A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

About A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot

Expert conman Joe Thanks teams up with half-breed Bill and naive Lucy to steal $300,000 from the Indian-hating Major Cabot. Their elaborate plan is full of disguises, double-crosses, and chases, but Joe always seems to know what he's doing.

A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot is a 1975 comedy western film directed by Damiano Damiani. It runs 117 minutes and was released in December 1975.

Its themes are hostage, native american, outlaw, and prison.

Terence Hill takes the lead as Joe Thanks, Miou-Miou as Lucy, Robert Charlebois as Bill Locomotiva, and Patrick McGoohan as Major Cabot. The screenplay is by Damiano Damiani and Ernesto Gastaldi. Produced by Rafran Cinematografica.

Young Guns II, Back to the Future Part III, and Rango make useful companions to A Genius, Two Friends, and an Idiot. TMDB voters put it at 6.3 out of 10 across 196 votes.