Tre uomini e una gamba
"WANTED: A Leg, Dead or Alive"
Three Men and a Leg - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
The opening scene features a short film-within-a-film, a parody of American gangster movies, starring the trio as mobsters named Al, John, and Jack.
This sequence introduces characters that would later become the protagonists of the trio's 2002 film, "The Legend of Al, John and Jack" ("La leggenda di Al, John e Jack"). It serves as an early cinematic test for these personas.
During a moment of exasperation, Giovanni exclaims, "Così è la vita!" ("That's Life!").
This line directly foreshadows the title of the trio's next film, "That's Life" ("Così è la vita"), released in 1998.
Marina Massironi's character falls for Giacomo in this film. In the trio's subsequent films, she would humorously become the love interest for the other members.
This became a running gag across their first three films. In "That's Life" (1998), she falls for Aldo, and in "Ask Me If I'm Happy" (2000), she falls for Giovanni, creating an amusing romantic cycle for fans who followed their work.
The fictional neorealist film they watch is directed by "Remo Garpelli," and the leg sculpture is made by an artist named "Garpez."
The similar-sounding, slightly ridiculous names are an inside joke, mocking the high-art world that their characters find so baffling. It connects the two moments of meta-cinematic commentary within the film.