Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- breezy
- lazy sunday
- comic western marathon
What sets it apart
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The outlaw protagonists fight a gang and corrupt sheriff through the broad action-comedy style associated with Bud Spencer westerns.
Buddy and Girolamo help villagers oppose the gang and sheriff pursuing gold beneath their home.
Buddy and the Indian Girolamo form the central alliance defending the villagers.
The film is identified as a Spaghetti Western and comedy film, with a corrupt sheriff, gold, outlaws, and exaggerated comic conflict.
Films like Buddy Goes West, and why
They Call Me Trinity
Shared spaghetti western setting, broad physical comedy, outlaw heroes, and conflict with corrupt authority.
Trinity Is Still My Name
Shared Bud Spencer-style comic western action, buddy dynamics, and village-level justice against criminals.
My Name Is Nobody
Shared Italian western parody, eccentric outlaws, slapstick violence, and an uplifting populist tone.
Movie Details
- Director
- Michele Lupo
- Release Date
- 1981-05-14
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (147)
Cast
- Bud Spencer
- Joe Bugner
- Amidou
- Piero Trombetta
- Carlo Reali
- Sara Franchetti
- Renato Scarpa
- Riccardo Pizzuti
- Andrea Heuer
- Marilda Donà
Common questions
- What is Buddy Goes West about?
- Two comic outlaws rally a threatened village against a corrupt sheriff and his gold-hungry gang in a warmly irreverent Italian western.
- What is Buddy Goes West like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Buddy Goes West as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Buddy Goes West violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Buddy Goes West as mild.
- Which films are like Buddy Goes West?
- Films with a similar feel include They Call Me Trinity, Trinity Is Still My Name, and My Name Is Nobody.
- How long is Buddy Goes West?
- Buddy Goes West runs 90 minutes.
