Convoy Buddies
Convoy Buddies (Italian: Simone e Matteo - Un gioco da ragazzi, Spanish: Simón y Mateo, also known as Kid Stuff) is a 1975 Italian-Spanish adventure-comedy film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Michael Coby and Paul L. Smith.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Giuliano Carnimeo |
| Written by | Sergio Bazzini Tulio Demicheli |
| Produced by | Mino Loy |
| Starring | Michael Coby Paul L. Smith |
| Cinematography | Sebastiano Celeste Vicente Minaya |
| Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
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| Language | Italian |
The film was selected for American release by Film Ventures International, and producer Edward L. Montoro changed Smith's name to Bob Spencer and Cantafora's name to Terrance Hall. Smith sued,[3] successfully arguing that an actor's name recognition is vital to his career. The judicial system agreed and ruled against FVI, which paid Smith damages and court costs.[4]
Plot
Toby and Butch are a couple of incompetent crooks who get a truck hauling job bringing insecticide from Italy to France. Unbeknownst to the bumbling duo, they are really smuggling guns. A group of equally inept mobsters try to steal the guns to no avail.
Cast
- Michael Coby as Butch (Matteo)
- Paul L. Smith as Toby (Simone)
- Dominic Barto as Lucky
- Giuliana Calandra as Rosy
- Eduardo Fajardo as Le Renard
- Ángel del Pozo as Navy Official
- Mario Brega as Le Renard's Henchman
- Riccardo Petrazzi as Paul
- Emilio Messina as Jean
- Nello Pazzafini as French Sailor
- Tony Norton as Frou-Frou
- Francisco Merino as Organizer
See also
References
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
- "648 F2d 602, Smith v. L Montoro". OpenJurist.org. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
- GreyWizard. "FVI: What You Didn't Know". The Unknown Movies. Bad Movie Planet. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2019.