Go for It

Go for It

Year: 1983

Runtime: 107 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Enzo Barboni

AdventureComedyAction

After Doug picks up hitchhiking Rosco in his truck, the duo are mistaken for bank robbers by traffic police. They manage a narrow escape, but later find themselves identified as secret agents while frantically trying to board a flight at the airport.

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1

Roadhouse meeting and a dangerous partnership

Rosco Frazer, a charming dodger and ventriloquist, clashes with Doug O’Riordan, a recently released convict, during a rough roadhouse brawl. The fight binds them as they slip away together, each certain the other is the trucker. They end up fleeing in a truck with no clear plan.

Roadhouse
2

Mistaken identity on the highway

A highway patrol stops them for speeding and notices they lack proper papers, mistaking them for truck-jackers. Rosco's ventriloquism helps them misdirect the officer and slip away. The narrow escape solidifies their uneasy alliance.

Highway
3

Heading to avoid capture: plan to hide

Doug prefers to go it alone, but Rosco won’t let them part ways. They decide to head to an airport to vanish in another state. Their partnership remains chaotic but increasingly dependent.

Route to airport
4

Airport caper: posing as Steinberg and Mason

They try to fly to Miami by posing as passengers Steinberg and Mason who failed to collect their tickets. An agent intercepts them just before takeoff and hands them a suitcase containing one million dollars. They discover the two real Steinberg and Mason are CIA top agents on a mission.

Airport
5

Called to CIA HQ: meeting Tiger

The duo is taken to CIA headquarters to meet 'Tiger', their new boss. They are pressed to omit embarrassing incidents from their final report, highlighting how the agency wants to manage its public image. The assignment abruptly shifts from escape to undercover operation.

CIA Headquarters
6

Impersonating rich Texans in Miami Beach

To track down a secret organization hiding in Miami Beach, Rosco and Doug impersonate affluent Texans. They leverage their disguise to blend with the Miami elite and gather clues. The ruse doubles as a test of their partnership under pressure.

Miami Beach
7

Finding K1 and the K-Bomb threat

Their disguise leads them to K1, a megalomaniac who wants to erase mankind's understanding of numbers with his 'K-Bomb'. They begin a pursuit to uncover the villain and stop his plan before it can unfold. The stakes rise as the city becomes a potential stage for catastrophe.

Miami
8

Stopping K1: a narrow victory

Rosco and Doug foil K1's scheme and thwart the K-Bomb project. The mission demonstrates their growing compatibility as a team. Yet, success is tempered by the bureaucratic constraints of their CIA assignment.

K1's facility
9

Money returned; no big payout

In a twist, Tiger has already given the million dollars back to the government, leaving Rosco and Doug without the promised perks. They realize their reward is the mission's outcome, not the cash. The outcome underscores the costs of operating within the agency’s red tape.

Government
10

Visit to the president: the nominal payoff

Their only tangible reward is a visit to the president, rather than financial compensation. The trip serves as formal recognition of their work, not a windfall. The pair depart with an odd mix of pride and exasperation at the way things turned out.

White House

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