Bombajó Bokszóló (Bomber, 1982) – Movie of the week
Sports movies play an important role in Hollywood, drawing tens of thousands and millions of people to cinemas each year. Among the works dealing with sports, works dealing with boxing also stand out, of which perhaps only American football is the most popular subject in Hollywood.
Most of all, the Rocky line comes to mind, but Creed and Mélyütz have also enjoyed great success recently. In addition, one of the most famous actors of all time, Bud Spencer, also made his mark in the genre. It’s true that Bombajó didn’t succeed in America, but he certainly did.
Bud Graziano (Bud Spencer) is a fallen captain who was once a world famous boxer but has now given up on the sport for good. After losing his boat in the harbor, Bud stumbles across the clown Jerry, who has repeatedly pulled him out of trouble. Jerry has a boxing club, but to put it mildly, he doesn’t have any boxing players. Bud accepted to train because of a kid on Giorgio Desideri street that he saw his old self.
And before the successes begin for the captain, an old acquaintance, Rosco Dunn, who is covered in skin, appears and wants to get in his way again. Bud does everything to make Giorgione a professional boxer, but the sport is no longer old because corruption and anger pervade everything.
Bombajó brings us to a world that no longer exists and may not even have existed. Maybe that’s why I felt so good watching this Italian comedy. Of course, it’s somehow a Bowles work, but its light humor and social criticism make the film enjoyable. We don’t see great acting or spectacular clashes in it, and moreover, the same theme song is played throughout the game.
Still, it’s more fun than a lot of comedies these days. The virtue of the Bombajó fighter is that he is open to his values and does not want to hide them in subtle, abstract ways but presents them to us with a simple sense of humour. He spoke out against sporting fur games and that business and money had completely conquered the sports world.
Michele Lupo the characters in his films are also excellent, the characters have no depth but are still unique and relevant. If you want to see a good comedy, a sports movie or just a Bud Spencer fan on the weekend, then Bombajó boxer is a great choice for you and the whole family.