Troublemakers (film)
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Troublemakers is a 1994
spaghetti western
comedy film
. It is the last pairing to date of Terence Hill
(who also directed) and Bud Spencer
.
) frets about a Christmas family reunion, estranged bounty-hunter brothers Travis (Terence Hill
) and Moses (Bud Spencer
) sniff around the idea of re-teaming. Whereas Travis risks his life freeing desperadoes like Sam Stone from the hangman's noose to insure their gratitude as a future annuity, Moses divides his time between raising a large clan and rounding up outlaw gangs. Mistrusting his goof-off brother, Moses is too tempted by a record-breaking reward not to accept Travis's assistance in tracking the very same Sam Stone.
Mistaken for the bad guys when their plan to apprehend the Stone gang during a bank robbery backfires, Moses survives the gallows because of his enormous girth. Once out of police custody, the brothers are captured by Stone. Travis saves both their necks by reminding Stone of how he helped him elude capital punishment.
The brothers finally make it to Maw's house. After Christmas dinner gets ruined by townsfolk itching for a rematch with the bounty-hunting brothers, the family pulls together to outsmart their uninvited guest, the greedy Stone, who's looking for a fortune that's purportedly hidden on their land. United in a common purpose, the family ties Stone up.
1994 in film
1994 was a significant year in film.The top grosser worldwide was The Lion King, which to date stands as the highest-grossing traditionally-animated film of all time...
spaghetti western
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
. It is the last pairing to date of Terence Hill
Terence Hill
Terence Hill is an Italian actor. He is best known for starring in multiple action and western films together with his longtime filmpartner Bud Spencer.-Biography:...
(who also directed) and Bud Spencer
Bud Spencer
Bud Spencer is an Italian actor, filmmaker and former swimmer . He is known for past roles in spaghetti westerns together with his long time filmpartner Terence Hill...
.
Story
While their Ma (Ruth BuzziRuth Buzzi
Ruth Ann Buzzi is an American comedienne and actress of theatre, film, and television. She is especially known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.-Early life:...
) frets about a Christmas family reunion, estranged bounty-hunter brothers Travis (Terence Hill
Terence Hill
Terence Hill is an Italian actor. He is best known for starring in multiple action and western films together with his longtime filmpartner Bud Spencer.-Biography:...
) and Moses (Bud Spencer
Bud Spencer
Bud Spencer is an Italian actor, filmmaker and former swimmer . He is known for past roles in spaghetti westerns together with his long time filmpartner Terence Hill...
) sniff around the idea of re-teaming. Whereas Travis risks his life freeing desperadoes like Sam Stone from the hangman's noose to insure their gratitude as a future annuity, Moses divides his time between raising a large clan and rounding up outlaw gangs. Mistrusting his goof-off brother, Moses is too tempted by a record-breaking reward not to accept Travis's assistance in tracking the very same Sam Stone.
Mistaken for the bad guys when their plan to apprehend the Stone gang during a bank robbery backfires, Moses survives the gallows because of his enormous girth. Once out of police custody, the brothers are captured by Stone. Travis saves both their necks by reminding Stone of how he helped him elude capital punishment.
The brothers finally make it to Maw's house. After Christmas dinner gets ruined by townsfolk itching for a rematch with the bounty-hunting brothers, the family pulls together to outsmart their uninvited guest, the greedy Stone, who's looking for a fortune that's purportedly hidden on their land. United in a common purpose, the family ties Stone up.
Cast
- Terence HillTerence HillTerence Hill is an Italian actor. He is best known for starring in multiple action and western films together with his longtime filmpartner Bud Spencer.-Biography:...
as Travis - Bud SpencerBud SpencerBud Spencer is an Italian actor, filmmaker and former swimmer . He is known for past roles in spaghetti westerns together with his long time filmpartner Terence Hill...
as Moses - Boots Southerland as Sam Stone
- Ruth BuzziRuth BuzziRuth Ann Buzzi is an American comedienne and actress of theatre, film, and television. She is especially known for her performances on the comedy-variety show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973.-Early life:...
as Grandma Maw - Jonathan TuckerJonathan TuckerJonathan Moss Tucker is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles in the movies The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hostage, In the Valley of Elah and The Ruins, and The Black Donnellys on television....
as Moses Junior - Neil Summers as Dodge
- Anne Kasprik as Bridget
- Eva Hassmann as Melie
- Ron CareyRon Carey (actor)Ron Carey was an American film and television actor. The 5-foot 4-inch actor was best known for playing cocky Officer Carl Levitt on TV's Barney Miller, in which he was almost always surrounded by male actors who stood at least 4" taller...
as Sheriff Fox - Fritz Sperberg as Deputy Sheriff Joey
- Radha Delamarter as Janie
- John David Garfield as Photographer
- Paul UkenaPaul UkenaPaul Ukena was an American operatic baritone who had an active career during the 1950s through the 1970s...
, Tom Eiden, Bo Gray, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua as The outlaws - Forrie J. Smith, Steven G. Tyler, Massimiliano Ubaldi as The cowboys
- Paloma von Broadley as Jessica
- Samantha Waidler as Mary Lou
- Kevin Barker, Brian Barker, Charlie Barker, Pilar O'Connell, Sarah Waidler, Lauren Myers, Natasha Goslow as The sons
- Patrick Myers as Patrick
- Jess Hill as Telegraph clerk
- Geoffrey Martin as Executioner
- Lou Baker as Preacher
- Michael Huddleston: Blacksmith
- Adam Taylor: Blackjack
- Sommer Betsworth: Girl