Botte di Natale (1994)

Director:

Terence Hill

Writer:

Jess Hill (writer)
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Release Date:

25 November 1994 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Western

Tagline:

How the West was almost lost

Plot:

Two brothers who hate themselves are going to spend Christmas with their mother. She tries to get them together.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Fight | Directed By Star | Bear | Cult Western

Cast

Terence Hill	...	Travis
Bud Spencer	...	Moses
Boots Southerland	...	Sam Stone
Ruth Buzzi	...	Maw
Neil Summers	...	Dodge
Michael Huddleston	...	Blacksmith
Anne Kasprik	...	Bridget
Eva Haßmann	...	Melle (as Eva Hassmann)
Ron Carey	...	Sheriff Fox
Fritz Sperberg	...	Deputy Joe
Radha Delamarter	...	Janie
Jonathan Tucker	...	Moses Junior
Paloma von Broadley	...	Jessica
Samantha Waidler	...	Mary Lou
Kevin Barker	...	Twin
Brian Barker	...	Twin
Charlie Barker	...	Child
Pilar O'Connel	...	Child (as Pilar O'Connell)
Sarah Waidler	...	Child
Lauren Myers	...	Child
Natasha Goslow	...	Child
Patrick Myers	...	Patrick
J.D. Garfield	...	Photographer (as John David Garfield)
Paul Ukena	...	Outlaw #1
Tom Eiden	...	Outlaw #2
Bo Greigh	...	Outlaw #3 (as Bo Gray)
Forrie J. Smith	...	Cowboy #1
Steven Gregory Tyler	...	Cowboy #2 (as Steven G. Tyler)
William P. Tazzie	...	Little bear (as William P. Yazzie)
Jack Caffrey	...	Judge
Adam Taylor	...	Blackjack
Geoffrey C. Martin	...	Executioner (as Geoffrey Martin)
Lou Baker	...	Preacher
Sommer Betsworth	...	Girl
Jerry Gardner	...	Corral owner
Jess Hill	...	Telegraph clerk
Michael McCormick	...	Puppeteer
Harriet Medin	...	Elderly woman (as Harriet White)
Tom Connor	...	Bank clerk
J. Michael Oliva	...	Santa Claus (as J. Michael 'Yak' Oliva)
Aviva	...	Schoolgirl #1
Taunee Watson	...	Schoolgirl #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	...	Outlaw #4 (uncredited)
Massimiliano Ubaldi	...	Cowboy killer (uncredited)

Directed by
Terence Hill

Writing credits
Jess Hill		(writer)
Ozgur Uzum		uncredited

Produced by
Willy Egger	....	executive producer
Giuseppe Pedersoli	....	producer
Günther Russ	....	executive producer
Matthias Wendlandt	....	producer

Original Music by
Pino Donaggio

Cinematography by
Carlo Tafani

Film Editing by
Eugenio Alabiso

Casting by
Sarah C. Koeppe
Angela Marquis

Production Design by
Mario Garbuglia

Costume Design by
Vera Marzot
Barcie Waite

Production Management
Günther Russ	....	unit production manager

Art Department
Lou Boggs	....	propmaker
Peter Tosti Stephenson	....	lead man

Sound Department
Paolo Amici	....	sound effects editor
Bayard Carey	....	production sound mixer
Roberto Petrozzi	....	sound
Paolo Pucci	....	sound effects editor
David Quadroli	....	sound effects editor
Marco Streccioni	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Geoffrey C. Martin	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Giorgio Ubaldi	....	stunt coordinator
Massimiliano Ubaldi	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Harland Espeset	....	grip
Stefano Marino	....	gaffer
Stephen Mullen	....	best boy electric
Claudio Sabatini	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Craig Brown	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Scott Anderson	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Joanna Kennedy	....	script supervisor
Carl Lawrence Ludwig	....	production associate
Enzo Sisti	....	fiscal representative: Italy (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Rialto Film

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Tobis Filmkunst (1994) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• New Vision (1995) (Germany) (DVD)
• Triboro Entertainment Group (1995) (USA) (video)
• Kamras Film Group (1996) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Manga Films (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
• Suevia Films (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Tien (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)

Other Companies

• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance
• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance
• American Humane Association, The  animal activity monitoring
• Frank Kroll & Co.  shipping
• New Mexico Film Commission  thanks
• No Stone Unturned Security & Investigative Services  set security (as Angel Security)
• Pilot Air Freight  shipping
• Sud Ovest Records  music production
• Trandor  shipping

Also Known As:

Die Troublemaker (Germany)
The Fight Before Christmas (USA) (alternative title)
The Night Before Christmas (USA)
The Trouble Makers (USA) (alternative title)
Troublemakers (USA)
Bunyó karácsonyig (Hungary) [hu]
En Nochebuena se armó el belén (Spain) [es]
Minä armahdan Mooses ei (Finland) [fi]
Os Caça-Sarilhos (Portugal) [pt]
Petit papa baston (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG for comic western violence and language.

Runtime:

France:107 min

Country:

Italy | Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Germany:6 | Norway:11 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Spain:T | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Abiquiu Lake, Abiquiu, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Rialto Film

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

The end of a great adventure

Is it a masterpiece ? No. A classic movie ? No. Oscars ? We've seen worse....

Terence Hill/Bud Spencer, Bud Spencer/Terence Hill, the magic duet offers a touching movie for their last common effort. This film is a beautiful summary of their previous works, you will find fights, farts, flaws.... all the elements which created their legend. But this time, the music, the wrinkles on their faces, their slow movements and their gray hair add a lot of poetry to their usual burlesque. The last minutes are very moving, the final fight is just beautifully nostalgic for longtime fans.

Then, the movie ends, credits appear on the screen :

Terence Hill Bud Spencer

Damn, it was the last time, thank you for everything guys, that was good. Very good.