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Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure

Original title: Chi trova un amico trova un tesoro
  • 1981
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
14K
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Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
Buddy ComedyActionAdventureComedy

On a small pacific island, Alan and Charlie try to find a war treasure left behind by the Japanese army in World War II.On a small pacific island, Alan and Charlie try to find a war treasure left behind by the Japanese army in World War II.On a small pacific island, Alan and Charlie try to find a war treasure left behind by the Japanese army in World War II.

  • Director
    • Sergio Corbucci
  • Writers
    • Mario Amendola
    • Sergio Corbucci
  • Stars
    • Terence Hill
    • Bud Spencer
    • John Fujioka
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    14K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sergio Corbucci
    • Writers
      • Mario Amendola
      • Sergio Corbucci
    • Stars
      • Terence Hill
      • Bud Spencer
      • John Fujioka
    • 26User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Terence Hill
    Terence Hill
    • Alan
    Bud Spencer
    Bud Spencer
    • Charlie
    John Fujioka
    John Fujioka
    • Kamasuka
    • (as John Fujoka)
    Louise Bennett
    • Mama
    • (as Luise Bennett)
    Sal Borgese
    Sal Borgese
    • Anulu
    Kainowa Lauritzen
    • Ulla
    Mirna Seya
    • Dimhea
    Terry Moni Mapuana
    • Alua
    Linda Prast
    • Linda, the barmaid
    Kathy Lun
    • Reporter
    Herb Goldstein
    • Brady
    • (as Herbie Goldstein)
    Arnie Ross
    • Warner
    Tom Tully
    Tom Tully
    • Major
    Baba Subraniam
    • Healer
    Jay Amor
    Jay Amor
    • Pirate
    • (uncredited)
    Salvatore Basile
    Salvatore Basile
    • Frisco
    • (uncredited)
    Giancarlo Bastianoni
    • Hood
    • (uncredited)
    Giovanni Cianfriglia
    • Hood
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sergio Corbucci
    • Writers
      • Mario Amendola
      • Sergio Corbucci
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    User reviews26

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    10f.gimenez

    Who find a friend... finds a punch!!

    This is perhaps the Terence Hill/Bud Spencer movie that I´ve enjoyed the most. A solid plot, a superb reggae-style main title track and the two Italian friends in their very best shape ten years after their first world-wide success "My name is Trinity", make this movie most amusing and even unforgettable. Funny dialogues, funny gags, and of course, the essential punches and slaps. A movie to watch and to keep forever.
    jank123

    hot tropic island adventure

    The movie is about two funny guys whose path crosses with an accident. They land on a small island and they start searching for a treasure which is probably hidden on that island. The movie is pretty funny and if you like bud&terence movies then you will watch this movie twice. The ending of the movie is sad and funny at the same time. And nothing is more important than a friendship. Eat puffin! It gives you power and holds you awake! you will get what i mean when you watch the movie. Ohh, the music is great "movin, cruisin" from La bionda. It has the taste of the early 80s. You can find it on napsters.
    6advnarayan

    a nostalgic movie

    WHO FINDS A FRIEND FINDS A TREASURE is my favourite Bud Spencer- Terence Hill flick. Recently I got hold of the DVD of the same- and it took me back 20 odd years. As a young kid (around 10 years or so) I remember my parents taking me to see this movie in the theatre. It was in the early Eighties when the only English movies appearing in theatres were these dubbed Italian movies, dubbed French movies (read as Crazy Boys- aka Les Charlots) and Indo- Chinese movies- dubbed Chinese kung-fu action flicks. Original Hollywood movies took a while to reach India (at least 10 years). And Bud & Terence provided huge guffaws. The movie is all about a treasure hunt in a supposedly desert island in the pacific. Terence hill is a stowaway in Bud's boat and he manipulates the ship's navigation controls to take them to this island. Then on it's a laugh riot with the duo endearing themselves to the natives of the island. The laughs may not be of that quality we associate with modern day movies- but as nostalgic remembrance of my childhood, I treasure this movie.
    7lrzeitlin

