The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid
1979 88mComedy, Science Fiction
6.141%6.4
A young humanoid alien who gets stranded on earth hooks up with a grizzled old sheriff in a western town and tries to help him solve a tough case, but the sheriff doesn't want any help from a "kid."
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- RichardJuly 22, 2026The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid is one of those wonderfully oddball Bud Spencer films you catch on German TV with your parents and somehow end up loving forever. It’s not part of the legendary Spencer and Hill duo, but it carries that same warm, goofy charm that made all their movies household favorites. Bud Spencer plays the sheriff, big, calm, unshakeable and permanently annoyed in that classic Spencer way — who suddenly finds himself babysitting a kid from outer space. The kid arrives with alien gadgets, strange powers, and the kind of deadpan innocence that makes Spencer’s grumpy reactions twice as funny. The movie is light, silly and full of that gentle slapstick Spencer perfected. No brutal fights, no gritty drama, just Bud Spencer dealing with extraterrestrial nonsense while trying to keep his town from falling apart. It’s family friendly chaos, wrapped in 70s sci‑fi cheese and delivered with a smile. Watching it on German TV made it even better and for along time I never knew they were not German. The dubbing, the cozy weekend vibe, your parents laughing along, it’s the kind of movie memory that sticks. It wasn’t about the plot; it was about the feeling and Spencer’s solo films always had that warm, easygoing energy that made them perfect for family viewing. It’s not the duo, but it still carries the spirit: simple fun, gentle humor and Bud Spencer being Bud Spencer which is always enough. A charming, goofy, nostalgic little sci‑fi comedy that lives more in your memories than in cinema history and that’s exactly why it works.
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The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid was released on August 10, 1979.
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid was directed by Michele Lupo.
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid has a runtime of 88m.
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid was produced by Elio Scardamaglia.
A young humanoid alien who gets stranded on earth hooks up with a grizzled old sheriff in a western town and tries to help him solve a tough case, but the sheriff doesn't want any help from a "kid."
The key characters in The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid are Sheriff Hall (Bud Spencer), Captain Briggs (Raimund Harmstorf), H7-25 (Cary Guffey).
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid is a Comedy, Science Fiction, Action film.
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid has an audience rating of 4.1 out of 10.