Bingo Bongo (1982)
Bingo Bongo (1982), directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, starring Adriano Celentano and Carole Bouquet.
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Synopsis
The ape-man, found somewhere in the jungles of Congo, transferred to Milan and named Bingo Bongo. The only one who believes in the human qualities of him is Laura, a woman anthropologist , so their affection for each other even grows to love.
What the catalogue says about this film
- Pasquale Festa Campanile and Adriano Celentano have worked together on 5 films in the catalogue
- Film 32 of 34 by Pasquale Festa Campanile in the catalogue
Every comparison is within the CineQuiz catalogue, not cinema as a whole.
- Alfio ContiniCinematography
- Pasquale Festa CampanileDirector
- Amedeo SalfaEditing
- Mario Cecchi GoriProducer
About the film
Bingo Bongo is a 1982 Italian family comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and starring Adriano Celentano as an Italian Tarzan character escaping across Milan.
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Bingo Bongo is a 1982 Italian family comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile and starring Adriano Celentano as an Italian Tarzan character escaping across Milan.
Plot
The film opens with the story about how Bingo Bongo was stranded in the African jungle as a baby when his plane crashed (in a manner remniscient and in parody of Tarzan). He was thrown out by parachute at the last instant and subsequently adopted by chimpanzees.
Years later, as a grown man with animalistic behavior and still wearing his old pacifier and parachute harness, Bingo Bongo is captured by an expedition, brought to an anthropology institution in Milan for study, and shut in a cage. Bingo Bongo proves not only to be extremely strong and highly intelligent and perceptive (with some uncomfortable results for the researchers), he also develops a crush on Laura, one of the researchers, and bonds with her pet chimpanzee Renato. Laura, on the other hand, tries her best to integrate Bingo Bongo into human society.
Finally, Bingo Bongo runs away and eventually hides at Laura's place, who continues her efforts. At first she makes only slow progress, but a surprise result is achieved when one evening the institute's director drops by: Bingo Bongo not only convincingly manages to pass himself off as a human, complete with fully developed articulation of the human language, he also throws the director off track by introducing himself as Laura's lover.
Because Laura continues to rebuff his romantic advances, however, Bingo decides to return to Africa, with Renato in company, but his efforts are all foiled. In time, it is revealed that the animals all around the world see him as their ambassador to humanity who will vouch for a more humane treatment of the animals, thanks to his ability to speak the animal – and now also the human – tongues. He returns to the institute, where he delivers his message in a colloquium which Laura also attends. There she confesses (in ape language) that she does love him after all.
The film ends with Bingo Bongo taking up his work as animal ambassador, most notably by calming down King Kong, who later attends his wedding.
Cast
Adriano Celentano as Bingo Bongo
Carole Bouquet as Laura
Felice Andreasi as Professor Fortis
Enzo Robutti as Doctor Muller
Sal Borgese as Doctor
Tanga as Renato
See also
Animalism
List of Italian films of 1982
References
External links
Bingo Bongo at IMDb
Bingo Bongo at Variety Distribution
Text from Bingo Bongo on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingo_Bongo
Trivia
- It premiered on December 23, 1982, a Thursday.
- It runs 1h42 — a typical feature length.
- This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosIntercapital
- CountriesItaly
- LanguagesItalian, German
- StatusReleased
More about this film
Set in
- Milan
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Cast
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Adriano Celentano
Bingo Bongo -
Carole Bouquet
Laura -
Felice Andreasi
Prof. Fortis -
Enzo Robutti
Dott. Muller - Walter D'Amore zoologo
- Roberto Marelli neurofisiologo
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Guido Spadea
uomo nel bagno a cui viene sottratto il giornale - Alfio Patané l'uomo seduto al tavolo della trattoria
- Elizabeth Cobben la donna che allatta il neonato
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Maurizio Tabani
- Mario Barilla
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Andrea Montuschi
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Sal Borgese
il dottore che cerca Bingo Bongo - Raffaele di Sipio
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Memo Dittongo
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Tanga
Renato
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Crew
- Alfio Contini Cinematography
- Pasquale Festa Campanile Director
- Amedeo Salfa Editing
- Mario Cecchi Gori Producer
- Vittorio Cecchi Gori Producer
- Pinuccio Pirazzoli Original music
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- Franco Marotta Screenplay
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Questions about this film
What is Bingo Bongo about?
Bingo Bongo: The ape-man, found somewhere in the jungles of Congo, transferred to Milan and named Bingo Bongo. The only one who believes in the human qualities of him is Laura, a woman anthropologist , so their affection for each other even grows to love.
Who directed Bingo Bongo?
Bingo Bongo was directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile in 1982.
Who stars in Bingo Bongo?
The cast of Bingo Bongo includes Adriano Celentano, Carole Bouquet, Felice Andreasi, Enzo Robutti and Walter D'Amore.
How long is Bingo Bongo?
Bingo Bongo runs for 102 minutes, or 1h42.
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