Two cannot be stopped
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Two cannot be stopped |
| Original title | Pari e dispari |
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| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1978 |
| length | 114 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sergio Corbucci |
| script |
Bruno Corbucci , Mario Amendola , Sabatino Ciuffini , Sergio Corbucci |
| production |
Vittorio Galiano , Derby Cinomatografica Srl |
| music | Oliver Onions |
| camera | Luigi Kuveiller |
| cut |
Eugenio Alabiso , Amedeo Salfa |
| occupation | |
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Two cannot be stopped (original title: Pari e dispari) is an Italian comedy film from 1978 with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer in the leading roles.
action
In the south of Florida , the Mafia controls a number of casinos with the help of corrupt politicians . Sailors and officers of the US Navy are regularly ripped off when they gamble there . The Navy will no longer tolerate this goings-on.
Since Admiral O'Connor cannot officially do anything against the gangsters, he instructs Lt. Johnny Firpo from Naval Intelligence to dig the casino mafia. He is therefore supposed to track down the head of the bookmaking gang and casino owner named Carabulis and arrest them. Firpo was chosen because he is above average intelligent, clever, familiar with all kinds of self-defense and has a photographic memory . But there is a catch: Johnny has no idea about gambling. That's why his half-brother Charlie comes into play. Charlie, a former professional player, once worked for Carabulis. However, Charlie is not interested in the assignment because he has vowed never to play again. Instead, he prefers to earn his living honestly as a trucker .
Thanks to a trick, Charlie accepts the job: He believes he has to earn money for the operation of the “blind” father of the Firpo brothers. The money thrown away will also be used to help an orphanage. So Johnny is initiated into the secrets of gambling by Charlie. Finally, Johnny takes the opportunity to play against Carabulis in poker. The game takes place on Carabulis' casino yacht. While Johnny is now taking part in gambling and cashing in continuously, Charlie accidentally uncovered the hoax with his father. With his help he rushes to the casino yacht to settle accounts with Johnny. After the big brawl, Charlie uses a trick to give the entire winnings (around one million dollars) to the orphanage, which is about to close.
reception
The film was released in West German cinemas on December 14, 1978 and, with 5,244,000 visitors, became one of the most successful films in 1978/1979.
Reviews
"Once a year there is a party for lovers of the unbeatable duo Terence Hill / Bud Spencer, because once a year the two of them shoot another film together, and there is no dry eye."
"Beat film based on a familiar pattern: full of slapstick, tasteless joke and barely concealed brutality."
"Funny spanking clothes from Sergio Corbucci"
Awards
The film was awarded the Golden Screen in 1979 .
Trivia
- The ball game in which the ball is thrown against the wall in the great hall and is only allowed to bounce once before the opponent has to play it back is called Jai Alai .
- At the beginning of the film, when Terence Hill gets his assignment, there is an old photo of Bud Spencer without a beard. After Terence Hill paints it in with a felt pen, it looks more like Bud Spencer's current face.
DVD and Blu-ray publishing
The film was released on DVD on June 5, 2003 by ems new media . In 2009 there was a new release with higher image quality at 3L .
The film was first released on Blu-ray on 3L in 2013 . The film was scanned from the original negative in HD quality.
synchronization
As in many other Spencer Hill films, Karlheinz Brunnemann again directed the dialogue and wrote the book. This time Bud Spencer was spoken by Martin Hirthe . As usual, Thomas Danneberg took on the task of synchronizing Terence Hill.
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Firpo | Terence Hill | Thomas Danneberg |
| Charlie Firpo | Bud Spencer | Martin Hirthe |
| Carabulis | Luciano Catenacci | Klaus Miedel |
| Nynfus | Sal Borgese | Jürgen Thormann |
| Mullemaus | Kim McKay | Ilse Pagé |
| Mancino | Riccardo Pizzuti | Heinz Petruo |
| Sister Susanna | Marisa Laurito | Uta Hallant |
| Mike Firpo | Jerry Lester | Friedrich W. Building School |
| Admiral O'Connor | Woody Woodbury | Horst Schön |
| Smilzo | Sergio Smacchi | Gerd Holtenau |
Web links
- Two are unstoppable in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- terencehill.de: Description of the film on www.terencehill.de. Retrieved July 2, 2010 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Two cannot be stopped. In: Golden canvas. Retrieved July 5, 2016 .