Two soccer stories: Alvaro Presutti is a referee who seems to be the last to know about his wife having an affair with a German soccer star. Amedeo Amedei has to please both his father, a die hard Roma supporter and his future father in law, who supports Lazio.
Acting
Pippo Franco's frantic physical comedy carries the Lazio-Roma rivalry subplot.
Production
Authentic 1983 Serie A atmosphere with real Roman locations.
Director
Pier Francesco Pingitore
Pippo Franco
Amedeo Amedei
Alvaro Vitali
Alvaro Presutti
Enzo Cannavale
Sposito
Mario Carotenuto
Father of Amedeo
Marisa Merlini
Mother of Manuela
Carmen Russo
Manuela
Gigi Reder
Commendator Pecorazzi
Daniela Poggi
Patrizia Pecorazzi
Roberto Della Casa
Sposito Sportelli
Marco Gelardini
Walter Grass
Gianfranco Barra
Gianfranco
Luigi Montini
dottor Moroni
Lucio Montanaro
Bazzettone
Martufello
Maggiorndomo
Vezio Natili
Porter (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Lazio-Roma derby was notoriously violent in the 1980s; the film's family-split premise reflected genuine Roman social divisions.
Pier Francesco Pingitore was primarily a television satirist; this was one of his rare theatrical features.
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