Oscar Pettinari (played by Carlo Verdone) is a protagonist in Too Much.
A naive and boastful young man from Rome's suburbs who dreams of being an action stuntman. After being rejected as an extra, he schemes with a lawyer to fake a car crash and blackmail a foreign producer. He shows a kind heart by hosting the dismissed lead actress Nancy, develops feelings for her, but ultimately abandons the scam when the lawyer suffers a mental breakdown. He returns to his old life of fabricating heroic tales. Nancy (played by Stella Hall) is a protagonist in Too Much.
An attractive Italo-American actress and the lover of a foreign movie producer. She is abruptly fired by the production company to avoid scandal and is left stranded in Italy without money. She endures the persistent blackmail attempts by Oscar and his lawyer, eventually finding a new career opportunity in the United States. She leaves Oscar with a sense of maturity and without ill will.
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Characters
Oscar Pettinari
(played by Carlo Verdone) — protagonist
A naive and boastful young man from Rome's suburbs who dreams of being an action stuntman. After being rejected as an extra, he schemes with a lawyer to fake a car crash and blackmail a foreign produc...
Nancy
(played by Stella Hall) — protagonist
An attractive Italo-American actress and the lover of a foreign movie producer. She is abruptly fired by the production company to avoid scandal and is left stranded in Italy without money. She endure...
Key Relationships
Oscar Pettinari → Nancy
(Conflict Blackmailer)
Story Analysis
A delusional wannabe stuntman's blackmail scheme unravels into a temporary romance and a return to mundane illusions.
