Poliziotto superpiù (1980)

Director:

Sergio Corbucci

Writers:

Robert Brodie Booth (dialogue)
Sabatino Ciuffini (writer)

Release Date:

2 October 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Nuclear | Police | Brawl | Android | Detonation

Cast

Terence Hill	...	Policeman Dave Speed
Ernest Borgnine	...	Sgt. Willy Dunlop
Joanne Dru	...	Rosy Labouche
Marc Lawrence	...	Torpedo
Julie Gordon	...	Evelyn
Lee Sandman	...	McEnroy
Sal Borgese	...	Paradise Alley
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

Also Known As:

Super Snooper (Italy) (UK) (video title)
El superpoderoso (Spain)
Super Fuzz (USA)
Supersnooper (Australia)

Runtime:

Germany:104 min | Netherlands:107 min | USA:97 min

Country:

USA | Spain | Italy

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:T | Iceland:12 | West Germany:6 (f) | Australia:G | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 (1980) | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

El Pico S.A.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dave and Sgt. Dunlap are on the balloon coming out of the sea, they are under water, but a few seconds after rising out of the sea. Dave and Sgt. Dunlap are talking on the balloon and their clothes are completely dry.

Quotes:

Tragedy Row: Hey, Paradise, I think I seen this guy on t.v. but I can't remember if he's a singer or an evangelist.
Paradise Alley: I don't care what he is! Who are you and where's Sylvius?
Dave Speed: I know who I am and I know who you are. But do you know who he is?

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 1 (2005) (V)

So overlooked, it's a crime!!!!!!!!

This has to be one of the funniest films ever made. Like so many viewers, I first saw this on HBO, back in 1982. As a kid, few films made me laugh so hard, and so loudly. To this day, Super Fuzz remains as one of the most comedic films around. If you have never seen the movie, please do. You will be pleasantly surprised. The story, about a street cop who literally becomes a super hero, is one I wish other filmmakers would pick up on. I do believe that if this film were marketed more successfully, it could have spawned a tv series. This is material too good to lay on.