Si può fare... amigo (1972)

Note des utilisateurs:

5.2/10   

Réalisateur:

Maurizio Lucidi

Writers:

Rafael Azcona (screenplay)
Ernesto Gastaldi (story)

Release Date:

novembre 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Western | Comedie

Plot:

A drifter with fast fists and a gunfighter- pimp with fast guns help a child to claim his inheritance.

Plot Keywords:

Child | Brawl | Covered Wagon | Marriage | Shame

Avis des utilisateurs:

a decent spaghetti western

Ensemble

Bud Spencer	...	Hiram Coburn
Jack Palance	...	Sonny Bronston
Renato Cestiè	...	Chip Anderson
Francisco Rabal	...	Franciscus
Dany Saval	...	Mary Bronston
Luciano Catenacci	...	James
Roberto Camardiel	...	L'udriaco
Franco Giacobini	...	L'uomo chi mangia la terra
Serena Michelotti	...	La vedova Warren
Manuel Guitián
Sal Borgese
Marcello Verziera		(as Margello Verziera)
Dominique Badou
Dante Cleri		(as Cleri Dante)
Luciano Pigozzi		(as Alan Collins)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Amigo!... Mon colt a deux mots à te dire (France)
Bulldozer Is Back Amigo
Can Be Done, Amigo
En el Oeste se puede hacer... amigo (Spain)
It Can Be Done Amigo
Saddle Tramps (Canada: English title)
The Big and the Bad

Durée:

Germany:85 min | Spain:100 min | Italy:109 min

Pays:

Spain | Italy | France

Langue:

Italien

Couleur:

Couleur (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Classification:

UK:U (cut) (1973) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Atlántida Films

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Hiram Coburn: How the hell did I ever get stuck with a loser like you?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Avanti! (1972)

a decent spaghetti western

Hiram Coburn is not the typical spaghetti western protagonist. He doesn't use a gun, instead opting to pound his opponents silly with his fists, and although he is as powerful as an ox, he is mellow and laid back to an annoying degree. He takes some getting used to, but by the end of the film I found myself liking this character. Jack Palance plays Sonny, an eccentric gunslinger (what Palance does best). He is very entertaining, and I would have liked to have seen more of him in the film. The weirdest thing about him is that his accent keeps changing. Sometimes he sounds like he is from the southeastern US, other times he sounds Mexican, and other times he sounds like he's from Chicago or something. I don't know if this is intentional or not, but it sure is odd, and odd is a good thing in a spaghetti western.

The music score by Bacalov is excellent. It reminds me of some of Morricone's work, which is pretty much the best compliment one could give.

The story is great, and just about the most original one I've ever seen in a spaghetti western. The movie is a comedy, but not to the extent that it becomes completely unbelievable. I may have given this movie a higher rating if I saw it in a more complete, widescreen version. The version I saw, which I assume is the most commonly available, is approximately 98 minutes long if I remember correctly, and it feels like it's been edited somewhat to shorten its length.

All in all, this one's a must-have if you are a spaghetti western nut like me.