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Hot Stuff

Original title: Paura in città
  • 19761976
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Hot Stuff (1976)
ActionCrimeDrama
A cop pursues the Mob for revenge as well as personal honor.A cop pursues the Mob for revenge as well as personal honor.A cop pursues the Mob for revenge as well as personal honor.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
292
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    • Giuseppe Rosati
    • Giuseppe Pulieri(screenplay)
    • Giuseppe Rosati(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maurizio Merli
    • James Mason
    • Raymond Pellegrin
    • Giuseppe Rosati
    • Giuseppe Pulieri(screenplay)
    • Giuseppe Rosati(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Maurizio Merli
    • James Mason
    • Raymond Pellegrin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 6User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Silvia Dionisio, Maurizio Merli, Raymond Pellegrin, and Liana Sagrillo in Hot Stuff (1976)
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    Maurizio Merli
    Maurizio Merli
    • Murri
    James Mason
    James Mason
    • Prosecutor
    Raymond Pellegrin
    Raymond Pellegrin
    • Lettieri
    Silvia Dionisio
    Silvia Dionisio
    • Laura Masoni
    Fausto Tozzi
    Fausto Tozzi
    • Esposito
    Gianfilippo Carcano
    • Don Saverio
    Giovanni Elsner
    • Agente Diotallevi
    Mario Novelli
    Mario Novelli
    • Bankrobber
    Franco Ressel
    Franco Ressel
    • Lo Cascio
    Liana Trouche
      Cyril Cusack
      Cyril Cusack
      • Giacomo Masoni
      Loris Bazzocchi
      Tino Bianchi
      Liana Sagrillo
      Antonio Maimone
      • Caputo
      Franco Fantasia
      • Rinaldi
      Claudio Nicastro
      Claudio Nicastro
      • Funzionario polizia
      Andrea Scotti
      • Girotti della buoncostume
        • Giuseppe Rosati
        • Giuseppe Pulieri(screenplay) (story)
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      7/10
      Merli the Magician.
      Euro-Crime can be an acquired taste at the best of times - bad dubbing; senseless killings; one-dimensional plot lines, just some of the gripes levelled against this genre of film. However, if you are looking to watch a film that is rather sparing on subtlety, pathos and seriously lacks any kind of pacing(choppy editing issues), but excels with well-choreographed action sequences; ultra- violence; over-the- top silliness and an easy-to-follow storyline, then this is another Polizio film worth casting a keen eye over.

      Maurizio Merli plays a cop forced into retirement by his superiors due to a fondness in the past, of taking matters into his own hands and meting out his own brand of justice to any wrongdoers who have the temerity to commit a crime in his neck of the woods. This exile doesn't last too long however, as he suddenly finds himself recalled to duty by the very same superiors, who believe utilising his brutish methods is just about the only option they have of putting a stop to a gang of nefarious criminals who have just escaped from the clink, and mean BUSINESS! Cue exploding cars; a spectacular motorcycle chase; a one-sided dust-up where Merli teaches four(middle-aged)hooligans some manners on a public bus and plenty of gratuitous shoot- outs(endless bullets entering endless baddies chests).

      All in all, an enjoyable 89mins, that's not going to tax the mind and will entertain you from start to finish. Oh, and watch for an unusual turn out for James Mason, playing an Italian Police Commissioner with a clipped Yorkshire accent. Fascinating!
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        • September 14, 1976 (Italy)
        • Italy
        • Italian
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        • Triomphe Film
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      • 1 hour 30 minutes
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