| Convoy Buddies | |
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| Directed by | Giuliano Carnimeo |
| Written by | Sergio Bazzini Tulio Demicheli |
| Produced by | Mino Loy |
| Starring | Michael Coby Paul L. Smith |
| Cinematography | Sebastiano Celeste Vicente Minaya |
| Music by | Guido & Maurizio De Angelis |
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| Language | Italian |
Convoy Buddies (Italian: Simone e Matteo - Un gioco da ragazzi, Spanish: Simón y Mateo, also known as Kid Stuff) is a 1975 Italian-Spanish adventure-comedy film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo and starring Michael Coby and Paul L. Smith,[1][2] a couple formed with the purpose of copying the successful films of the duo Terence Hill and Bud Spencer.[3][1] It was followed by The Diamond Peddlers
The film was selected for American release by Film Ventures International, and producer Edward L. Montoro changed Smith's name to Bob Spencer and Cantafora's name to Terrence Hall.[4] Smith sued,[5] successfully arguing that an actor's name recognition is vital to his career.[6] The judicial system agreed and ruled against FVI, which paid Smith damages and court costs.[7]
- ^ a b Mereghetti, Paolo. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
- ^ Hughes 2004, p. 238.
- ^ "They're Truckin Terrific". The Atlanta Constitution. February 11, 1978. p. 15T.
- ^ "648 F2d 602, Smith v. L Montoro". OpenJurist.org. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ Carpenter, Clint A. (Fall 2006). "Stepmother, May I?: Moral Rights, Dastar, and the False Advertising Prong of Lanham Act Section 43(a)". Washington and Lee Law Review. 63 (4): 1601–1648.
- ^ GreyWizard. "FVI: What You Didn't Know". The Unknown Movies. Bad Movie Planet. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2019.