Prickly Pears

1980 · 93 min · IT · 5.3 (32 votes)

Dir. Steno · Starring Renato Pozzetto, Aldo Maccione, Gloria Guida, Diego Abatantuono, Gianfranco Barra, Daniele Formica · Music Giancarlo Chiaramello

Comedy

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 ...

VIBE

A whirlwind of chaotic misunderstandings and over-the-top physical gags. Expect escalating absurdity and a constant barrage of jokes as a small-town mayor tries to manage a hilariously awkward situation. Pure, unadulterated comedic mayhem.

slapstickraucouslightheartedabsurdistfreneticItalian comedyphysical comedyscrewballinfidelityreputationmisunderstandingsfarce

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