    The Three Stooges meet Jackie Chan on Gilligan's Island

    This is pure escapist slapstick comedy. Don't try to find any hidden meaning in the simple plot. There isn't any. Terence Hill, in hock to gangsters, is given a map which purports to show the location of a hidden treasure on the mysterious island of Bongo Bongo. He stows away on a small motorsailer captained by bearlike Bud Spencer which is leaving on a circumnavigation. Despite the fact that the boat is only 30 feet long, the two blundering mutually antagonistic Hill and Spencer manage to keep out of each others way until well into the voyage. The stowaway scenes are the comedic highlight of the movie. The rest is slapstick bluster. The point of departure is obviously Miami, Florida but Bongo Bongo is located in the South Seas. Hill manages to rig the compass so that the boat heads for the island instead of on its intended course. During a tussle both fall overboard and swim for the island, a tropic paradise inhabited by natives who behave like the cast from a 1920s Harlem musical. The island is guarded by a Japanese WW2 soldier unaware that the war is long over. He fires shots randomly in all directions narrowly missing both protagonists. Naturally the treasure is hidden in his fort. Hill and Spencer demolish the fort and most of the other structures on the island with the help of an abandoned WW2 Japanese tank. At this point the Japanese soldier reveals a remarkable talent for English music hall comedy and the three become allies. Periodically the island is visited by slave traders and the gangsters who, having found a duplicate map, are also looking for the treasure. Like Gilligan's Island, everyone except Hill and Spencer seem to come and go as they please. Each visit results in a slapstick melee in which Hill and Spencer are uniformly victorious, performing Jackie Chan feats of derring do. The escape from the island is anti-climatic except for the surprise ending which is as improbable as the rest of the story.

    I must confess that I watched this movie because I own the original boat that was featured in the first half. It is a 1974 Willard Horizon motorsailer and looks just as it did in the film. The previous owner was a technical consultant on the seagoing sequences for the producer. I'm a fan of the boat, not necessarily the actors - but the film is a good family diversion on a rainy night. The kids will love it.
    6ma-cortes

    WHO FINDS A FRIEND FINDS A TREASURE is an amusing and entertaining Hill and Spencer movie

    Alan (Terence Hill ) obtains a map about a Japanese hidden treasure in a far island. Being pursued by some gangsters he aboard on Charlies's (Bud Spencer) boat who justly sails around the world. Later on , they are shipwrecked and find the treasure island. There they discover which it is not as abandoned as they thought. Then they meet one Japanese soldier (John Fujioka) and a tribe with savage natives (the ordinary Italian secondary Salvatore Borghese, among others). After that, the pair become involved in several adventures, and rare situations full of risks , dangers and fun.

    The big time duo from Spahetti Western wrapped in humor as ¨They call me Trinity ¨ and its following as ¨Trinity is still my name¨ and ¨Trouble makers¨ were run out and then they turned into the Police, action, and adventure genre . As they played the Miami series which are set in Florida, such as ¨Miami Supercops¨, ¨Crime Busters¨, and ¨Superfuzz¨ . At Europe these movies are shown on TV very frequently and are part of growing up on kids and teenagers. The stories are plenty of humor and based on diverse personality and physical differences among them . This one deals with the adventure genre and set on a small Pacific island where is stashed a treasure since the end of WWII. It packs silly comedy, tongue in cheek, slapdash, slapstick and the habitual struggles without blood , nor violence, full of abundant kicks, punches, leaps and bounds. Lousy and jolly musical score composed by means of synthesizer by the usual La Bionda. Furthermore it contains average and quite poor cinematography. The motion picture is professionally directed by Sergio Corbucci, an expert on Spaghetti Western, such as he proved in ¨Django¨,¨The Mercenarios¨,¨Compañeros¨,¨Minessota Clay¨,¨Ringo and the golden gun¨,¨Hellbenders¨, among others. The film is absolutely hilarious for Hill and Spencer enthusiasts and ranks among their most famous and most representative ones; , a must see for all their fans. Rating : Mediocre but entertaining.

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    • Trivia
      The movie's joke closing statement read: "The director and the entire production sincerely thank the people and authorities of "The Island" for their courteous and generous collaboration during the shooting of this film, and they solemnly promise never to return nor to reveal to anyone the location of this last unspoiled paradise". "The Island" the movie was actually shot at was Key Biscayne in Florida, USA.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where the natives lead Bud and Terence to the jap tank, they both wear parts of US uniforms they took from the abandoned WWII US military depot. Hill's shirt has US Air Force written on it, which is incorrect, as the USAF didn't exist before 1947, two years after the end of WWII.
    • Quotes

      Kamasuka: [sees Anulu getting squashed] Hurry, squashed banana!

      Alan: [finds Anulu under the basket] Sorry about that, Anulu. Can I straighten him out?

      Kamasuka: Yes, certainly.

      Alan: [slaps Anulu, bringing him around]

      Anulu: Mmm, yes, thank you, good!

    • Alternate versions
      On the Spanish DVD the last shot freeze frames before the last dialogue (in which the title of the movie is out spoken). There is also no end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Piedone nyomában (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Movin' Cruisin'
      (uncredited)

      Written by Carmelo La Bionda and Michelangelo La Bionda

      Performed by Carmelo La Bionda and Michelangelo La Bionda (as The Oceans)

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1981 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • United States
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • A Friend Is a Treasure
    • Filming locations
      • Key Biscayne, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • El Pico S.A.
      • Take 1 Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $19,957
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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