Jerry Calà Movies

Sotto Zero may well be the best-ever Italian film made in Norway (if you know of another one, let us know). Jerry Cala plays an Italian laborer who takes a job on a Norwegian oil rig. He is unprepared for the cold weather, and has a bit of difficulty communicating with his co-workers--well, more than a little, since he knows not one word of their language. But the money is good, and things get better when another Italian joins the crew and befriends Our Hero. The US title for this made-for-Italian-TV film is Below Zero. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

In this typical teen comedy with all the elements of humor and romance that pander to the younger set, first-time director Franco Amurri looks at the trials and tribulations of a young man who cannot find a job (Jerry Cala). After he is rejected right and left, the just-graduated teen finally finds work with the "Pony Express," a privatized mail service that helps fill in the chinks in Italy's national postal system. He hotrods around town on a motor scooter he bought with purloined funds (he stole a young woman's purse), and he is intrigued by a dashing, wealthy young woman who goes about in a red riding outfit. The question is how will Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf get together? ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

This comedy-drama explores the sexual misadventures of a variety of suburban dwellers, including a few straying husbands and wives, and some non-husbands and non-wives too. After Sandro (Christian De Sica) and Lorenzo (Massimo Boldi) pack their wives and kids off for a brief vacation, the two men decide to look for some close encounters of the sexual kind. Sandro goes on several dates while Lorenzo takes up with his less-than-stable secretary, which proves to be a big mistake. Meanwhile, Gianluca (Jerry Cala) is an ambitious advertising executive who has little knack for communicating with the woman he loves. Finally, a car salesman (Enzo Greggio) chases anyone in skirts, full throttle, but gets a surprise in a few instances. None of these stories tends to overlap with the others. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

This clichéd view of the U.S. from the window of an Italian boys' academy tour bus is meant to be a comic romp of a travelogue with potential sexual situations -- but the sex and the comedy never quite materialize. A young priest (Christian De Sica) is chaperoning the tour, and he almost ends up in bed with Mrs. De Romanis (Edwige Fenech) -- by accident, Peo (Jerry Calà) almost ends up in bed with an American -- by intention, and Antonella (Antonella Interlenghi) almost beds down Alessio (Claudio Amendola), but not quite. These near-misses were meant to raise the rating out of "restricted to 18 and above." ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

A romantic comedy for those who take reality sugar-coated in tiny doses, Domani Mi Sposo features Arturo (Jerry Calà) and Susie (Isabella Ferrari), scheduled to marry in one day -- but not without mishaps. Arturo is seduced by one of his old lovers (Milly Carlucci) which starts a quarrel that almost trashes his wedding, and his bachelor party throws him together with a gorgeous stripper (Karina Huff). After some flashbacks to Arturo's wild, pre-engagement days, the ending is fairly predictable. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

In this nostalgic look back at the 1960s through rose-colored glasses, a group of teens meet and frolic and experience their individual emotional maelstroms at a seaside resort one summer -- and then they meet again two decades later. Most of the film is spent on the teen summer, filled with characters such as the wealthy and weighty young man romancing a would-be socialite, and the intellectual fellow who turns from his steady girlfriend to hook up with a powerfully attractive older woman (Virna Lisi). When the teens come together as vintage adults 20 years later, their lives have all changed and the experiences that bonded them during that far away summer echo in everyone's mind. Director Carlo Vanzina treats the teens' relationships with an intentionally light hand, which might unexpectedly make that later "echo" less resounding than intended. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Spaghetti western strongman Bud Spencer plays the title role in Michele Lupo's 1982 Italian revenge comedy Bomber. He's Bud "Bomber" Graziano, one-time king of the heavyweight boxing arena, who abandoned his career as a pugilist and hit the high seas, after an ugly defeat at the hands of a U.S. Army goon. Back then, it suited Bomber just fine to run like a cur. But times change. And now, with the opportunity to train an up-and-coming young hopeful, Bomber is all keyed up for an onslaught of slaphappy revenge. Jerry Calla, Mike Miller, Rik Battaglia, Kallie Knoetze and Bobby Rhodes co-star. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide