Il signor Robinson, mostruosa storia d'amore e d'avventure (1976)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Sergio Corbucci

Writers:

Franco Castellano (writer)
Sergio Corbucci (writer)

Release Date:

23 December 1976 (Italy)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Paolo Villaggio takes his Fantozzi-based humour and creates a more mature version of him, simply called Robbie...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity

Cast

Paolo Villaggio	...	Robi
Zeudi Araya	...	Venerdi'
Anna Nogara	...	Magda
Percy Hogan	...	Mandingo

Also Known As:

Il signor Robinson (Italy) (short title)
Mr. Robinson (International: English title)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Cala Cartoe, Sardinia, Italy

Company:

Vides Cinematografica

Trivia:

Robi's complete name is Roberto Minghelli. The only time we hear this is on his wrist radio when he first arrives on the island.

Quotes:

Robi: [telling his story at the beginning] Honestly, I hated the sea. I never liked it for some reason. I preferred air travel.

Movie Connections:

Version of "Play for Today: Man Friday (#3.4)" (1972)

Pretty entertaining

Robi and his wife reside in a big industrial city. Just your average couple who are caught up in a fast paced, gadget saturated life. They indulge themselves in an artificial food as they enjoy their technology oriented world. However,Robi's life turns upside down as they decide to go on a cruise for some long overdue vacation time. Unfortunately, when the cruise ship gets caught up in a storm, Robi finds himself in a modern day(by modern I mean 1976)Robinson Crusoe story.

I saw this movie for the first time, back when I was 9 years old. Recently, I managed to stumble on it in a video shop. After all these years, this movie still can stand as one of the funniest that I have ever seen. Very enjoyable, satisfying comedy. If you manage to get your hands on a copy, check it out. All around a good comedy movie.