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Speedy Gonzales noin 7 veljeksen poika
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Wikipedia article
'Speedy Gonzales noin 7 veljeksen poika' (1970) is a Finnish western comedy directed by Ere Kokkonen, and written by Kokkonen with Spede Pasanen and Vesa-Matti Loiri. The title refers to Pasanen's 1968 film 'Noin seitsemn veljest', though the movie does not otherwise link to it in any way. Neither has it anything to do with the cartoon character Speedy Gonzales.
The basic premise of the movie is to poke fun at the conventions and clichs of Spaghetti Westerns, which is accomplished by the juxtaposition of serious elements with the parody that Pasanen was famous for. The resulting film is considered both a tribute and a mockery of westerns as a whole. [http://www.leffatykki.com/pages/index.php?submit=review&elokuva_id=1697 Film review at Leffatykki.com]
The film was a success which led to the creation of a sequel Hirttmttmt, released the following year.
Synopsis
The outlaw Speedy Gonzales rides into town in New York to investigate the death of his brother, Mooses. Despite being met by resistance from the locals, he is determined to solve the crime. Meanwhile, two of the world's worst gunslingers are matching their skills and the desperate desperado Clyde is trying to rob a bank with abysmal success...
Cast
*Spede Pasanen as Speedy Gonzales and Mooses Gonzales
*Tarja Markus as Rita
*Pertti Melasniemi as Clyde
*Esko Salminen as Manolito
*Ville-Veikko Salminen as Bat Masterson
*Simo Salminen as Hmeen hitain ("the slowest gun in Hme")
*Olavi Ahonen as the bartender
Production
The film's Western town sets were re-purposed from the Finnish TV skit-show Kivikasvot (from the segment 'Piv Lnness', "A Day in the West"). It was the sixth Spede feature to be directed by Ere Kokkonen. Vesa-Matti Loiri intended to play the part of Clyde but broke his leg in an accident and was replaced by Melasniemi just prior to filming. He appeared in the film's sequel Hirttmttmt a year later, which he wrote and directed along with Pasanen.
Jukka Virtanen, who has a minor role in the film as the town drunkard, also wrote the lyrics for the two songs in the film: 'Haaskalinnut saalistaa', performed by Spede, and 'Hmeen Hitain', performed by Salminen and released as a stand-alone single but not heard in the actual movie.
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