Sie nannten ihn Spencer (2017)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2017
	Director: Karl-Martin Pold
	Actors: -
	Country: A, D
	Genre: Documentary, Western, Comedy
	Conditions of visioning: 05.08.2017, Schauburg, original German version
Synopsis: Marcus Zölch recovered from a serious injury by watching Bud Spencer movies. Jorgo Papasoglou finds the force to overcome his handicap with the positive motto claimed by the characters of Bud Spencer. When they meet at a Bud Spencer fan festival, they decide to go on the quest to meet Bud Spencer.
Review: The originality of this documentary is the fact that it has been produced to give a parallel to the Spaghetti Western movies of Bud Spencer. The research work is romanised to build the scenes and the scenes apply the same type of humour between the blondie Marcus and the beary Jorgo. The way they meet in a fan cosplay-like meeting. Many scenes or dialogues in the German version of the Bud Spencer movies are inserted in the quest story and make these parallels hilarious. The buddies Marcus and Jorgo behaved like Bud Spencer and Terence Hill making the same kind of jokes, teasing each other, making the same gestures and having the same looks. And always with kind of flash back or parallels to Bud Spencer movies. Really really funny. The life of Bud Spencer is told with all his professions and many people he met. This is already amazing for those who did not know before (like me from wiki). There are interviews of stuntmen, of actors, of producers, of composer, of Terence Hill, of many people who have been working with Bud Spencer, often done by Marcus and Jorgo along their journey. The meeting of Marcus, Jorgo with these people is done with an ever-increasing emotion on both sides and this is also good to see. People living their passion and saying thanks to the right people.
Rating: 7 /10