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Ricco the Mean Machine

Ricco the Mean Machine (1973)

  • 58% of users liked it
    (76 ratings)

Robert Mitchum's son Christopher heads the cast of this Italian melodrama. Despite the horrific title, the film is actually a Mafia yarn. Arthur Kennedy shows up as a WASP-ish Godfather type, while Barbara Bouchet is the love interest. The presence of Hollywood names in the cast was supposed to… More

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Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Horror, Art House & International, Classics
In Theaters
Aug 27, 1973 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Felix Vasquez Jr., Film Threat

    Is trash, but trash you can feel good about watching...

  • Jeremiah Kipp, Slant Magazine

    Ricco the Mean Machine is a throwback to when men could smack women around if they talked back too loud. In other words, it has a broad appeal to cultural anthropologists, ironic hipsters, bad movie buffs, and chauvinist pigs.

  • Jeremiah Kipp, Slant Magazine

    If you're feeling nostalgic for some 1970s Euro-sleaze, Ricco the Mean Machine is a guilty pleasure for stoners eager to revisit the land of shag carpeting, bellbottoms, and free love.

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