When many folks think about Italian movies, they think of the so-called 'Spaghetti Westerns'. However, many don't realize that the Italians made many other films in English--movies about a wide variety of topics (not just westerns or Hercules pictures). A great example is Sergio Corbucci's "Super Fuzz". While Corbucci was famous for his westerns (such as "Django" and "The Great Silence"), by 1980 he was directing many other sorts of films--including this strange cop comedy.
The film finds a cop, Speed (Terence Hill) hit by a rocket containing 'red plutonium'. However, instead of instantly killing him it gives him super powers--such as ESP, telekinesis and mind control! Not surprisingly, this makes him an amazing cop--but the powers strangely come and go. Why? See this incredibly silly film to find out for yourself.
Generally, I think this film would work best for kids, as it has a silly almost Disney of the 1970s style. It certainly is NOT demanding entertainment and much of it is amazingly stupid. But, interestingly, it is also rather likable if you let yourself go and laugh at it for what it is. It ain't meant as high art or the next Oscar-winner--just a silly, low-budget comedy with some very broad humor (such as the sobriety test scene and the last 15 minutes) and a theme song by The Oceans that is very catchy but is played so often that you almost become psychotic after hearing it so many times!
I noticed that some called it a 'guilty pleasure' and 'agreeable nonsense'. I heartily agree!
The film finds a cop, Speed (Terence Hill) hit by a rocket containing 'red plutonium'. However, instead of instantly killing him it gives him super powers--such as ESP, telekinesis and mind control! Not surprisingly, this makes him an amazing cop--but the powers strangely come and go. Why? See this incredibly silly film to find out for yourself.
Generally, I think this film would work best for kids, as it has a silly almost Disney of the 1970s style. It certainly is NOT demanding entertainment and much of it is amazingly stupid. But, interestingly, it is also rather likable if you let yourself go and laugh at it for what it is. It ain't meant as high art or the next Oscar-winner--just a silly, low-budget comedy with some very broad humor (such as the sobriety test scene and the last 15 minutes) and a theme song by The Oceans that is very catchy but is played so often that you almost become psychotic after hearing it so many times!
I noticed that some called it a 'guilty pleasure' and 'agreeable nonsense'. I heartily agree!