Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- buoyant
- slapstick
- lazy sunday
- retro movie night
What sets it apart
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Rosco and Mason are thrown together by chance and repeatedly escape danger through their contrasting temperaments and teamwork.
Traffic police first confuse the pair with robbers, while later events mistake them for secret agents.
The plot explicitly centers fistfights, while the duo’s escapes and confrontations use broad action-comedy staging.
A bag containing one million dollars is handed to the protagonists and intensifies the mistaken-identity predicament.
Films like Go for It, and why
They Call Me Trinity
shared buddy-comedy chemistry, broad physical humor, mistaken identities, and action-adventure pacing
Trinity Is Still My Name
shared Terence Hill and Bud Spencer pairing, comic brawls, irreverent tone, and episodic adventure structure
Crime Busters
shared Italian action-comedy tradition, mismatched male partners, slapstick violence, and globe-trotting criminal entanglements
Movie Details
- Director
- Enzo Barboni
- Release Date
- 1983-02-01
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (570)
Cast
- Terence Hill
- Bud Spencer
- Buffy Dee
- David Huddleston
- Riccardo Pizzuti
- Faith Minton
- Dan Rambo
- Susan Teesdale
- Dan Fitzgerald
- Al Nestor
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Go for It about?
- Two roguish strangers become accidental fugitives and supposed secret agents in a buoyant, brawl-filled transatlantic comedy.
- What is Go for It like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Go for It as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Go for It violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Go for It as moderate.
- Which films are like Go for It?
- Films with a similar feel include They Call Me Trinity, Trinity Is Still My Name, and Crime Busters.
- How long is Go for It?
- Go for It runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Go for It?
- In United States, Go for It is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
