencer must contend with martial arts-trained busboys, a femme fatale called Der Vamp (Faith Minton) and -- even worse! -- a troupe of demonic child actresses, as they race against time. The "E. B. Clucher" credited with the direction of Go For It is actually a pseudonym for Enzo Barboni. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Trinity series star Bud Spencer returns to the Wild West in director Michele Lupo's comic tale of an outlaw drifter, Buddy, who is mistaken for a doctor after his Indian companion inadvertently steals a bag of surgical instruments. When a band of murderous outlaws attempts to overrun the small town Buddy is passing through, the presumed medico shows that his true talent is cracking skulls. Music is composed by Ennio Morricone. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid is an Italian comedy western, not so much "spaghetti" as "pablum." Tough sheriff Bud Spencer experiences a Close Encounter on the lone prairie. From out of a visiting spacecraft steps Cary Guffey, who befriends Spencer on the spot. Gaining a reputation as "The Satellite Kid," Guffey becomes the fastest gun--or laser--in the West. The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid bypassed the dying drive-in circuit to make its American debut on cable TV. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this Italian police drama, specially trained officers head for Miami to bring a nefarious international crime ring to justice. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Late Late Show devotees probably know this tongue-in-cheek actioner by its English-language title: Odds and Ends. Spaghetti-western regulars Terence Hill and Bud Spencer star as a couple of rebellious Miami cops. Badges? They don't need no stinkin' badges as they go merrily about busting heads and bones while breaking up an illegal gambling ring. What we have here is a western in mufti, with Hill and Spencer right in their element despite the contmporary trappings. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Flatfoot was also released as The Knock-Out Cop. By any name, this Italian crime meller stars Baldwyn Dakile as Bodo, a tough, no-frills police officer. Determined to bring a gang of drug smugglers to justice, Bodo is ordered to lay off by his superiors. It's not likely that he will obey orders, of this one can be sure. The larger-than-life escapades of the "flatfoot" are made palatable by director Stefano Steno's tongue-in-cheek approach to the material. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Spaghetti Western icon Bud Spencer (They Call Me Trinity) stars in this sword-and-sandal adventure-comedy from Italian director Pasquale Festa Campanile. The comedic hijinks center around a medieval mercenary named Ettore (Spencer) as he travels around Europe plying his warrior skills to the highest bidders. When he comes across a group of rude Frenchmen laying siege to a Spanish castle, Ettore decides to help the underdog Spaniards defeat the invaders -- and save themselves from their own bumbling ineptitude. ~ Sandra Bencic, All Movie Guide