Get Mean
Get Mean, also known as Beat a Dead Horse, Vengeance of the Barbarians and The Stranger Gets Mean, is a 1975 Italian-American Spaghetti Western fantasy comedy film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Tony Anthony, Lloyd Battista, Raf Baldassarre, Diana Lorys and Mirta Miller. It is the final sequel to A Stranger in Town, with Anthony reprising the role of "The Stranger."
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Directed by | Ferdinando Baldi |
Produced by | Tony Anthony |
Screenplay by | Wolfe Lowenthal Lloyd Battista |
Story by | Tony Anthony |
Starring | Tony Anthony Lloyd Battista |
Music by | Franco Bixio Fabio Frizzi Vince Tempera |
Cinematography | Mario Perino |
Edited by | Toni Manfredi |
Production company | Strange Films |
Distributed by | Cee Note |
Release date | 21 December 1975 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Italy United States |
Language | English |
The film was released to little acclaim and never received a physical release on the home video market until 2015, when it was released by Blue Underground on remastered Blu-ray and DVD.[1]
Plot
The film begins as the Stranger is dragged into a ghost town by his horse, who dies upon entering the town. In the town is a gypsy fortune teller and a princess who offers the Stranger $50,000 to return her to Spain where her nation is being attacked by Viking type Barbarians and the Moors. The Stranger is denied his $50,000 but finds out about a lost treasure that he wants for himself.
Cast
- Tony Anthony - The Stranger
- Lloyd Battista - Sombra
- Raf Baldassarre - Diego
- David Dreyer - Alfonso
- Diana Loris - Princess Elizabeth Maria de Burgos
- Mirta Miller - Morelia
- Sherman "Big Train" Bergman - Barbarian (uncredited)
- Raul Castro - Gypsy in Tavern (uncredited)
- Remo De Angelis - Barbarian in Tavern (uncredited)
- George Rigaud - Emir, Moorish General (uncredited)
References
- "GET MEAN (2-Disc Limited Edition)". Blue Underground. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
External links
- Get Mean on IMDb
- Get Mean at AllMovie
- Get Mean at Rotten Tomatoes
- Get Mean at the TCM Movie Database