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Per un pugno di dollari (1964) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. (1966)

Version of

Roadhouse Nights (1930)

Remake of

Yojimbo (1961)
 -  Per un pugno di dollari (1964) is a remake of Yojimbo.

Remade as

Last Man Standing (1996/I)
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
 -  Sukiyaki Western Django is a remake of this remake

Referenced in

"The Directors: The Films of Clint Eastwood (#2.6)" (????)
Django (1966)
 -  In addition to being another western remake of Yojimbo, the same machine gun prop is used in both films.
I due figli di Ringo (1966)
 -  One of the characters wears the man with no name's costume.
Vado... l'ammazzo e torno (1967)
Forbidden Flesh (1968)
 -  "A Fistful of Dollars" is advertised on a marquee.
C'era una volta il West (1968)
"The Brady Bunch: A Fistful of Reasons (#2.8)" (1970)
 -  Title reference
Il mio nome è Nessuno (1973)
Mannaja (1977)
 -  The Scene where blade is recovering in the king.
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
 -  Segment "A Fistful of Yen"
Clint Eastwood: Director (1982) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
I nuovi barbari (1982)
 -  During the final showdown, the protagonist wears armor under a poncho in order to defend against bullets. This is a homage to what Clint Eastwood does at the end of 'A Fistful of Dollars',
"The Comic Strip Presents...: A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (#2.4)" (1984)
 -  episode title spoofs "A Fistful of Dollars"
Blastfighter (1984)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
 -  When introducing Max to the Thunderdome crowd, Dr. Dealgood calls him "The Man with No Name". This is a reference to Clint Eastwood's character in Sergio Leone's "spaghetti westerns", particularly A Fistful of Dollars, where his character also enters a town as a drifter and plays the two ruling factions against each other for profit.
"The Fall Guy: A Fistful of Lire (#5.4)" (1985)
 -  references the US title: "A Fistful of Dollars"
Kyûketsuki hantâ D (1985) (V)
A Fine Mess (1986)
"Sledge Hammer!: They Shoot Hammers, Don't They? (#1.4)" (1986)
 -  Sergio Leone western style zooms for the faces and the guns in battle scene
Marrakech Express (1989)
Splendor (1989)
 -  Movieposter can be seen
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
 -  Biff Tannen as Martys stepfather in the alternate present watches the final shoot-out. Marty switches off the TV right at the moment Clint Eastwood reveals to be wearing a metal plate as bullet-proof vest.
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
 -  Marty McFly uses a boiler plate as a bullet proof vest.
Blowback 2 (1991)
"'Allo 'Allo!: A Fistful of Francs (#8.6)" (1992)
 -  Title Reference
"Star Trek: The Next Generation: A Fistful of Datas (#6.8)" (1992)
 -  in title - English: A Fistful of Dollars
"Animaniacs: Moby or Not Moby/Mesozoic Mindy/The Good, the Boo and the Ugly (#1.28)" (1993)
 -  The line, 'I got me a fistful of feathers!'
Il giudice ragazzino (1994)
Blonde Heaven (1995)
 -  mentioned that an actress was A Woman with No Name in 'A Fistful of Entrails'
"Game-On: The Great Escape (#1.4)" (1995)
 -  Matthew quotes Clint Eastwood
Steel Frontier (1995)
A Fistful of Fingers (1995)
 -  Spin off of title
"Xena: Warrior Princess: A Fistful of Dinars (#1.14)" (1996)
 -  Title reference: English name.
"NYPD Blue: A Tushful of Dollars (#3.13)" (1996)
 -  title reference
Crash (1996)
Last Man Standing (1996/I)
Big City Blues (1997)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997) (TV)
Dollar for the Dead (1998) (TV)
The Unauthorized 'Star Wars' Story (1999) (V)
 -  mentioned by Jeremy Bulloch
"Futurama: A Fishful of Dollars (#1.6)" (1999)
 -  The title "A Fishfull of Dollars" is a play on "A Fistful of Dollars"
The Match (1999)
"Recess: Dodgeball City (#3.3)" (1999)
 -  Gus wears a poncho, the music is like a Morricone score and he shoots down a bunch of kids with dodgeballs, referencing Eastwood's famous scene.
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000) (TV)
 -  poster
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000) (TV)
 -  briefly mentionned
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2001) (V)
Le pacte des loups (2001)
Munje! (2001)
 -  The characters are humming the theme song from 'Fistful of Dollars' in on the of the scenes in the car.
Cowboys Don't Cry (2002)
The Blood Pact: The Making of 'Blade II' (2002) (V)
 -  mentionned once
800 balas (2002)
Nel cuore della notte (2002)
Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick (2003) (VG)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
 -  Was one of three films shown to Uma Thurman to prepare her for her role as The Bride.
An Opera of Violence (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Something to Do with Death (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Wages of Sin (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Anti-Hero's Journey (2004) (V)
 -  mentionned once
"The Sopranos: Two Tonys (#5.1)" (2004)
 -  Carmela mentions this film.
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
 -  Score from 'A Fistful of Dollars' is heard after Budd has shot The Bride.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (VG)
 -  Para-Medic mentions the film during her codec conversation with Snake.
Campus Confidential (2005) (TV)
 -  Mockery of the theme song when Brett confronts the rest of the Fab 5 after being outed.
The Spaghetti West (2005) (V)
 -  Poster shown and film mentioned.
"Pastewka: Der Unfall (#1.1)" (2005)
 -  Pastewka has a poster from this movie in his flat
A Gyro Full of Dollars (2005)
 -  title reference
Movie Music Mania (2005) (TV)
 -  The phrase "fistful of dollars" is used
V for Vendetta (2005)
 -  In the final action sequence, V tricks the bad guys into thinking he's invulnable by using a metal armor, like Clint Eastwood in the final showdown.
The Thief Lord (2006)
 -  movie poster in abandoned theater
"Life on Mars: (#1.8)" (2006)
 -  One of the confiscated porn films is called "Fist-Full of Donnas"
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  "A Fistful of Dullards" in Roddy's DVD collection
Hot Fuzz (2007)
 -  When riding into town Nicholas asks the children to "do something useful"
Shooter (2007/I)
 -  A steel shield is used as body armour to stop bullets and is revealed to the bad guys by dropping it to the ground.
Watching the Detectives (2007)
 -  On "Western Round-up"-Day, Neil dresses up as the Clint Eastwood character in the older film.
Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom (2008)
 -  Main character wearing hidden body armor
"Heroes Unmasked: Through Heroes Eyes (#2.9)" (2008)
 -  Reference to Sergio Leone's "'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' trilogy"
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
 -  "fistful of assholes"
Nightstalker (2009) (V)
 -  "He's the Man with No Name."

