Più forte, ragazzi! (1972)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Giuseppe Colizzi

Writers:

Barbara Alberti (writer)
Giuseppe Colizzi (writer)

Release Date:

June 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

Those "TRINITY BOYS" take to the air and still fly off the handle!

Plot:

The "Trinity" crew makes another modern era film. Terence Hill and Bud Spencer are pilots ditching aircraft for insurance money...

Plot Keywords:

Diamond | South America | Insurance | Jungle | Pilot

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Terence Hill	...	Plata
Bud Spencer	...	Salud
Reinhard Kolldehoff	...	Mr. Ears (as René Kolldehoff)
Carlos Muñoz	...	Pilot, discussing with Salud in town
Riccardo Pizzuti	...	Naso
Marcello Verziera	...	Puncher
Sergio Bruzzichini
Cyril Cusack	...	Matto
Alexander Allerson	...	Saluds brother
Ferdinando Murolo	...	Man in jungle, searching for beer
Michel Antoine	...	Daveira
Antoine Saint-John	...	One of Mr. Ears gang (as Antoine St. John)

Also Known As:

All the Way Boys (USA)
Plane Crazy (USA)

Runtime:

Sweden:103 min (cut) | USA:105 min | Italy:120 min | Netherlands:94 min (heavily cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:16

Company:

Delta

Movie Connections:

Featured in Un moment d'égarement (1977)

Soundtrack:

Flying Through The Air

Spencer/Hill as Bush Pilots

As a teenager, I loved the Spencer/Hill films and this was one of my favorites. When I watched it again a few years ago I was a bit anxious that I might spoil my childhood memories by too clearly seeing its flaws now. I shouldn't have worried: although there are a few flaws (especially the overuse of fist fights and a quarter-hearted attempt at romance) it remains very entertaining. And you won't be able to get the catchy theme song out of your head.

Our two heroes are push pilots of the lowest caliber somewhere in South America. The opening scene in which Bud Spencer flies one of these jokes with wings in bad weather conditions is a classic. First you think it is one of those 'hero overcomes impossible odds' kinds of scenes, and then it turns out not to be, and then, perhaps, it was such a scene after all, in a way. You see: I'm struggling to explain it without giving anything away, suffice it to say that it's clever and funny.

The bad guys are mostly a bit lifeless, with the exception of Reinhard Kolldehoff who makes an excellent sleazy bastard, similar to the kinds Eduardo Fajardo uses to play.