A reasonably enjoyable road movie featuring Italian superstar Terrence Hill as heir to an American fortune trying to outfox crooked corporate goon Jackie Gleason in order to claim his inheritance. Valerie Perrine is hired by Gleason to trick Hill into signing over power of attorney. An early effort by director Jonathan Kaplan that is pretty much a non-stop chase film with Hill and Perrine getting into one fix after another (kidnapping, helicopter crash, car chase). Hill, who never really clicked in the US is clearly very much at ease and Perrine is undeniably sexy (the two show a lot of chemistry). Gleason is fun as a chain-smoking conniver and the supporting cast is great: William Redfield, Dick Miller, RG Armstrong and, best of all, Slim Pickens as Hill's unlikely ally. There is a rather sorry appearance by Chill Wills hamming it up as a drunken colonel. Kaplan makes good (and frequent) use of directing from a helicopter!
Review of Mr. Billion
