Howlers in the Dock
{{short description|1960 film directed by Lucio Fulci}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Howlers in the Dock
| image = Howlers in the Dock.jpg
| producer = Giovanni Addessi
| director = Lucio Fulci
| writer = Giovanni Addessi
Lucio Fulci
Vittorio Vighi
Piero Vivarelli
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| music = Piero Umiliani
Chet Baker
| cinematography = Gianni Di Venanzo
Erico Menczer
| editing = Gabriele Varriale
| distributor = Lux Film
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1960|03|13}}
| language = Italian
| runtime = 83 minutes
}}
Howlers in the Dock ({{langx|it|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.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |author4=Mario Pecorari |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film|year=1991 |publisher=Gremese Editore, 1992|isbn=8876055932}}{{cite book|last=Paolo Mereghetti|title=Il Mereghetti|publisher=B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010|isbn=8860736269}} The film was shown on Italian TV under a longer title, Metti, Celentano e Mina...Urlatori alla sbarra.Thrower, Stephen (1999). Beyond Terror, the films of Lucio Fulci. FAB Press. page 273
Plot
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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' poor reputation adversely affects his product's sales and public image. 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.
Cast
- Joe Sentieri as Joe Il Rosso
- Adriano Celentano as Adriano
- Mina Mazzini as Mina
- Elke Sommer as Giulia Giommarelli
- Chet Baker as Chet
- 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"
- Gorni Kramer as Maestro Bremer
- Enzo Garinei as Carimei
- Sandro Giovannini as Giuseppeni
- Bruno Martino
- Lino Banfi as Leopoldo Cannavone
- I Brutos as a group of shepherds
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0053401}}
{{Lucio Fulci}}
{{Chet Baker}}
Category:1960 musical comedy films
Category:Italian musical comedy films
Category:Films directed by Lucio Fulci
Category:Films scored by Piero Umiliani
Category:1960s Italian-language films
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