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6.4/10   1,059 votes
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Director:
Michele Lupo
Writers:
Rainer Brandt (writer)
Marcello Fondato (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 October 1978 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Sport more
Plot:
The "Bulldozer", a former football star, is now working as a fisherman. As a group of street-people... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
A sweet and engaging comedy more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Bud Spencer ... Bulldozer
Raimund Harmstorf ... Sergeant Kempfer
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua ... Gerry
Nando Paone ... Odd boy
Enzo Santaniello ... Red-haired boy
Marco Stefanelli ... Tony
Giovanni Vettorazzo ... Spitz
Reinhard Kolldehoff ... Colonel Martin (as René Kolldehoff)
Joe Bugner ... Orso
Luigi Bonos ... Bulldozers pal, trying to build him a new motor drive (as Gigi Bonos)
Renato Chiantoni ... Ozgur
Piero Del Papa ... Haircutter
Totò Mignone ... Father of Tony (as Toto Mignore)
Mike Morris
Gigi Reder ... Curatolo
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bulldozer (Canada: English title)
Sie nannten ihn Mücke (West Germany)
They Call Him Bulldozer (Philippines: English title)
Uppercut (International: English title)
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Runtime:
110 min | Norway:115 min | Spain:94 min (DVD edition)
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Netherlands:AL | Spain:T | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating)
Company:
Leone Film more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
[Bulldozer enters a bar]
barkeeper: Hi. What do ya want, mate?
Bulldozer: An omelette, please.
barkeeper: With one or two eggs?
[pause]
Bulldozer: Twelve.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Puglia terra madre - Il segreto del Salento (2008) more
Soundtrack:
BULLDOZER more

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A sweet and engaging comedy, 22 January 2009
8/10
Author: Woodyanders (Woodyanders@aol.com) from The Last New Jersey Drive-In on the Left

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Bud Spencer gives a wonderfully warm and charming performance as Bulldozer, an amiable, but ill-tempered former pro football player turned fisherman who's recruited by a wacky gang of street people to whip them into shape for a major all-or-nothing football game against a rival group of American soldiers led by gung-ho jerk Sergeant Kempfer (a deliciously obnoxious portrayal by Raimund Harmstorf). Director Michele Lupo and screenwriters Marcello Fondato and Francesco Scardamaglia concoct a blithely silly and lighthearted comedy that not only delivers the expected amusingly goofy slapstick humor (several wild rough'n'tumble fight scenes in particular are absolutely hilarious), but also a nice small coastal town atmosphere, likable characters, and a truly uplifting story in which Bulldozer gives his misfit team a much-needed sense of self-worth while the team in turn help Bulldozer regain his passion for the game. Spencer easily carries the film on his massive shoulders as the decent and honorable Bulldozer; he receives excellent support from Kempfer, Ottaviano Dell'Aqua as smartaleck Gerry, Marco Stefanelli as lanky klutz Tony, Giovanni Vettorazzo as swift, wily thief Spitz, and Reinhard Kolldehoff as the stern Colonel Martin. Both Franco Di Giacomo's slick cinematography and the bubbly score by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis are up to speed. The climactic football game is very funny, gripping and exciting. A hugely enjoyable little hoot.

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