Prickly Pears (1980)
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 ...
Director: Steno
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 93 min
Release Date: October 9, 1980
Cast
- Renato Pozzetto - Dott.Lorenzo Millozzi
- Aldo Maccione - Arrigo "Ghigo" Buccilli
- Gloria Guida - Lia Millozzi
- Diego Abatantuono - Capo delle "Belve"
- Gianfranco Barra - Commissario di Polizia
- Daniele Formica - Lanzarotti
- Luca Sportelli - Don Eusebio
- Roberto Della Casa - portiere
- Néstor Garay - fratello di Lorenzo
- Dario Ghirardi - barista
Screenplay
- Enrico Vanzina (Screenplay)
- Steno (Screenplay)
- Renato Pozzetto (Screenplay)
- Sandro Continenza (Story)
- Raimondo Vianello (Story)
Music: Giancarlo Chiaramello
Cinematography: Carlo Carlini
Editing: Raimondo Crociani
Production: Intercontinental Film Company
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Prickly Pears about?
- 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 ...
- Who directed Prickly Pears?
- Prickly Pears was directed by Steno.
- Who stars in Prickly Pears?
- Prickly Pears stars Renato Pozzetto, Aldo Maccione, Gloria Guida, Diego Abatantuono, Gianfranco Barra, Daniele Formica.
- How long is Prickly Pears?
- Prickly Pears has a runtime of 1h 33m (93 minutes).
- What genre is Prickly Pears?
- Prickly Pears is a Comedy film.
- Where was Prickly Pears produced?
- Prickly Pears was produced in Italy.