The Octopus

The 1993 Telenorba sit-com written and directed by Gennaro Nunziante. The Show it's a parody, in Apulian dialect sauce, of the Michele Placido starring series "La Piovra" (1984) A bloody feud features two families, the Inpetto and the Sanguellatte. At the origin of it all is a wrong suffered on a Sunday morning many years earlier. Rocco Sanguellatte's mother, intent on preparing the traditional ragout, realized she lacked parsley, essential for seasoning the braciole. She then went to ask for some from across the street, that is, Freddy Inpetto's mother, who, however, apologized, telling her that she had none in the house, dismissing her. Shortly thereafter, Rocco, having met his friend Freddy, noticed something green between his teeth, identifying it precisely as parsley, thus inferring disrespect to his mother and thus beginning the tragedy.

• Release date
• June 7, 1993

Cast

Emilio Solfrizzi Rocco Sanguellatte / Alice Marinata / Mino Pausa / Panella Emilio Solfrizzi Parcheggiatore / Hippy / Ciro Ciuffino / Carmelo Meglio Antonio Stornaiolo Freddy Impetto / Rossella O'rata / Mazza / Scippatore d'Emozioni Gianni Ciardo Commissario Cosimo Ciambotto Romano Morea Brigadiere Saragot Giacinto Lucariello Pioneer / Giacinto Casanova Raffaele Nigro Self Rossana Doll Self