Howlers in the Dock
Howlers in the Dock (Italian: Urlatori alla sbarra) is a 1960 Italian musicarello film directed (and co-written) by Lucio Fulci. It is also known as Howlers of the Dock in some reference books.[1][2] The film was shown on Italian TV under a longer title, Metti, Celentano e Mina...Urlatori alla sbarra.[3]
Howlers in the Dock | |
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Directed by | Lucio Fulci |
Produced by | Giovanni Addessi |
Written by | Giovanni Addessi Lucio Fulci Vittorio Vighi Piero Vivarelli |
Starring | Joe Sentieri Mina Mazzini Elke Sommer Adriano Celentano Marilu Tolo Chet Baker |
Music by | Piero Umiliani Chet Baker |
Cinematography | Gianni Di Venanzo Erico Menczer |
Edited by | Gabriele Varriale |
Distributed by | Lux Film |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Language | Italian |
Plot
The film is a fast-paced musical comedy about a band of teddy boys and rock n' roll chicks, whose crazy, fun-loving habits inspire bitter complaints from their neighbors in the town. A prominent blue jeans company owner feels that the kids' bad reputation is adversely affecting the sales and public image of his product. Prevailing upon the youths to help, he engineers a series of promotional stunts to lighten the public's opinion of these good-hearted rock n rollers and their lovely jeans. An unscrupulous politician makes things difficult for the youngsters, but everything turns out well in the end.
Cast
- Joe Sentieri as Joe Il Rosso
- Adriano Celentano as Adriano
- Mina Mazzini as Mina
- Elke Sommer as Giulia Giommarelli
- Chet Baker as Chet, the American
- Mario Carotenuto as Professor Giommarelli
- Turi Pandolfini as Senator Bucci
- Giacomo Furia as On. Gubellini
- Marilù Tolo as Marilù
- Umberto Bindi as "Agonia"
- Corrado Lojacono as Corrado
- Gianni Meccia as "Satan"
- Nico Pepe
- Enzo Garinei
- Bruno Martino
- Lino Banfi
- La Moderna Jazz Gang
- I Brutos
- Brunetta
References
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- Thrower, Stephen (1999). Beyond Terror, the films of Lucio Fulci. FAB Press. page 273