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Summary: My Name Is Nobody
Review: "My Name Is Nobody" 1973 (Released in U.S. in 1974)
Rated: PG
Director: Tonino Valerii
Starring: Henry Fonda (Jack Beauregard), Terrence Hill (Nobody)
Music by: Ennio Morriconne
Running Time: 1 hour and 55 minutes Entertaining Spaghetti Western based on an idea from and produced by Sergio Leone (of "Fistfull of Dollars" fame) featuring Terrence Hill as the title character, a mild-mannered drifter, who just happens to be the fastest gun in the west.
The movie is set in 1899 in the waning days of the wild west in America (the movie was filmed in the American southwest and Spain). An aged gunfighter, Jack Beuaregard (Fonda), the west's most famous gunslinger, is worn out by the rigors of his trade and plans to retire to Europe. "Nobody" has grown up admiring Beauregard (he can quote from memory each of his victims) and follows him about the southwest attempting to get him to face the Wild Bunch, a band of 150 gunmen, so that he can "go out in style".
Eventually Beauregard agrees and together they hatch a plan to take on all 150 of the Wild Bunch at one time.
This movie is a comedic western that features top-notch performances by its two leads as well as a magnificent soundtrack (as always) by Morricone.
The movie is chock full of memorable scenes, especially the opening sequence in the barber shop and the showdown with the Wild Bunch (who's every appearance in the film is heralded by Morricone's version of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries"). Look also for a nod to Sam Peckinpah (in addition to the Wild Bunch) in the cemetary scene with Beauregard and Nobody.
This is a great film that can be viewed by the whole family and can be enjoyed many times over. If you enjoy the genre, you'll love this movie. Highly recommended.
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Summary: TOTALLY EXCELLENT CONTENT,VERY CHEAP EDITING
Review: Was looking for this video for years. I needed it since it's one of my all times favorite. You gotta have it too. This is Leone's masterpiece in its kind: all the elements of the spaghetti western plus the comedy part. Can't beat that. Sure, I bought it. Only thing is, it's a shame to have THAT specific edition in my collection. It is stuffed with mistakes and the cover is totally lame. First, it has written on it the cast from another Leone's movie with Quebec actor Robert Charlebois(wich they even spelled Charlesbois and that you guys at Amazon should carry). Also,they'd better have sticked to the groovy original hand drawn cover of Nobody and his red sock with a hole in it...Finally, the opening sequence is the original one written in italian. In one word, if you are looking for the famous MY NAME IS NOBODY, this is it. Go for it but if you are a maniac like me you can expect a little deception from this particular edition. Very sloppy one. If you're the average movie collector and are only looking for the content, it'll do for you. What a great movie....
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Summary: Best Spaghetti Western Out There!
Review: If you enjoy Spaghetti Westerns, then you need to sink your teeth into "Nobody". This is our family's most favorite western out there. The musical score is excellent, and Henry Fonda is absolutley wonderful! This is a quirky, unusual western, and you need to be a western fan to appreciate it. Our old VHS tape is going to get replaced by this DVD, and I am looking forward to watching it in an even better than ever format!
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Summary: Funniest Western Ever
Review: I have seen many comedy westerns including Cat Ballou, Blazing Saddles, and City Slickers. None have made me laugh harder than "My Name is Nobody". Henry Fonda plays a retiring gunfighter, Jack Beauregard, for the law while Terence Hill plays a comedic young gunfighter, Nobody, for good. His methods are quite different and should keep you in stitches more than once. The scenes at the Circus can't be beat. Although he is proficient with a gun, you never see him kill anybody to make his point. Did I mention the musical score by Ennio Morricone is great? As mentioned in a good review, laurie's boomer views, you can play just the soundtrack. I love Morricone's happy go lucky intro song , My Name is Nobody, and all the western themes that dramatize the scenes with Beauregard. I do hope this will be released on DVD in the US and for a lower price. The import quality lacks a little to be desired so I am hoping for a better transfer of the master in the future. The WHAM! version menu is overly red and the Bio has Henry Ford instead of Fonda as the name, but the bio is correct. The DVD is decent quality with a only a few screen glitches and the sound is good. The occasional graininess can't be helped since the original VHS quality was no better and probably the master print wasn't sharp. I don't regret getting the DVD since this is a great movie and my VHS is wearing out.
