Cast
Renato Pozzetto
as Dott.Lorenzo Millozzi
Aldo Maccione
as Arrigo "Ghigo" Buccilli
Gloria Guida
as Lia Millozzi
Diego Abatantuono
as Capo delle "Belve"
Gianfranco Barra
as Commissario di Polizia
Daniele Formica
as Lanzarotti
Luca Sportelli
as Don Eusebio
Roberto Della Casa
as portiere
Néstor Garay
as fratello di Lorenzo
Dario Ghirardi
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1980
Runtime1h 33m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes44
DirectorSteno
WritersEnrico Vanzina, Steno, Renato Pozzetto
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsPrickly Pears
About Prickly Pears
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 ...
Directed by Steno, Prickly Pears leans on a strong ensemble — Renato Pozzetto, Aldo Maccione, Gloria Guida — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1980.
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