Noch ein Käfig voller Narren (1980)

Noch ein Käfig voller Narren: Directed by Édouard Molinaro. With Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru. Nightclub owner Renato and his transvestite companion/lover Albin becoming involved with the local cops and foreign spies when Albin unwittingly gets his hands on a roll of stolen microfilm. The gay couple then hide out in Renato’s native Italy, but find little peace there with their frequent bickering among themselves.

“Although some have said they like this sequel better than part one, this follow-up to C.A.F. is a little more forced than the first one. Albin does plenty of high pitched shrieks to keep us chuckling and involved, but this story isnu0026#39;t as solid as the first. As long as you keep your expectations in check, youu0026#39;ll have fun. The story starts at the nightclub, but there are mixups and shenanigans in hotel rooms, and running around France. With the good guys and the bad guys both chasing after them, they go into hiding at Renatou0026#39;s family home in Italy. The in-laws, the Deputy of the Moral Committee is in this one briefly, and Jacob the over-emotional maid, but not the son. Itu0026#39;s also not the safe, happy-go-lucky world of the nightclub that we saw in Part 1. In this one, there are plenty of gags and jokes, but also a fair amount of hateful name calling and street fighting that we didnu0026#39;t see in part 1. Thereu0026#39;s also a subplot of Luigi the farm hand falling for one of them, but youu0026#39;ll have to watch it for yourself.”