''Convoy Buddies'' ( it, Simone e Matteo - Un gioco da ragazzi, es, Simón y Mateo, also known as ''Kid Stuff'') is a 1975 Italian-Spanish adventure-comedy film directed by

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and starring Michael Coby and Paul L. Smith. 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 Terrance Hall. Smith sued, successfully arguing that an actor's name recognition is vital to his career. The judicial system agreed and ruled against FVI, which paid Smith damages and court costs.

Plot

Toby and Butch are a couple of incompetent crooks who get a truck hauling job bringing insecticide from Italy to France. Unbeknownst to the bumbling duo, they are really smuggling guns. A group of equally inept mobsters try to steal the guns to no avail.

Cast

* Michael Coby as Butch (Matteo) * Paul L. Smith as Toby (Simone) * Dominic Barto as Lucky *

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as Rosy *

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as Le Renard *

Ángel del Pozo Ángel del Pozo (born 14 July 1934) is a Spanish actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1960. He retired in 1980, and from 1990 to 2008 he worked as a executive producer and public relations on Gestevisión Group, from Mediaset Esp ...

as Navy Official *

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as Le Renard's Henchman * Riccardo Petrazzi as Paul * Emilio Messina as Jean *

Nello Pazzafini Nello Pazzafini (15 May 1933 – 9 January 1996) was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi. He was an ex-bodyguard and often played a "tough guy" character. Partial filmog ...

as French Sailor * Tony Norton as Frou-Frou *

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as Organizer

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* Italian adventure comedy films Spanish adventure comedy films 1970s buddy comedy films 1970s adventure comedy films Films directed by Giuliano Carnimeo Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis Italian buddy comedy films 1975 comedy films 1975 films 1970s Italian-language films 1970s Italian films 1970s Spanish films Italian-language Spanish films {{1970s-Italy-comedy-film-stub

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