Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- breezy
- irreverent
- warm
- lazy sunday
- nostalgic movie night
What sets it apart
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Bulldozer arrives as an ex-footballer and becomes the locals' decisive champion against the American soldiers.
The local-American conflict is redirected into a football challenge that structures the climactic contest.
Bud Spencer's Bulldozer combines intimidating physical strength with a protective relationship to the local characters.
The plot explicitly places local criminals and American soldiers in a comic rivalry around an Italian port.
Films like They Called Him Bulldozer, and why
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid
shared broad physical comedy, brawling action, and charismatic bud spencer-style heroics
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure
shared buddy-comedy energy, comic fistfights, and playful military-adjacent adventure
They Call Me Trinity
shared italian action comedy, muscular slapstick, and an outsider defending a local community
Movie Details
- Director
- Michele Lupo
- Release Date
- 1978-09-15
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (356)
Cast
- Bud Spencer
- Raimund Harmstorf
- Ottaviano Dell'Acqua
- Nando Paone
- Enzo Santaniello
- Marco Stefanelli
- Giovanni Vettorazzo
- Reinhard Kolldehoff
- Joe Bugner
- Luigi Bonos
Common questions
- What is They Called Him Bulldozer about?
- A retired football powerhouse turns a rough Italian port's rivalry with American soldiers into a crowd-pleasing sports showdown.
- What is They Called Him Bulldozer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of They Called Him Bulldozer as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is They Called Him Bulldozer violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in They Called Him Bulldozer as moderate.
- Which films are like They Called Him Bulldozer?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid, Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure, and They Call Me Trinity.
- How long is They Called Him Bulldozer?
- They Called Him Bulldozer runs 102 minutes.
