Buddy goes West
Taste attributes: actioncomedywesternfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemanding
Boxlist takeStraightforward and accessible: a conventional western, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like escapism over depth.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 77 votes
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
Trinity series star Bud Spencer returns to the Wild West in director Michele Lupo's comic tale of an outlaw drifter, Buddy, who is mistaken for a doctor after his Indian companion inadvertently steals a bag of surgical instruments. When a band of murderous outlaws attempts to overrun the small town Buddy is passing through, the presumed medico shows that his true talent is cracking skulls. Music is composed by Ennio Morricone.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1981
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Alex Cinematografica
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