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Prickly Pears (1980)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Steno
Writer : Enrico Vanzina, Steno, Renato Pozzetto, Sandro Continenza, Raimondo Vianello

Synopsis

Lorenzo is the mayor of a small town. One evening, returning home, surprised the well-known playboy Ghigo Buccilli who tries to seduce his beautiful wife. Enraged, he threatens the two with a gun, and Buccilli is the victim of a heart attack: the man survives but, forced to total rest, remains at the mayor's house. The result is an endless series of gags and misunderstandings, due to the stratagems devised by Lorenzo to avoid that the situation becomes the subject of gossip by fellow citizens ...

Actors

Renato Pozzetto
Renato Pozzetto
Dott.Lorenzo Millozzi
Aldo Maccione
Aldo Maccione
Arrigo "Ghigo" Buccilli
Gloria Guida
Gloria Guida
Lia Millozzi
Diego Abatantuono
Diego Abatantuono
Capo delle "Belve"
Gianfranco Barra
Gianfranco Barra
Commissario di Polizia
Daniele Formica
Daniele Formica
Lanzarotti
Luca Sportelli
Luca Sportelli
Don Eusebio
Roberto Della Casa
Roberto Della Casa
portiere
Néstor Garay
Néstor Garay
fratello di Lorenzo
Dario Ghirardi
Dario Ghirardi
barista
Renato Montalbano
Renato Montalbano
dottore della compagnia assicurativa
Loredana Martínez
Loredana Martínez
Marcellina, domestica di Millozzi
Licinia Lentini
Licinia Lentini
moglie di Cicognelli
Giulio Massimini
Giulio Massimini
Vigile Urbano
Daniele Vargas
Daniele Vargas
capo di Millozzi
Angelo Pellegrino
Angelo Pellegrino
segretario di Millozzi
Sandro Ghiani
Sandro Ghiani
Giovanni, l'usciere del municipio
Jimmy il Fenomeno
Jimmy il Fenomeno
Arturo Brambilloni, sposo in comune
Pietro Zardini
Pietro Zardini
Mazzetti, vicino di casa
Raimondo Penne
Raimondo Penne
avvocato Cicognelli

Crews

Achille Manzotti
Achille Manzotti
Producer
Steno
Steno
Director
Carlo Carlini
Carlo Carlini
Director of Photography
Enrico Vanzina
Enrico Vanzina
Screenplay
Steno
Steno
Screenplay
Renato Pozzetto
Renato Pozzetto
Screenplay
Sandro Continenza
Sandro Continenza
Story
Raimondo Vianello
Raimondo Vianello
Story
Sandro Continenza
Sandro Continenza
Screenplay
Raimondo Vianello
Raimondo Vianello
Screenplay
Raimondo Crociani
Raimondo Crociani
Editor
Paola Comencini
Paola Comencini
Production Design
Silvio Laurenzi
Silvio Laurenzi
Costume Design
Massimo Carocci
Massimo Carocci
First Assistant Director
Elio Saroli
Elio Saroli
Production Manager
Paolo Infascelli
Paolo Infascelli
Line Producer
Giancarlo Chiaramello
Giancarlo Chiaramello
Original Music Composer
Rossella Angeletti
Rossella Angeletti
Unit Manager
Luigi Patrizi
Luigi Patrizi
Production Secretary
Marina Mattoli
Marina Mattoli
Script Supervisor
Massimo Carlini
Massimo Carlini
Camera Operator
Fabio Conversi
Fabio Conversi
Assistant Camera
Alberto Bartolomei
Alberto Bartolomei
Sound Mixer
Pina Triunveri
Pina Triunveri
Assistant Editor
Gianfranco Mecacci
Gianfranco Mecacci
Makeup Artist
Marcello Longhi
Marcello Longhi
Hairstylist
Giorgio Pallotta
Giorgio Pallotta
Sound
Maurizio Merli
Maurizio Merli
Boom Operator
Sergio Mione
Sergio Mione
Master at Arms
Riccardo Mioni
Riccardo Mioni
Stunts
Valter Iaconi
Valter Iaconi
Stunts
Franco Maria Salamon
Franco Maria Salamon
Stunts
Pietro Sarubbi
Pietro Sarubbi
Stunts
Franco Ukmar
Franco Ukmar
Stunts
Roberto Nicosia
Roberto Nicosia
Still Photographer
Rosanna Landi
Rosanna Landi
Assistant Editor

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