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Laurel & Hardy walk out of the screen and into your unsuspecting living room.
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The Comics (1990)

slapstick chaosfourth-wall demolitionItalian farce

Overview

Comedy

Two silent movie actors escape from their film. Forced to find a way to survive in the real world, they will only cause troubles to the people they will meet along the way.

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Content warning
art vs. realitythe obsolescence of silencecomplicity between performer and audience

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Genuinely dangerous-looking stunts with zero CGI safety net.

Acting

Villaggio and Pozzetto's wordless timing is surgical precision.

Best for:Friends: Drunken late-night chaos with people who appreciate physical comedy.·Background: You don't need dialogue to follow the destruction.
Neri Parenti

Director

Neri Parenti

ReleasedOct 28, 1990
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Penta Film

Top Cast

Paolo Villaggio

Paolo Villaggio

Paolo

Renato Pozzetto

Renato Pozzetto

Renato

Enzo Cannavale

Enzo Cannavale

Il prete

Alessandra Casella

Alessandra Casella

Dominitlla, la sposa

Fabio Traversa

Fabio Traversa

Marito, lo sposo

Tiziana Pini

Tiziana Pini

moglie del marito geloso

Gian

Gian

Marito geloso

Giampaolo Saccarola

Giampaolo Saccarola

lo scagnozzo dei due boss

Sal Borgese

Sal Borgese

Benzinaio

Giovanni Cianfriglia

Giovanni Cianfriglia

camionista "manesco"

Ennio Antonelli

Ennio Antonelli

pizzaiolo

Andrea Belfiore

Andrea Belfiore

spogliarellista del night club

Franca Scagnetti

Franca Scagnetti

un'invitata al matrimonio

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released during Italian comedy's dying commercial era, this was Parenti's desperate love letter to Toto and the Macario traditions that younger audiences had already abandoned.

Trivia

Villaggio allegedly performed his own pratfalls despite being fifty, resulting in genuine injuries that production incorporated into later scenes.

Gallery
The Comics Collection(3 films)
The Comics poster
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The Comics

1990

The Comics 2 poster5.7

The Comics 2

1991

The New Comics poster5.3

The New Comics

1994

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