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Divorced insurance man boards wrong plane, chaos ensues. Italian '90s comedy gold or fool's gold?
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47
IMDb
41
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83

Banzai (1997)

slapstickmidlife crisistravel mishap

Overview

Comedy

Sergio Colombo is an insurance agent. He had just gone through a divorce so he is a little bit scattered. Wanting to unwind he plans to go to vacation with a magnificent girlfriend but suddenly he is ordered off to Canada in order to sign an important contract. At the airport Colombo accidentally gets on a plane that flies in a direction directly opposite to Canada - to Bankgok.

Flag of ITITItalian
Content warning
absurdity of bureaucracymasculine incompetencefate vs. control

Standout Aspects

Acting

Paolo Villaggio's physical comedy carries the whole mess.

Best for:Streaming: Curiosity viewing for Italian comedy completists only.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry you don't care about.
Carlo Vanzina

Director

Carlo Vanzina

ReleasedSep 25, 1997
Runtime1h 23m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Italian International Film
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

Top Cast

Paolo Villaggio

Paolo Villaggio

Sergio Colombo

Antonio Ballerio

Antonio Ballerio

direttore capo di Sergio

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Francesca Romana Coluzzi

Ilaria

Francesco De Rosa

Francesco De Rosa

Pasquale Cuccurullo

Roberto Della Casa

Roberto Della Casa

collega di Sergio

Stefano Antonucci

Stefano Antonucci

passeggero dell'aereo

Laura Migliacci

Laura Migliacci

Betta Colombo

Sergio Tardioli

Sergio Tardioli

ignaro scambiatore del biglietto

John Armstead

John Armstead

Mr. Parker

Francesca Ventura

Francesca Ventura

Paola, segretaria di Sergio

Domenico Bua

Domenico Bua

sfidante roulette russa

Mirella Falco

Mirella Falco

signora vittima degli incidenti

Hal Yamanouchi

Hal Yamanouchi

poliziotto giapponese

Taiyo Yamanouchi

Taiyo Yamanouchi

poliziotto giapponese

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Paolo Villaggio was already 65 here, still throwing his body around like a man half his age.

Cultural

This belongs to Italy's 'cinepanettone' tradition—holiday comedies so formulaic they became self-aware cult objects.

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