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1981 film

Prickly Pears

Directed by	Steno
Written by	Steno Renato Pozzetto Enrico Vanzina Sandro Continenza Raimondo Vianello
Starring	Renato Pozzetto Aldo Maccione Gloria Guida
Cinematography	Carlo Carlini
Edited by	Raimondo Crociani
Music by	Giancarlo Chiaramello
Release date	1981 (1981)
Running time	90 minutes
Language	Italian

Prickly Pears (Italian: Fico d'India) is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Steno.

Plot

Lorenzo Millozzi is the mayor of a small town. One night, coming home, he surprises the notorious playboy Ghigo Buccilli who tries to seduce his wife: furious, he threatens the two with a gun, so as to cause a heart attack in Buccilli, who is forced to a total rest, and then to remain at the mayor's house...

Cast

Renato Pozzetto: Lorenzo Millozzi
Aldo Maccione: Arrigo "Ghigo" Buccilli
Gloria Guida: Lia Millozzi
Diego Abatantuono: "Belve" Chief
Gianfranco Barra: Commissioner
Daniele Formica: Lanzarotti
Luca Sportelli: Don Eusebio
Néstor Garay: The Doctor (brother of Lorenzo)
Licinia Lentini: Wife of Cicognelli
Daniele Vargas: The President

References

Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 8877424230.

External links

Prickly Pears at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Steno
A Night of Fame (1949) A Dog's Life (1950) È arrivato il cavaliere! (1950) Cops and Robbers (1951) Toto and the King of Rome (1952) Toto and the Women (1952) Toto in Color (1952) The Unfaithfuls (1953) Man, Beast and Virtue (1953) Cinema d'altri tempi (1953) A Day in Court (1954) An American in Rome (1954) Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova (1954) The Letters Page (1955) Nero's Mistress (1956) Female Three Times (1957) Susanna Whipped Cream (1957) Maid, Thief and Guard (1958) Mia nonna poliziotto (1958) Toto in the Moon (1958) Toto in Madrid (1959) The Overtaxed (1959) Uncle Was a Vampire (1959) Un militare e mezzo (1960) Letto a tre piazze (1960) Some Like It Cold (1960) Psycosissimo (1961) Musketeers of the Sea (1961) La ragazza di mille mesi (1961) The Two Colonels (1962) Totò Diabolicus (1962) Copacabana Palace (1962) Toto vs. the Four (1963) Heroes of the West (1963) I gemelli del Texas (1964) A Monster and a Half (1964) Letti sbagliati (1965) Rose rosse per Angelica (1965) Love Italian Style (1966) The Crazy Kids of the War (1967) How to Kill 400 Duponts (1967) Caprice Italian Style (1967) Transplant (1969) Gang War (1971) The Blonde in the Blue Movie (1971) Execution Squad (1971) Il terrore con gli occhi storti (1972) L'uccello migratore (1972) My Brother Anastasia (1973) Flatfoot (1973) Policewoman (1974) Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1974) The Boss and the Worker (1975) Febbre da cavallo (1976) L'Italia s'è rotta (1976) Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977) Double Murder (1977) Flatfoot in Africa (1978) Amori miei (1978) Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979) Hot Potato (1979) Flatfoot in Egypt (1980) Prickly Pears (1980) Quando la coppia scoppia (1981) Il tango della gelosia (1981) Dio li fa e poi li accoppia (1982) Banana Joe (1982) An Ideal Adventure (1982) Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1983) Mani di fata (1983) Mi faccia causa (1984) Urban Animals (1987) Big Man (1987)

Films directed by Steno

A Night of Fame (1949)
A Dog's Life (1950)
È arrivato il cavaliere! (1950)
Cops and Robbers (1951)
Toto and the King of Rome (1952)
Toto and the Women (1952)
Toto in Color (1952)
The Unfaithfuls (1953)
Man, Beast and Virtue (1953)
Cinema d'altri tempi (1953)
A Day in Court (1954)
An American in Rome (1954)
Le avventure di Giacomo Casanova (1954)
The Letters Page (1955)
Nero's Mistress (1956)
Female Three Times (1957)
Susanna Whipped Cream (1957)
Maid, Thief and Guard (1958)
Mia nonna poliziotto (1958)
Toto in the Moon (1958)
Toto in Madrid (1959)
The Overtaxed (1959)
Uncle Was a Vampire (1959)
Un militare e mezzo (1960)
Letto a tre piazze (1960)
Some Like It Cold (1960)
Psycosissimo (1961)
Musketeers of the Sea (1961)
La ragazza di mille mesi (1961)
The Two Colonels (1962)
Totò Diabolicus (1962)
Copacabana Palace (1962)
Toto vs. the Four (1963)
Heroes of the West (1963)
I gemelli del Texas (1964)
A Monster and a Half (1964)
Letti sbagliati (1965)
Rose rosse per Angelica (1965)
Love Italian Style (1966)
The Crazy Kids of the War (1967)
How to Kill 400 Duponts (1967)
Caprice Italian Style (1967)
Transplant (1969)
Gang War (1971)
The Blonde in the Blue Movie (1971)
Execution Squad (1971)
Il terrore con gli occhi storti (1972)
L'uccello migratore (1972)
My Brother Anastasia (1973)
Flatfoot (1973)
Policewoman (1974)
Flatfoot in Hong Kong (1974)
The Boss and the Worker (1975)
Febbre da cavallo (1976)
L'Italia s'è rotta (1976)
Three Tigers Against Three Tigers (1977)
Double Murder (1977)
Flatfoot in Africa (1978)
Amori miei (1978)
Dr. Jekyll Likes Them Hot (1979)
Hot Potato (1979)
Flatfoot in Egypt (1980)
Prickly Pears (1980)
Quando la coppia scoppia (1981)
Il tango della gelosia (1981)
Dio li fa e poi li accoppia (1982)
Banana Joe (1982)
An Ideal Adventure (1982)
Bonnie and Clyde Italian Style (1983)
Mani di fata (1983)
Mi faccia causa (1984)
Urban Animals (1987)
Big Man (1987)

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