简介：ThestoryisaboutayouthnamedMassimoMonaldi,who,livinginRome,isapart-timecollegestudentwhohassomeinvolvementintheproteststhatoccurathisuniversity.Massimoisalsoinvolvedwithdrugsandhesometimesstealstomakealivingandsupporthishabit(thetheftofapillboxisveryimportanttothestory,earlyon).Amonghisassociatesarehisgirlfriend,Cinzia,whocomesfromawealthyfamily,andhehasawealthymalefriendnamedRudywhoisverynaiveaswellasstrangelypamperedbyhisdotingmother.Bothfamiliesdon'tapproveoftheirrelationshipwithMassimo. AfterthetheftofthepillboxfromCinzia'shome(she'sanaccomplice),andafterencounteringacertainman,amafioso-typewantedbythepolice,Massimosoonfindshimselfintroublewiththepolice.Theman,whohassomedealingsinthedrugtrade,befriendsMassimo,butthisassociationbringsaboutMassimo'sdownfall;firstleadingtoacrisisregardinghisgirlfriendandhisbestfriend,whentheyattendadrugpartywithhim;thenfindinghimselfonthewrongendofhisassociationwiththemobster.Who,attheendofthefilm,willgettoMassimofirst:thepoliceorthemobster? Ifoundthisfilmtobeveryweirdandtheplotalittledisjointed,butinteresting,especiallyasit'ssoobscure,andisvery'70's-ishinthewayitwasfilmed.ItwasasideofRomanyouthcultureIhadneverseenbefore.However,Ifeltthatthedirector,LucioMarcaccini,whoitseems,felloffthefaceoftheearthafterthisfilm,wasalousydirectoranddidn'tfullytakeadvantageofthetalentthathewasworkingwith.Maybehewasonsomethinghimselfwhenhewasmakingthisfilm,asIbegantofeelthatIwouldhavedonebetterdirectingthisfilmmyself!Ialsotaketotaskthethemesong,"WeGotALord,"whichwasalsousedinalovesceneandattheclosingcredits.Itsuseinthefilmmadeabsolutelynosensetome. However,IthoroughlyenjoyedBudCortasMassimoMonaldi,whichIthoughtwasawelcomechangefromthe"crazy,dementedyouth"roleshehadbeengivenaroundthetimehedid"HaroldandMaude".Ihavereadthathetookoffafewyearsfromactingafterthatfilmbecauseofthetypecastinghewasgoingthrough.Iamsurethatthisisthefirstfilmhedidwhenhereturnedfromhisactinghiatus. In"RomaDrogata"hewasallowedtobemoreversatileasaleadingman:hewassometimesromantic;sometimescoolandcrafty;sometimesnaive;sometimessweetandromantic;orsexyandintenseintherole.Iwishthathehadbeengivenachancetodomoreroleslikethisone!IalsoenjoyedMarcelBozzuffi,bestknowninthiscountryasthehitman,PierreNicoliin"TheFrenchConnection,"whoplayedthepoliceinspector.…