Loaded Guns (Colpo in canna) is a 1975 Italian crime comedy film written and directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring Ursula Andress.
After a flight to Naples, American air stewardess Nora Green (Ursula Andress) is paid $100 dollars to deliver a letter to a local mafioso named Silvera (Woody Strode). The letter is a threat sent by an enigmatic crime boss only known as the American. Suspecting that Nora is more than just an oblivious messenger, Silvera plans to use her to lure the American out, but not before having Nora roughed up by his men. Nora is soon rescued by a handsome circus acrobat and former boxer named Manuel who shelters her and convinces her to seek help from the police. Soon, Nora finds herself embroiled in a feud between two rival gangs. But there is also more to Nora than meets the eye.
Loaded Guns contains examples of:
- Amusement Park of Doom: Silvera's hideout is located in an abandoned amusement park and is where the climactic gang fight between him and Don Calo's gang takes place.
- Authority Equals Asskicking: Silvera is shown to be as strong as he looks, being able to take down several of Calo's goons.
- Badass Preacher: Nora has an acquaintance who is a preacher who can effortlessly kick the asses of three men ganging up on him.
- Collective Identity: It turns out that the American is actually the mysterious men that help Nora along the way, with Nora herself being their leader.
- Distracted by the Sexy: One of Silvera's goons sent to threaten Nora ends up seeing her in the middle of a bath. Nora takes advantage of her state of undress to knock him out with a radio while he's too busy gawking at her.
- The Dog Was the Mastermind: Nora, a seemingly innocent air stewardess, is actually the criminal mastermind known as the American.
- Femme Fatale: Nora is actually the leader of a criminal organization who uses her looks to manipulate the men around her. At the same time, she does show genuine interest in Manuel partly for his looks and partly for his kindness, and ultimately ends up together with him after escaping Naples.
- Head-Turning Beauty: Nora tends to turn the heads of men wherever she goes.
- Leg Focus: Nora tends to wear clothes that often show off her legs, something that she uses to her advantage.
- Ms. Fanservice: Ursula Andress's looks aren't exactly underutilized in this film.
- Nice to the Waiter: Nora is nice to a local taxi driver (who is actually the inspector's twin brother) and even gives him a grateful kiss on the cheek towards the end of the film.
- Off-into-the-Distance Ending: After eluding the police, Nora arrives on her plane with Manuel and her gang before flying off into the distance.
- Playing Both Sides: Nora plays both Silvera and his rival Don Calo against each other, getting rid of two major competitors in the local drug trade in one fell swoop.
- Pretty in Mink: After her uniform gets torn up thanks to Silvera's thugs, Manuel loans her a glittering black dress with a white fur shawl when she goes to report to the police.
- The Queenpin: Nora is actually the American, or rather, the leader of a group calling themselves the American.
- Scary Black Man: Woody Strode plays Silvera, a brutish mafioso.
- Sexy Stewardess: Nora Green, played by Bond Girl Ursula Andress herself.
- Shameless Fanservice Girl: After spending the night with Manuel, Nora leaves his apartment with nothing but a shawl on, never losing her stride when she stumbles upon an elderly couple in an elevator while still stark naked.
- Sleeps in the Nude: In her hotel room, Nora is shown at one point to be sleeping without wearing anything.
