Bud Spencer

[Cthulhu]

Allright, I have to ask this.
Do you guys know Bud Spencer?
He's an italian actor who mainly did comedies back in the 70s and 80s.
I'm asking because in Hungary, everyone and their mother knows Bud Spencer. And I mean EVERYONE.

What's the deal in the rest of the world?
Do you know Bud Spencer?

[claws]

I don't think he was all that popular in the U.S. based on my video rental days back in the 80s. The only Bud Spencer movie they had on VHS was Aladdin, and that was one of his weaker films. Terence Hill had more movies out on tape though.

Seen most of his films, enjoyed some, didn't like some. My fave gotta be Bulldozer.

[Paquita]

Know him?!  I LOVE Bud Spencer!  I've seen many of his movies and whether or not they're good I can't say because I just like them because he's in them and I have a weakness for Spaghetti Westerns... I can't wait to see more though!  I don't think I've seen Bulldozer yet!  He reminds me a lot of my dad.  He looks so much like him, I swear they could be related.

[Rev. Powell]

I've never heard of him.

[Trevor]

Carlo Pedersoli [Bud Spencer] and Mario Girotti [Terence Hill] enlivened my Saturday afternoons in the cinema: my personal favourites are Watch Out We're Mad and Who Finds A Friend Finds A Treasure. 

[Killer Bees]

Yeah, I know Terence Hill and Bud Spencer - the Abbott and Costello of Italy.  A friend of my stepdad's used to LOVE those guys and he would always drag me along to watch them at the drive in.  I never got the humour - my 12 year old self found them very boring while he would cack himself stupid at their antics.

I guess I couldn't understand why an Italian guy was called Bud Spencer   

[Trevor]

he would cack himself stupid at their antics.

I hope that is 'cack' as in 'cackle' and not 'cack' as in........well, you know. 

I guess I couldn't understand why an Italian guy was called Bud Spencer   

Apparently, Bud was the name of a character that the actor played in a film and he admired the actor Spencer Tracy a lot. That is the film nerd / geek coming out in me, sorry. 

[RCMerchant]

I have a TRINTY 2 pack. THEY CALL ME TRINITY and TRINTY IS STILL MY NAME. Bud was Terence Hills sidekick. Big guy!
He began in films in 1951-and he's STILL making films! 

He's still alive at 81!  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0817881/#Actor

Buds the big guy who smacks the bandito-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwhZwnQNPCM

[Flick James]

Well, there's this thing called "America" and then there's this thing called "The rest of the world." Sometimes they influence each other culturally, but there are tons of things like this where something is a household name in another country but nobody here knows or cares about.

I recently found out that Frank Stallone as a musical artist is a big deal in Australia. When he goes there he sells out arenas.

Go figure.

[Cthulhu]

Well, there's this thing called "America" and then there's this thing called "The rest of the world." Sometimes they influence each other culturally, but there are tons of things like this where something is a household name in another country but nobody here knows or cares about.

I recently found out that Frank Stallone as a musical artist is a big deal in Australia. When he goes there he sells out arenas.

Go figure.

And that's exactly the reason I asked. I wanted to know if the Bud Spencer phenomenon was a local thing, or not.
I see that he's not totally unknown over there. He's just not THAT big of a deal.
Personally, I love his movies.

[Flick James]

Well, there's this thing called "America" and then there's this thing called "The rest of the world." Sometimes they influence each other culturally, but there are tons of things like this where something is a household name in another country but nobody here knows or cares about.

I recently found out that Frank Stallone as a musical artist is a big deal in Australia. When he goes there he sells out arenas.

Go figure.

And that's exactly the reason I asked. I wanted to know if the Bud Spencer phenomenon was a local thing, or not.
I see that he's not totally unknown over there. He's just not THAT big of a deal.
Personally, I love his movies.

Aha. Well, I think you are accomplishing your mission quite well, sir. Karma to you.

[Cthulhu]

Well, there's this thing called "America" and then there's this thing called "The rest of the world." Sometimes they influence each other culturally, but there are tons of things like this where something is a household name in another country but nobody here knows or cares about.

I recently found out that Frank Stallone as a musical artist is a big deal in Australia. When he goes there he sells out arenas.

Go figure.

And that's exactly the reason I asked. I wanted to know if the Bud Spencer phenomenon was a local thing, or not.
I see that he's not totally unknown over there. He's just not THAT big of a deal.
Personally, I love his movies.

Aha. Well, I think you are accomplishing your mission quite well, sir. Karma to you.

Wow.Thanks!

[The Burgomaster]

Any fan of spaghetti westerns should be familiar with Bud Spencer!

[Trevor]

Any fan of spaghetti westerns should be familiar with Bud Spencer!

The opening scenes of God Forgives, I Don't where the stationmaster finds a train full of corpses still makes me go 

[Killer Bees]

Well, there's this thing called "America" and then there's this thing called "The rest of the world." Sometimes they influence each other culturally, but there are tons of things like this where something is a household name in another country but nobody here knows or cares about.

I recently found out that Frank Stallone as a musical artist is a big deal in Australia. When he goes there he sells out arenas.

Go figure.

That's news to me, Flick.  I assume that's Sly's brother?  Man, I gotta start watching more tv!