Two Mafiosi Against Goldginger
Original film poster
Directed byGiorgio Simonelli
Written bySandro Continenza
Dino Verde
Amedeo Sollazzo
Story byMarcello Ciorciolini
Produced byEdmondo Amati
StarringFranco Franchi
Ciccio Ingrassia
Fernando Rey
Gloria Paul
Edited byFranco Fraticelli
Music byPiero Umiliani
Production
companies
Fida Cinematografica
Época Films S.A.
Distributed byLa Fida Cinematografica Distribuzione
Release date
15 October 1965
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesItaly
Spain
LanguageItalian

Two Mafiosi Against Goldginger or Due mafiosi contro Goldginger is a 1965 Eurospy comedy film directed by Giorgio Simonelli starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is a spoof of the 1964 James Bond film, Goldfinger. It was picked up by American International Pictures and dubbed into English to be shown on their AIP-TV movie package as The Amazing Dr. G or Two Crazy Secret Agents.

Plot

After the British agent James Bond is killed, the cruel entrepreneur Goldginger plans to conquer the world using surrogate robots to be included in the various embassies policies in the world. In Sicily, two photographers, bungling Franco and Ciccio, who discovered Goldginger's plan, are captured by him because they possess secret information picked up by James Bond before he died.

Immediately, the comedy and the rift with the world of 007 become apparent to the viewer. In fact, while James Bond had his licence to kill, when the two Sicilian friends are captured, Ciccio presents himself: "Pleasure: I'm Ciccio Pecora. Primary school!" (Piacere: sono Ciccio Pecora. Licenza elementare!). Goldginger, as in the famous scene from the original film, tries to divide Franco and Ciccio into two with the laser beam, but the two try to dissuade him from his idea. In fact, for example, they say that dividing the two of them becomes four pieces and then for the burial Goldginger will have to spend a lot more money for the flowers and coffins. Ciccio had to leave to Goldginger the secret of James Bond, is released together with Franco and so, after a while, the two friends manage to escape with the help of Marlene. Disguised as African shamans and after gaining experience in the army, Franco and Ciccio are ready to face new Goldginger in his secret lair: a factory of ginger soda soft drinks.

Cast

Reception

A retrospective Italian review states that Franco and Ciccio are here taking benefit of a somehow less fragmentary staging than those of the films they usually appear in. The same review also praises Fernando Rey's performance, recalling how the stark Buñuelian actor manages to portray interesting characters even in pure entertainment films.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Due mafiosi contro Goldginger". www.fantafilm.net. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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