Street People (1976)

A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The ... See full summary »

Directors:

Maurizio Lucidi, Guglielmo Garroni (as William Garroni)

Writers:

Roberto Leoni (story), Franco Bucceri (story)

Stars:

Roger Moore, Stacy Keach, Ivo Garrani

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Roger Moore	...	Ulisse
Stacy Keach	...	Charlie Hanson
Ivo Garrani	...	Salvatore Francesco
Fausto Tozzi	...	Luigi Nicoletta
Ennio Balbo	...	Continenza
Loretta Persichetti	...	Hannah
Peter Martell	...	Pano (as Pietro Martellanza)
Luigi Casellato	...	Pete
Romano Puppo	...	Fortunate
Rosemarie Lindt	...	Salvatore's girlfriend
Aldo Rendine
Emilio Vale
Salvatore Torrisi
Franco Fantasia	...	Priest
Ettore Manni	...	Il padre Frank

Storyline

A Mafia boss is enraged when he is suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The lawyer also enlists the aid of his best friend, a grand prix driver with an adventurous streak.

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Plot Keywords:

pool hall | beer | red wine | driver | smuggling | 

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Taglines:

The Hunting Season Has Opened In The Naked City

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sir Roger Moore stated in his memoirs that neither he nor Stacy Keach understood the movie they were making, and still didn't understand it when watching the final print.

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Goofs

The windshield on Ulisse's car is blown completely out when the hit man fires his first shot at it, but when the hit man approaches the vehicle moments later, the windshield is now intact but heavily cracked.

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Quotes

Charlie Hanson: Excuse me sweetheart, can you tell me where the powdered milk is?
Grocery Store Cashier: Row four, behind the sugar, in front of the flour. Pasteurized, pulverized, reconstituted, dehydrated and skimmed; add water, stir, tastes like shit.
Charlie Hanson: ...thanks.

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Connections

Referenced in Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond (2006)

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Soundtracks

Lilla (Theme)
Written and Performed by Luis Bacalov And Orchestra

User Reviews

pretty stale exploitation crime comedy

Roger Moore and Stacey Keach star in this Italian-American co-production, and try to be the Martin and Lewis of 70's crime exploitation cinema. The rigor mortis of Roger Moore was never more noticeable as it is here, playing the straight man next to the Keach's easygoing rouge. It's a rather stale exploitation film, with the typical one liners, car chases, shoot outs, and gratuitously bad dubbing of the Italian actors. The film does have one great highlight when Keach takes a gangster's car for a test drive, and in hair-raising fashion, wrecks it through the streets of San Francisco. Unfortunately, it all doesn't work- the comedy isn't funny enough, neither Keach or Moore are particularly convincing (especially Moore, who is as dry as a desert), the violence and stuntwork is middling, the story isn't very engaging, and the ending is painfully banal. There may be just enough `so bad it's good' work that 70's exploitation fans may be entertained, but no one would call it great.

Just to give an idea what you're in for- in the finale, Keach (as Charlie) hides some dope in cans of powdered milk, stashed in the trunk of his car. Moore, to keep him out of trouble, pushes the car over a cliff and says, `It was only powdered milk, wasn't it Charlie? And, what's the use of crying over powdered milk?' You may now groan if you aren't already.

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

17 September 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

Street People

Filming Locations:

Sausalito, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aetos Produzioni Cinematografiche

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1