Yuppies 2

Yuppies 2
Yuppies 2
Directed by	Enrico Oldoini
Written by	Liliana Betti; Enrico Oldoini;
Produced by	Luigi De Laurentiis; Aurelio De Laurentiis;
Starring	Massimo Boldi; Jerry Calà; Christian De Sica; Ezio Greggio; Athina Cenci; Gioia Scola; Lisa Stothard; Federica Moro;
Cinematography	Sergio D'Offizi
Edited by	Raimondo Crociani
Music by	Manuel De Sica
Production; company	Filmauro
Release date	23 December 1986;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian
Box office	2.8 million admissions (Italy)

Yuppies 2 is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Enrico Oldoini. The film is a sequel to Carlo Vanzina's comedy Yuppies, released earlier in the same year.

Cast

Massimo Boldi as Lorenzo / Lorenzo's sister
Jerry Calà as Giacomo
Christian De Sica as Sandro
Ezio Greggio as Willy
Athina Cenci as Countess Isabella Barattini Tenti / Gina Maris
Federica Moro as Margherita
Gioia Scola as Anna
Jinny Steffan as Gioietta
Lisa Stothard as Irina
Isaac George as the waiter
Claudio Boldi as Countess' employee
Enzo De Toma as the valet
Pietro Sarubbi as Inseminator
Emanuele Vezzoli as Countess' bodyguard

Release and reception

Yuppies 2 was released in Italy on December 23, 1986 in Rome. It was the second most popular Italian film in Italy during 1987, behind The Name of the Rose with 2.8 million admissions.

Deborah Young of Variety complimented the films camear work by Sergio D'Offizi but said the score was dull and that it was a "tired comedy", stating that "No matter how flat the joke, "Yuppies 2" uses it twice."

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Young 1991.
↑ Manin 1986.
↑ Chiti & Poppi 1991, pp. 359–360.
↑ Giornale dello Spettacolo 1987, p. VI.
↑ Screen International 1988, p. 302.

Sources

Bart, Peter (August 5, 1991). "Signing Off on 'Sigs'". Variety. p. 3.
Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film (in Italian). Vol. 5/2. Rome: Gremese Editore. pp. 359–360. ISBN 9788877424297.
Manin, Giuseppe (20 October 1986). ""Yuppies" al raddoppio". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
Young, Deborah (1991). Variety's Film Reviews 1987-1988. Vol. 20. R. R. Bowker. There are no page numbers in this book. This entry is found under the header "January 7, 1987". ISBN 0-8352-2667-0.
"Programmazioni Cinematografichie nella stagione 1986-87" [Film Programme for the 1986–87 Season]. Giornale dello Spettacolo [it] (in Italian). Vol. XLIII, no. 28. Rome, Italy. August 28, 1987.
"Market profile: Italy". Screen International. 7 May 1988. p. 302.

External links

Yuppies 2 at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEYoung1991-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Young 1991.

[FOOTNOTEManin1986-2] Manin 1986.

[FOOTNOTEChitiPoppi1991359–360-3] Chiti & Poppi 1991, pp. 359–360.

[FOOTNOTEGiornale_dello_Spettacolo1987VI-4] Giornale dello Spettacolo 1987, p. VI.

[FOOTNOTEScreen_International1988302-5] Screen International 1988, p. 302.