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My Friends (Italian: Amici miei) is a 1975 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Mario Monicelli.
The film project belonged to Pietro Germi, who had no chance to make it happen because of his untimely death. The opening credits of the film, in fact, paid tribute to the author with the words "a film by Pietro Germi" which is followed only later by "directed by Mario Monicelli".
The film, which made it to number one on the Italian box-office in front of Steven Spielberg's Jaws, was followed by two sequels, Amici miei Atto II (1982, also by Monicelli), Amici miei Atto III (1985), directed by Nanni Loy.
Like in many other Monicelli movies, the main theme of Amici miei is friendship, seen from a rather bitter point of view. It tells the story of four middle-aged friends in Florence who organize together idle pranks (called zingarate, "gypsy shenanigans") in a continuous attempt to prolong childhood during their adult life.
Count Mascetti (Ugo Tognazzi) is an impoverished noble who has no means to support his family, but does not renounce high living pleasures anyway, and has an underage mistress, Titti (Silvia Dionisio). Perozzi (Philippe Noiret) is an easy-living journalist harassed by the unceasing disapproval of his wife and his son. Melandri (Gastone Moschin) is an architect employed by the City Hall (for the preservation and restoration of the City's countless monuments), whose main goal is to find the ideal woman. Necchi (Duilio Del Prete) is the owner of a café and pool hall where the friends usually plan their zingarate.
It’s been 2 years but it feels like it hasn’t been
If you love her how you love her just imagine it
Have you ever had a woman that you fin for,
The definition of a lady that you kill for
Took her after hood but she wings like a certain bell
Went to school and the a so it shows well
Me and her had a crash back in high school
Went to prime what a frame ’cause I had to
Growing up fine used to tell her I was best dressed
Competition with the ex ’cause he wasn’t fresh
Used to tell her when I grow up I’ma marry you
And if you ever get hurt I’ma carry you
And if you ever want a man I’ma... you
Caples for the weekend I’m telling you
She used to say when we sex will be special huh
Swear to god she the only girl I ever love
Chorus:
And you make me ride
I’ma let you ride
Girl on this west side,
I’ma make you call me the best tow
When I f*ck you like I’m fresh out, fresh out, fresh out,
Like I’m fresh out, fresh out, fresh out,
Like I’m fresh out, fresh out, fresh out.
It’s been 2 years but it feels like it hasn’t been yesterday
Graduated high school year 12 grade,
Got accepted to atlanta she a real pitch,
Never understood her friend really in the streets
Couple cases that I cost so she used to write
And every letter that she ended it will be right,
Wrong woman not a key she mature good,
Little girl after hood but she still hood,
Big poor... wood born in the wood,
Got me to wolf friend so we understood,
We believe what we seem from a little crush,
And as a friend fresh tips turn to more or less,
And what that lust I can love like always,
And if I ever go away I love you always,
Get them all, ball hard like always
Then we go keep shining on them like always
Chorus:
You make me ride
I’ma let you ride
Girl on this west side,
I’ma make you call me the best tow
When I f*ck you like I’m fresh out, fresh out, fresh out,
Like I’m fresh out, fresh out, fresh out,
Like I’m fresh out, fresh out, fresh out.
This is for teisha, girls with alicia
Even with the girls for the curls and they...
This is for toya, yolanda and tina
Even christina she used the whole my nina
Back in the days when a nigga had to rif her
Pack fool of hate, baby girl we... oh damn,
I’m thinking about you,
Thinking oh damn I’m thinking about you,
Thinking of damn, I’m thinking about you,