Adiós Amigo (1976)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Fred Williamson

Writer:

Fred Williamson (writer)

Release Date:

January 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Western

Tagline:

Two Sharp Dudes Taking Turns With Chicks and Tricks

Plot:

A cowboy's crimes are blamed on another man. |

Plot Keywords:

Knife Throwing | Black Cowboy | Poker | Jail Break | Blaxploitation

Cast

Fred Williamson	...	Big Ben
Richard Pryor	...	Sam Spade
James Brown
Robert Phillips
Mike Henry
Suhaila Farhat
Victoria Jee
Lynn Jackson
Heidi Dobbs
Liz Treadwell
Joy Lober
Thalmus Rasulala	...	Noah
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nick Dimitri

Also Known As:

No Sweat (UK) (video title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2005) | Norway:12 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Eaves Movie Ranch - 105 Rancho Alegre Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Po' Boy Productions

Trivia:

Richard Pryor's lines were mostly ad-libbed.

Quotes:

Big Ben: I wish people would stop calling me amigo. That always means something bad is about to happen.

Movie Connections:

References The Maltese Falcon (1941)

An amiably silly and harmless tongue-in-cheek Western comedy romp

The ever-solid and charming Fred "the Hammer" Williamson stars as a rugged itinerant gunslinger who becomes the reluctant constant patsy for slick'n'shrewd con man Richard Pryor. The crafty duo experience a series of goofy misadventures in the Old West in this amiably inane and inconsequential piece of low-budget blaxploitation sagebrush fluff. Competently directed by Williamson (who also wrote the slight, but witty script), the rambling narrative saunters along at a pleasingly relaxed rate, the tone remains pleasant and playful throughout, and there's a winningly breezy'n'easy chemistry between the two leads, with Williamson engagingly playing the long-suffering straight man to Pryor's smartaleck joker. Moreover, Williamson stages the expected rough'n'tumble fisticuffs, heated shoot-outs, a daring jailbreak and frantic horseback chase sequences with a reasonable amount of skill and brio. Popping up in nifty supporting parts are Thalmus ("Blacula," "Cool Breeze") Rasulala as a rascally old coot with two hot daughters and former Tarzan Mike Henry as a dumb, ornery cuss. Both Luchi ("Friday Foster") De Jesus' cool soulful score and especially the funky R&B theme song really hit the groovy spot. Granted, "Blazing Saddles" this picture sure ain't, but it's a satisfyingly lightweight and good-natured diversion just the same.