Fantozzi The Return
A luckless Italian everyman is bounced between Heaven and a merciless modern world in another round of humiliating comic disasters.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- grotesque
- frantic
- lazy afternoon
- italian comedy marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Fantozzi is repeatedly overwhelmed by bureaucracy, legal trouble, financial demands, and the schemes of authority figures.
The plot moves through separate comic ordeals involving Uga, the telephone bill, the corruption arrest, and the football final.
Fantozzi is expelled from Heaven and sent back to Earth while heavenly staff search for a place for him.
Fantozzi's anticipated enjoyment of Italy's World Cup Final functions as a brief promise of collective pleasure amid his misfortunes.
Films like Fantozzi The Return, and why
Fantozzi
Shared italian slapstick, workplace humiliation, social satire, and an accident-prone everyman protagonist.
The New Monsters
Shared episodic comic misfortune, broad physical humor, and satirical treatment of ordinary social institutions.
The Dinner
Shared grotesque italian comedy, escalating absurdity, and comic attacks on bureaucracy and social hypocrisy.
Movie Details
- Director
- Neri Parenti
- Release Date
- 1996-12-20
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (401)
Cast
- Paolo Villaggio
- Milena Vukotić
- Gigi Reder
- Maria Cristina Maccà
- Maurizio Mattioli
- Anna Mazzamauro
- Antonio Allocca
- Sergio Gibello
- Paolo Paoloni
- Nello Riviè
Common questions
- What is Fantozzi The Return about?
- A luckless Italian everyman is bounced between Heaven and a merciless modern world in another round of humiliating comic disasters.
- What is Fantozzi The Return like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fantozzi The Return as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Fantozzi The Return violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Fantozzi The Return as mild.
- Which films are like Fantozzi The Return?
- Films with a similar feel include Fantozzi, The New Monsters, and The Dinner.
- How long is Fantozzi The Return?
- Fantozzi The Return runs 97 minutes.