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Summary: This movie is the best western spaghetti
Review: And no it's not a parody, even if it's has its funny moments, Terence Hill and Henry Fonda are both awesome actors in this movie.
The story has 2 great confrontations, Jack Beauregard against the 150 guys from 'la horde sauvage' (the wild bunch).
One thing though, The DVD is terrible, first it's only in english and I'm sorry but that sounds terrible when you're used to see this movie in french or italian.
Only good point this is a multizone DVD.
Houps did I forget to mention that the Ennio Morricone music is LEGENDARY ...
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Summary: My Name is Nobody - Terence Hill & Henry Fonda
Review: One of my all time favorite comody Westerns! Lots of laughs and funny wit from Terrance Hill and an awesome performance from Henry Fonda. Even my teenage kids love this one!!!
Rating: 
Summary: Fonda's Farewell to a Genre
Review: Truly, this movie has inspired moments. Indeed, the premise itself--America (Henry Fonda as archetypal American Western cowboy hero, Frank Beauregard) bidding farewell to a genre, moving aside to the "new generation" of Euro-Western heroes (typifed by Terence Hill's wise-beyond-his-years wiseacre "Nobody" figure)--is inspiring. Fonda's steely (albeit near-sighted) blues are the perfect contrast to the carnivalesque clownishness of Hill--and the film's meta-commentary on mythmaking vs. reality (and a very serious message about the need for heroes for the rest of us to believe in, even if those individuals called upon are looking for anything but a heroic role!) is surprisingly profound. But Valeri Tonino's erratic direction often slows things down to a glacier-like pace--and, unfortunately, it's Hill's mugging that too often contributes to this down-time. Fonda's performance, however, is a little gem--a wistful counterpoint to his Wyatt Earp of Ford's "Clementine." When he sails off into the sunset, leaving Nobody behind to bring the West into the 20th century (the film takes place in 1899), our hearts go with him--and we were certainly glad we went along for the ride. A light-hearted (but at times sentimental) Ennio Moriccone score (complete with ironic quotations from Richard Wagner) adds to the overall fun. Nowhere near as good as it could--or perhaps should--have been (and the opening sequence, as legend has it directed by Leone himself, hints at just how good it really *might* have been under Leone's own direction), but it's quite unlike most other Westerns of *any* time period. And the inclusion of the complete CD soundtrack is a welcome addition.
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Summary: Incredible Scope
Review: In another review I mentioned this was the funniest Western, but to avoid losing votes on it I had to write another review to mention that the scope is amazing as well. Fans of movies like "How the West Was Won" and "Once Upon a Time in the West" will enjoy it as well. The realism of the movie sets and performances make you believe you are actually seeing this dramatic change in the West from watering hole and cowboys to ranchers and towns. The West is becoming civilized and Henry Fonda as Beauregard is the old ways and Terence Hill as Nobody is the new. I really wish I had pointed that out in my other review. This movie goes well beyond being just a great comedy. It is like he wrapped "The Magnificent Seven" with "Shrek". Sometimes incredibly dramatic, sometimes downright goofy, but always magnificent.
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Summary: Nobody beats nobody ...
Review: You will not go wrong with this jewel. Even if you've never seen an Italian western, you will find this one addictive. The only bad thing about this movie is that there is no sequel. This one is the epitome of a spaghetti western. I've enjoyed it time and time again! I 100% agree with all the reviewers remarks on this one.
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Summary: Incredible Scope
Review: In another review I mentioned this was the funniest Western, but to avoid losing votes on it I had to write another review to mention that the scope is amazing as well. Fans of movies like "How the West Was Won" and "Once Upon a Time in the West" will enjoy it as well. The realism of the movie sets and performances make you believe you are actually seeing this dramatic change in the West from watering hole and cowboys to ranchers and towns. The West is becoming civilized and Henry Fonda as Beauregard is the old ways and Terence Hill as Nobody is the new. I really wish I had pointed that out in my other review. This movie goes well beyond being just a great comedy. It is like he wrapped "The Magnificent Seven" with "Shrek". Sometimes incredibly dramatic, sometimes downright goofy, but always magnificent.
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