If you spent your childhood and youth in the 1970s and 80s, then Carlo Pedersoli and Mario Girotti, of course better known as Bud Spencer and Terence Hill, were an integral part of your cinematic socialization. Who doesn't remember all the Sunday afternoons when we danced excitedly out of the cinema, pantomimed the punches, imitated the sound of the slaps and quoted the cool one-liners. Numerous repetitions on TV introduced the Italian comedy duo to subsequent generations.
The good-looking Terence Hill as the agile, clever rascal and Bud Spencer as the somewhat sedate, grumpy muscle man with a heart of gold complemented each other excellently. In the wake of the spaghetti western, they created the subgenre of the non-bloody brawling western with their parodies. The world was simple, the roles were clearly assigned and the solutions to problems were simple as well. The bad guys received a fast-paced face slapping staccato from Terence or had to feel Bud's steam hammer, always accompanied by the jaded one-liners of the unlikely couple.
When the Western wave ebbed, the duo switched to adventure and action comedies. One of their first non-Western films was »…altrimenti ci arrabbiamo!« which translates to "…or we’ll get angry!" and is a quote from the film, which was turned into the English title »Watch Out, We’re Mad«.
The film was released in Italian cinemas on March 29, 1974, exactly 50 years ago. Maybe it's not the duo's best film and you need nostalgia-tinted glasses to really enjoy it. The appearances of John Sharp as a gang boss and Donald Pleasence as a Sigmund Freud parody seem rather embarrassing by today's standards and you have to be under 12 to be able to laugh about it. The pacing isn't the best either and it takes a full 43 minutes until the first fight. But once Bud and Terence get started, we experience some fine fight choreography in the gym scene. Other set pieces include a medieval jousting on motorcycles and the unforgettable choir rehearsal... pure 70s comedy gold! And of course we can't forget the title song »Dune Buggy« by Oliver Onions, which has dug itself deep into our ear canals.
If you want to properly celebrate the heroes of our childhood again, then our Italian friends from Kaustic Plastik and Infinite Statue & Collectibles are offering you a whole range of cool pieces in a scale of 1:12 from »Watch Out, We’re Mad«. In addition to Bud and Terence, you can get the dune buggy that drives the plot of the film and the motorcycles from the jousting scene, all of which are already listed in our shop and will be available soon to coincide with the film's 50th anniversary:
space-figuren.de/Movies/Watch-Out-Were-Mad:::4681_5365.htmlWe are also eagerly awaiting Terence Hill from »They Call Me Trinity« as a 1/6 figure at the beginning of May. The Old & Rare statue of Bud Spencer as »Banana Joe« is already in stock and the big Bud is listed for pre-order in his role as Bulldozer in an American football outfit from »They Called Him Bulldozer«. Here you can find all of our heroes' collectibles at a glance:
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