The Good Bad Guy (1997)
"Killer per caso" (original title)

Italian immigrant Joe is hired by mobster Vince to kill a witness before he can testify against him. Joe dresses up as a policeman to be able to get close to his victim, but he's mistaken ... See full summary »

Director:

Ezio Greggio

Writers:

Rudy De Luca, Ezio Greggio

Stars:

Ezio Greggio, Jessica Lundy, Rudy De Luca

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ezio Greggio	...	Joe Fortunato
Jessica Lundy	...	Carol Graham
Rudy De Luca	...	Vince
Dom DeLuise	...	The Judge
Carmine Caridi	...	Tony Fusciacca
Ron Carey	...	Robert Lambert
Brett Miller	...	Gene
Jack Carter	...	Honda Civic driver
Frankie J. Allison	...	Salvatore
Carol Arthur	...	Liza
Pat Asanti	...	Sgt. O'Neill
Sal Landi	...	Rico
Adam Tomei	...	Cop
Ronnie Schell	...	Chief Harrison
Sal Viscuso	...	Lambert's lawyer

Storyline

Italian immigrant Joe is hired by mobster Vince to kill a witness before he can testify against him. Joe dresses up as a policeman to be able to get close to his victim, but he's mistaken for a real cop by everyone and will reluctantly have to enforce the law to avoid blowing his cover.

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Plot Keywords:

italian immigrant | false identity | hitman | identity theft | mafia | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1997 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Good Bad Guy

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 517,077,000 (Italy) (31 January 1997)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Certainly not a masterpiece but definitely a great comedy

I started to watch "Killer per caso/The Good bad guy" with no expectations whatsoever. No, actually. I did expect something: boring, conventional, trivial and cheap b-comedy that would probably give me a hint of a smile or two but nothing else. Luckily I was wrong. Even though film certainly wasn't a comedy masterpiece it also wasn't a total waste of my time. Film gave me much more than just a smile, it did make me laugh too and that's a great quality in a comedy, don't you think? Even the very first scene was funny and it didn't get any worse from there. This Ezio Greggio bloke who produced, wrote, directed and played the leading role was perhaps the most important reason why "The Good bad guy" was such a great comedy. He was like a mixture of Leslie Nielsen and Robert De Niro and his performance was downright marvelous - man truly is a comedian. I haven't seen his face too much but now when I'm more familiar with him I guess I have to remember his name.