Speedy Gonzales - noin 7 veljeksen poika

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Speedy Gonzales - noin 7 veljeksen poika
Directed by	Ere Kokkonen
Produced by	Spede Pasanen
Written by	Ere Kokkonen Vesa-Matti Loiri Spede Pasanen
Music by	Jaakko Salo
Cinematography	Kari Sohlberg
Editing by	Taina Kanth Irma Taina
Distributed by	Filmituotanto Spede Pasanen
Release date(s)	1970
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish
Followed by	Hirttämättömät
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Speedy Gonzales - noin 7 veljeksen poika (English: Speedy Gonzales - The son of about seven brothers) (1970) is a Finnish western comedy directed by Ere Kokkonen, and written by Kokkonen with Spede Pasanen and Vesa-Matti Loiri. The title refers to Pasanen's 1968 film Noin seitsemän veljestä, though the movies does not otherwise link to it in any way.

The basic premise of the movie is to poke fun at the conventions and clichés of spaghetti westerns, which is accomplished by the juxtaposition of serious elements with the parody that Pasanen was famous for. The resulting film is considered both a tribute and a mockery of westerns as a whole.^[1]

1 Plot synopsis
2 Cast
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Plot synopsis

The outlaw Speedy Gonzales rides into town in New York to investigate the death of his brother, Mooses. Despite being met by resistance from the locals, he is determined to solve the crime. Meanwhile, two of the world's worst gunslingers are matching their skills and the desperate desperado Clyde is trying to rob a bank with abysmal success...

[edit] Cast

Spede Pasanen as Speedy Gonzales and Mooses Gonzales
Tarja Markus as Rita
Pertti Melasniemi as Clyde

Vesa-Matti Loiri was intended play the part of Clyde, but he broke his leg in an accident shortly before shooting began and Melasniemi replaced him.^[1]