''Vacanze in America'' (''Holidays in America'') is a 1984 Italian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina (13 March 1951 – 8 July 2018) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Vanzina was born in Rome, the son of Maria Teresa Nati and film director Stefano Vanzina and brother of Enrico Vanzina. Many of his project ...

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Summer. In a high school in

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, Don Buro, priest and religion teacher, leads a class of young people in a school holiday in the

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. Among the guys there is the repeating Peo, who decides to entertain the boys in his own way, including roulette bets and beautiful girls with whom to have sex. However Peo doesn't realize that Don Buro, to ensure peace, has brought in another companion: Mrs. De Romanis, mother of one of the boys.

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Jerry Calà Calogero Alessandro Augusto Calà, known by his stage name Jerry Calà (born 28 June 1951), is an Italian actor, filmmaker, comedian and singer who has written, directed, and acted in multiple film and television projects. He is considered one o ...

: Peo Colombo *

Christian De Sica Christian De Sica (; born 5 January 1951) is an Italian actor, comedian, television presenter, and filmmaker. Life De Sica was born in Rome, the second son of Italian director Vittorio De Sica and Spanish actress María Mercader. His first ...

: Don Buro *

Claudio Amendola Claudio Amendola (born 16 February 1963) is an Italian actor, film director and television presenter. He starred in the 1993 film '' The Escort'', which was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. Biography Born in Rome and the son of act ...

: Alessio Liberatore *

Antonella Interlenghi Antonella Interlenghi (born 6 August 1961) is an Italian stage, film and television actress. She is also known as Antonellina Interlenghi. Life and career Born in Rome, Interlenghi is the daughter of the actors Antonella Lualdi and Franco Inte ...

: Antonella *

Edwige Fenech Edwige Fenech (, ; born 24 December 1948) is a French-Italian actress and film producer. She is mostly known as the star of a series of ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' and ''giallo'' films released predominantly through her 20 year career in the ...

: Miss De Romanis *

Gianmarco Tognazzi Gianmarco Tognazzi (born 11 October 1967) is an Italian actor. Life and career Born on 11 October 1967 in Rome, the son of actors Ugo Tognazzi and Franca Bettoia,Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. ...

: Filippo De Romanis * Fabio Ferrari: Furio Quintiliani *

Enzo Liberti Vincenzo "Enzo" Liberti (20 April 1926 – 4 May 1986) was an Italian actor, voice actor, director and television personality. Biography Born in Rome, after having been a diplomatic courier for the Foreign Ministry,"Morto l'attore Enzo Liberti c ...

: Alessio's Father

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* 1984 films Italian comedy films 1984 comedy films Films directed by Carlo Vanzina Films scored by Manuel De Sica Foreign films set in the United States 1980s Italian-language films 1980s Italian films Italian-language comedy films {{1980s-Italy-comedy-film-stub

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