My Friends
1975 · Movie · R · 140 min · ★ 8.1 · 86% critics
A tight-knit group of middle-aged friends tries to outrun boredom and anxiety by taking day trips and pulling elaborate pranks on strangers, acquaintances, and even their own families. Their childish escapades bring big laughs, but also reveal the strain and sadness beneath their constant need for mischief.
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Details
- Original title
- Amici miei
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-10-24
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.1/10 (747 votes)
About
If you enjoy rowdy, bittersweet Italian buddy comedies built around escalating pranks and social rule-breaking, this may click, especially if you like The Second Tragic Fantozzi; Not for you if you want gentle humor or sympathetic behavior.
Pros: outrageous prank-driven comedy; sharp friendship dynamic; bittersweet undertone | Cons: mean-spirited moments; politically incorrect humor; loose episodic plot
Themes
- male friendship
- tuscany, italy
- goliardia
Cast & crew
Ugo Tognazzi
as Raffaello Mascetti
Gastone Moschin
as Rambaldo Melandri
Philippe Noiret
as Il Perozzi
Duilio Del Prete
as Il Necchi
Adolfo Celi
as Il Professor Sassaroli
Bernard Blier
as Righi Niccolò
Marisa Traversi
as Bruna, l'amante del Perozzi
Milena Vukotić
as Alice Mascetti
Franca Tamantini
as Carmen
Olga Karlatos
as Donatella Sassaroli
Directed by Mario Monicelli