Rialto Film,
Terrance Hill, Bud Spencer, Boots Southerland, Ruth Buzzi
Travis (Terrence Hill) has not been home to visit Mama (Ruth Buzzi) in ten years because she set free all the horses he worked hard to steal. He hates his brother Moses (Bud Spencer), but that’s ok because Moses hates him back just as much. But Travis is home, and Mama is going to make sure the brothers get together or die trying. The two start out doing good things, but when they get setup and Moses is sentences to hang from the neck till dead, things go a bit wrong. What follows is mayhem, fights, flirting, dirty tricks, and lots and lots of beans, beans, beans. This is another Bud Spencer/Terrence Hill films after a 9 year hiatus, and though the guys are older, they’re just as bad as ever.
Certainly the “Trinity” series of movies was classic. These spaghetti western films are almost mockeries of themselves, but certainly well worth checking out. This was supposed to be the third in the series, but it didn’t get made for many years due to some supposed legal hassles. But it’s available now, and it is certainly well worth checking out. These characters are superb, and Terrance is the little guy, amazing quick draw, and fast talker who can weasel his way out of anything. Bud on the other hand is a huge monster of a man who can knock a guy out with a fist to the top of the head, or can take a shot with a four by four without flinching. These guys are hysterical. Ruth Buzzi has a little role, as Mama, but she is funny as always and is the only one who can handle these two. This is a very unusual Christmas film, but one of that is very welcome due to the strength of the original characters. Even Spaghetti Westerns can use a bit of Christmas cheer and a carol or two once in a while!
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