Super Fuzz (1980)
"Poliziotto superpiù" (original title)

Red powder from a nuclear explosion gives a police officer super powers as long as he doesn't see anything red. He is eventually framed for murder and is unsuccessfully executed by many different methods.

Director:

Sergio Corbucci

Writers:

Robert Brodie Booth (dialogue), Sabatino Ciuffini,

Stars:

Terence Hill, Ernest Borgnine, Joanne Dru

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Terence Hill	...	Policeman Dave Speed
Ernest Borgnine	...	Sgt. Willy Dunlop
Joanne Dru	...	Rosy Labouche
Marc Lawrence	...	Torpedo
Julie Gordon	...	Evelyn
Lee Sandman	...	McEnroy
Salvatore Borghese	...	Paradise Alley (as Sal Borgese)
Woody Woodbury	...	NASA Major
Dow Stout
Herb Goldstein	...	Silvius
Sergio Smacchi	...	Slot Machine
Don Sebastian	...	Dingo
Claudio Ruffini	...	Tragedy Row
Jack McDermott
Charles D. Thomas

Storyline

The policeman Dave Speed is assigned to a mission in an ex-Indian reservation near a military shooting range. Casually, Dave is doing an investigation on the spot. A nuclear missile explodes. The radiation gives him superpowers. Dave is able to move object with the mind force, to discover mysterious crimes and to jump with no problem from a skyscraper. His friends cannot understand those transformations.

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Plot Keywords:

nuclear | police | hit in the face | android | remake | 

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Taglines:

Faster than a speeding ticket. More powerful than a SWAT team. And up, up and away the funniest super hero of them all!

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA Spain Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Super Fuzz

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

El Pico S.A., TVI, Transcinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Terence Hill played a policeman with Bud Spencer in other cop comedies such as Crime Busters (Crime Busters and Trinity: Good Guys and Bad Guys the latter of which had the same Florida location as this movie.

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Goofs

When Willie shows up at Dave Speed's apartment, Dave Speed is levitating on the ceiling reading a Superman comic. Impossible since Dave loses his powers when he sees red. Superman has a red cape and even the logo on the front of the comic is outlined in red.

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Quotes

Dave Speed: (After flushing money down the toilet) These days money really goes down the drain.

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Connections

Featured in 42nd Street Forever: Blu-ray Edition (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Do Ya"
Written by Michelangelo and Carmelo La Bionda
Performed by The Oceans

User Reviews

The coolest super-powers ever!

This is my all-time favourite "B" Movie! Sure, the plot is weak. Sure, some of the actors wouldn't know the Method from a Methodist. Who cares? It's a load of fun!!! And sexy Terence Hill as super-powered cop Dave Speed? Oh man! Dave had the coolest super-powers ever seen on any hero ever. Sure, he does the usual strength, speed and flying stuff, but he does so much more. He has telekinesis, he can broadcast his voice over the radio, instantly hypnotise people to do his bidding, walk on the water, teleport, see through solid objects, predict the future, read minds, and, of course, there's the Orange Bowl scene. He makes 70,000 or so people "disappear" with but a moment's concentration. Where do they go? I always wondered that when I watched it when I was a kid. Anyway, is this great cinema? Doubtful. Is it a whole lot of fun? Oh yeah!