Prickly Pears
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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 ...
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Renato Pozzetto
Dott.Lorenzo Millozzi
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Aldo Maccione
Arrigo "Ghigo" Buccilli
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Gloria Guida
Lia Millozzi
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Diego Abatantuono
Capo delle "Belve"
Known for
Mediterraneo
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
Gianfranco Barra
Commissario di Polizia
Known for
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Daniele Formica
Lanzarotti
Known for
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Luca Sportelli
Don Eusebio
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Hot Potato
Roberto Della Casa
portiere
Known for
The Comics 2
Viuuulentemente mia
Néstor Garay
fratello di Lorenzo
Known for
Allegro non troppo
Perdiamoci di vista
Dario Ghirardi
barista
Known for
The Voice of the Moon
Hot Potato
Renato Montalbano
dottore della compagnia assicurativa
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
The Hawks and the Sparrows
Loredana Martínez
Marcellina, domestica di Millozzi
Known for
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Steno Director · Sandro Continenza Screenplay Raimondo Vianello Screenplay
First release October 9, 1980 · Produced in Italy · Original title Fico d'India
Production
Intercontinental Film Company
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Fico d'India
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 9, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 23, 1982 · Theatrical
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