It Can Be Done Amigo (1972)

A drifter with fast fists and a gunfighter-pimp with fast guns help a child claim his inheritance.

Director:

Maurizio Lucidi

Writers:

Ernesto Gastaldi (story), Rafael Azcona (screenplay)

Stars:

Bud Spencer, Jack Palance, Renato Cestiè

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bud Spencer	...	Hiram Coburn
Jack Palance	...	Sonny Bronston
Renato Cestiè	...	Chip Anderson
Francisco Rabal	...	Franciscus
Dany Saval	...	Mary Bronston
Luciano Catenacci	...	James
Roberto Camardiel	...	L'udriaco
Franco Giacobini	...	L'uomo chi mangia la terra
Serena Michelotti	...	La vedova Warren
Manuel Guitián
Sal Borgese
Marcello Verziera	...	(as Margello Verziera)
Dominique Badou
Dante Cleri	...	(as Cleri Dante)
Luciano Pigozzi	...	(as Alan Collins)

Storyline

An outspoken boy and a gunfighter-pimp save a drifter's life from hanging. The boy's uncle dies, leaving a house and some dry, useless land to the boy. The dying uncle has obtained the drifter's promise to help the boy get what is his. Meanwhile the gunfighter has decided that the drifter should marry his daughter after being with her previously. The two get into a series of brawls and shoot-outs until they arrive in the town and find the boy's inheritance -which turns out not to be as useless as it first appears.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick comedy | italo western | whiskey | boy | drifter | 

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Taglines:

Trinity's pal is back ... slam bang action !

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was shot on the same set that was the McBain ranch from Sergio Leone's Once Upon A Time In The West. In that movie the railroad was supposed to run through the ranch because there was a well on the property. At one point in this movie Bud Spencer even says, 'so this is the famous well.'

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Quotes

[first lines]
Hiram Coburn: How the hell did I ever get stuck with a loser like you?

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Connections

Referenced in Going Attractions: The Definitive Story of the Movie Palace (2019)

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Soundtracks

Can Be Done
Written by Sergio Bardotti (as Bardotti) and Luis Bacalov (as Enriquez)
Sung by Rocky Roberts

User Reviews

Slow, endless

I like spaghetti westerns, and I also like Bud Spencer movies. So I thought I would like this spaghetti western starring Bud Spencer (as well as Jack Palance.) Unfortunately, I have to report that even if you like spaghetti westerns and/or Bud Spencer, chances are you'll find this movie a bore like I did. The movie has very little story, and it moves at an unbelievably slow crawl. The comedy is mostly lame, though Bud's instant charisma lifts the humor from level zero, even though Bud seems to be doing this movie in his sleep. Jack Palance gnashes his teeth so much that he seems to be in pain doing this movie. And the director often shoots the actors so that the tops of their heads are cut off at the top of the screen! (The pan-and-scan presentation of the movie makes things even worse.) Not recommended.

Details

Country:

Italy France Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

November 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

It Can Be Done Amigo

Filming Locations:

Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlántida Films, Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld, Sancrosiap

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1