Buddy Goes West

Buddy, a drifting outlaw, arrives in the small western town of Yucca with his Native companion Girolamo, who has stolen a bag of surgical instruments. Because of the bag, the townsfolk mistake Buddy for a doctor, and he goes along with the misunderstanding rather than correct it. The deception draws patients and attention, including the suspicion of Sheriff Bronson and the interest of the Colorado Slim gang, who are pressuring the local Logan family and other residents to give up their land. When the gang threatens the town, Buddy's real talents come into play.

The film is an Italian western comedy directed by Michele Lupo, the fourth of five features he made in a run that includes They Called Him Bulldozer, The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid and Why Did You Pick On Me?, followed by Bomber. Bud Spencer stars as Buddy, with Joe Bugner as Sheriff Bronson, Amidou as Girolamo, Piero Trombetta, Carlo Reali and Sara Franchetti. Sergio Donati wrote the screenplay, and Claudio Mancini and Horst Wendlandt produced. Running 90 minutes, it draws on IMDb a rating of 6.5 from around 4,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.2 from a much smaller pool of 146, suggesting a modest but steady following for a title in this well-established Italian comedy-western mold.