Buddy Goes West
Appearance
Buddy Goes West | |
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Directed by | Michele Lupo |
Written by | Sergio Donati |
Produced by | Claudio Mancini Horst Wendlandt |
Starring | Bud Spencer |
Cinematography | Franco Di Giacomo |
Music by | Ennio Morricone |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 min |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Buddy Goes West (Italian: Occhio alla penna, also known as A fist goes West) is a 1981 Spaghetti Western comedy film directed by Michele Lupo.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]In the Old West, a mysterious man, nicknamed "Doc", arrives in a dusty town. Doc is a bandit who robbed a city physician, keeping his instruments' briefcase. He is misunderstood by local residents for a real doctor, and induced to care in particular for sick children. While treating them, Doc becomes aware that the small town is harassed by a criminal gang that bribes the sheriff. Doc immediately proclaims himself the new sheriff, and proceeds to hunt down the bandits.
Cast
[edit]- Bud Spencer: Buddy
- Amidou: Girolamo
- Joe Bugner: Sheriff Bronson
- Riccardo Pizzuti: Colorado Slim
- Carlo Reali: Sarto
- Renato Scarpa: Logan
- Sara Franchetti: Witwe Gordon
- Giovanni Cianfriglia: Jack Bolt
- Nazzareno Zamperla: Slim Henchman (uncredited)
References
[edit]- ^ Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.
- ^ Marco Giusti (2007). Dizionario del western all'italiana. Mondadori, 2007. ISBN 978-8804572770.
External links
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Categories:
- 1981 films
- 1980s Western (genre) comedy films
- Italian Western (genre) comedy films
- Spaghetti Western films
- Films scored by Ennio Morricone
- Films directed by Michele Lupo
- Films shot in Almería
- 1981 comedy films
- Films with screenplays by Sergio Donati
- Medical-themed films
- 1980s Italian-language films
- 1980s Italian films
- 1980s Italian film stubs
- 1980s Western (genre) film stubs
- 1980s film stubs