Featured in

Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (1992) (TV)
Eastwood... A Star (1992) (TV)
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (1993) (TV)
 -  scenes
La vera vita di Antonio H. (1994)
100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997) (TV)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV)
John Wayne Made Me Cry: Our Western Heros (2002) (TV)
"SexTV: Legacy of the Cowboy/Blazing Saddles/Pony Play (#7.5)" (2004)
 -  Clip from film is used in this episode.
Nobody Is Perfect (2005) (V)
 -  documentary on Sergio Leone in general (his westerns)
"Nova: Secrets of the Samurai Sword (#35.1)" (2007)
 -  Clips shown.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-09-09)" (2008)
 -  Clips from this film are featured during the 'Great American Culture Quiz' segment.

Spoofed in

Per un pugno nell'occhio (1965)
A Fistful of Rawhide (1970)
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974)
Colpo in canna (1975)
 -  A scene near the end mimicks music from the film along with the showdown.
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Straight to Hell (1987)
Doragon bôru: Makafushigi dai bôken (1988)
Stay Tuned (1992)
Der Schuh des Manitu (2001)
Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)
 -  The Evil Ice Cream Man imitates Clint Eastwood while Ennio Morricone-style music from the classic spaghetti western plays in the background.
No Law 4000 (2002)
Bustful of Dollars (2005) (V)
 -  Western porn parody
Luck by Chance (2009)
 -  In Ranjit's (Sanjay Kapoor) office there is a poster shown (which even rips off the minute details from the poster of the original movie), which is of a supposedly ripped off movie called "A Fistful of Rupees" starring Ranjit. Also a Good, Bad and Ugly's theme like tune is played in background.

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