Mr. Billion

Mr. Billion
Mr. Billion
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
Starring Terence Hill,
Valerie Perrine,
Jackie Gleason,
Slim Pickins,
William Redfield,
Chill Wills
Music by Dave Grusin
Cinematography Matthew Leonetti
Release date(s) March 3 1977
Running time 89 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Mr. Billion is a 1977 film directed by Jonathan Kaplan.

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Plot

Guido Falcone (Terence Hill), an easygoing Italian mechanic, is heir to a billion-dollar inheritance after his uncle dies in a freak accident. In order to claim his inheritance, he must reach San Francisco within twenty days to sign a document. His uncle's greedy assistant John Cutler (Jackie Gleason) wants the money for himself, and hires a female detective (Valerie Perrine) to prevent him from reaching his goal.[1]

Reception

This film was an attempt to introduce Terence Hill, at that time one of the biggest movie stars in Europe, to American audiences. However, it was a flop. In a retrospective review, the critic Keith Bailey called it "yet another case of Hollywood bringing a foreign actor in, and getting him to do different material than what made him famous in the first place".[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.terencehill.de/de_mov_billion.php
  2. ^ http://www.badmovieplanet.com/unknownmovies/reviews/rev253.html

External links

v · d · eFilms directed by Jonathan Kaplan
1970s
Night Call Nurses (1972) · The Student Teachers (1973) · The Slams (1973) · Truck Turner (1974) · White Line Fever (1975) · Mr. Billion (1977) · Over the Edge (1979)
1980s
Heart Like a Wheel (1983) · Project X (1987) · The Accused (1988) · Immediate Family (1989)
1990s
Unlawful Entry (1992) · Love Field (1992) · Bad Girls (1994) · Brokedown Palace (1999)

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