The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid

1979 1h 28m IT

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 346

ComedyScience FictionAction

Synopsis

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The town of Newnan are seeing little green men everywhere. The military have arrived and are on the lookout for UFOs. Everyone's high strung and Sheriff Hall (Bud Spencer) is left to deal with the aftermaths of the hysteria. On his way home from patrol he happens upon a little boy claiming to be an alien by the name of H7-25. At first the sheriff doesn't believe the boy, but with the mounting evidence, even he must eventually concede. Soon the military is after Sheriff Hall and H7-25, and it is up to the sheriff to keep the boy safe and beat up large swaths of soldiers so H7-25 can go home.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bud Spencer
Sheriff Hall
Raimund Harmstorf
Captain Briggs
Cary Guffey
H7-25
Joe Bugner
Brennan
Carlo Reali
Turner
Luigi Bonos
Allen
Harold E. Finch
Air Force General
Dino Emanuelli

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michele Lupo
Writers: Marcello Fondato, Francesco Scardamaglia
Languages: English
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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47 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michele Lupo, shot by Franco Di Giacomo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Maurizio De Angelis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Eugenio Alabiso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Bud Spencer and Raimund Harmstorf and Cary Guffey carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0079859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michele Lupo directs. Franco Di Giacomo behind the camera. Maurizio De Angelis scores. Eugenio Alabiso cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
247 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Michele Lupo, shot by Franco Di Giacomo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Maurizio De Angelis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Eugenio Alabiso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Bud Spencer and Raimund Harmstorf and Cary Guffey carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0079859 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.