My Name Is Nobody

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My Name is Nobody
Directed by	Tonino Valerii
Starring	Terence Hill Henry Fonda Jean Martin
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Editing by	Nino Baragli
Release date(s)	December, 1973
Running time	117 min.
Language	English
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My Name is Nobody (also known as Il mio nome è Nessuno and Lonesome Gun) is a 1973 spaghetti western comedy film. The film was directed by Tonino Valerii and, in some scenes, by Sergio Leone^{[citation needed]}. It was written by Sergio Leone, Fulvio Morsella and Ernesto Gastaldi. The cast includes Terence Hill, Henry Fonda, and Jean Martin.

It was released under various names in America, Italy, France, and West Germany. It has a runtime of 111 minutes for the TCM print, and 117 minutes outside of America.

The film was Fonda's final western. Hill has said it remains his favorite film among those in which he starred.

[edit] Plot

Jack Beauregard (Henry Fonda) is a tired, aging legend, who just wants to retire in peace, but is continually being dogged by men who want to kill him for the fame. 'Nobody' (Terence Hill's character) likes the old guy and wants to see him die in a blaze of glory going against the Wild Bunch singlehanded.

A memorable scene has Nobody repeatedly slapping and outdrawing a bewildered gunfighter, which is currently shown in a commercial for Sprint. Finally, Nobody fakes a very public showdown with Beauregard, "killing" him and allowing him to quietly slip away. A streetsign, marking where the gunfight took place, says "Nobody Was Faster On The Draw".

There are many implied puns on the name "Nobody." An example would be when the driver of the train runs out of the public urinal and yells: "But who's driving it? Who?" (Referring to the train that has been stolen). To viewers, the answer is obvious: Nobody is driving it.

[edit] External links

My Name Is Nobody at the Internet Movie Database