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# 81 JULY 18 , 2016
# 81 juLY 18 , 2016
there are few actors and protagonists of
our cinema to have achieved Bud's and
Terence's intergenerational and international fame.
the United States. In many westerns and
police movies the two play the roles of
some kind of isolated executioners, nonconformist and always siding with justice
and the right side, even when seemingly
scoundrels. Sometimes their roles are
those of apparent enemies, but able to
ally to achieve a common goal. All this,
without avoiding the rough manners:
their films are in fact famous for the extensive use of slaps and punches, enhanced by almost comic sound effects and
always seen with a certain irony.
Among the two Bud Spencer is, with
his imposing and rough physique and
his vibe of giant who is gentle but not
convenient to anger, the character more
inclined to start a fight. These films are
simple, unpretentious but certainly not
stupid, witnessing a season of the Italian
popular cinema far away not only from
art, but also by a somehow more serious
and meditated cinema. And above all
they were, because of their simplicity,
hugely successful film, so much so that
Their first success, as well as the most famous, is the ironic spaghetti western "Lo
chiamavano trinità" (They Call Me Trinity), dated 1970, a parody of the Sergio
Leone westerns.
Bud Spencer has also worked alone, but
not getting the same success of the movies that saw him together with his colleague-friend.
Below is a selection of films that made
Bud Spencer and Terence Hill's partnership celebrated all over the world: "Lo
chiamavano trinità" (They Call Me Trinity) (1970) and its sequel "Continuavano a chiamarlo trinità" (Trinity is still my
name) (1972); "Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo"
(Watch Out, We're Mad!) (1974); "I due
superpiedi quasi piatti" (Crime Busters)
(1977); "Io sto con gli ippopotami" (I'm
for the Hippopotamus) (1979); "Pari e
dispari" (Odds and Evens) (1979); "Nati
con la camicia" (Go for It) (1983).
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