The Trinity movies feature a character who could rival Clint Eastwood’s The Man With No Name for the тιтle of the fastest gun in the West. Sergio Leone’s Dollars Trilogy introduced the world to The Man With No Name, an anti-hero who has since become a pop culture icon, as well as the most famous character ever portrayed by Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood.
There’s much to appreciate about Eastwood’s character in For a Few Dollars More, Fistful of Dollars, and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, from his cool demeanor to his incredible one-liners. But ultimately what brings it all together is the Man With No Name’s prowess with a gun; his ᴅᴇᴀᴅliness with a revolver serves as the framework for several of Clint Eastwood’s best scenes in the Dollars Trilogy.
Eastwood’s role in the Dollars Trilogy has cemented The Man With No Name’s status as one of the greatest gunslingers in the history of the Western movie genre. It’s hard to find a character with equally impressive skills, but at least one does exist in the form of Terence Hill’s Trinity.
The Trinity Movies Feature An Amazing Shooting Trick Even The Man With No Name Movies Couldn’t Top
Trinity Has Superhuman Speed As A Gunslinger
A series of two great Western comedies tells the stories of Trinity and Bambino, two ne’er-do-well siblings. Bud Spencer’s Bambino is the muscle of the pair, who does most of the fighting whenever the duo gets caught up in a fist fight. As for Terence Hill’s Trinity, he can fight as well, but his main skillset is his almost superhuman shooting abilities.
As comedies, They Call Me Trinity and Trinity is Still My Name are able to have fun with Trinity’s accuracy and speed and allow him to accomplish seemingly impossible feats. The depth of Trinity’s skill is on display in Trinity is Still My Name when he gets into a showdown with a gunslinger.
Terence Hill played a nearly identical character in 1973’s My Name is Nobody with Henry Fonda. But since he goes by a different name – Nobody – it’s unclear if Trinity and Nobody are meant to be the same person.
Rather than beat him in the traditional manner, Trinity uses his lightning speed to unholster not his own gun, but his enemy’s. Afterward, he returns the gun to its holster and then slaps his opponent. He repeats the process multiple times, to hilarious results, and much to the shock of the gunslinger, who can barely follow his movements, much less retaliate.
The Trinity Movies Are Some Of The Best Spaghetti Westerns Ever Made
Both Are Must-Watch Westerns
Although considerably different in tone from the movies of Sergio Leone and the like, They Call Me Trinity and its 1971 sequel are standout entries in the Spaghetti Western subgenre. Both films expertly mix comedy with action to deliver fun adventures for its two lead characters.
Terence Hill and Bud Spencer’s partnership goes far beyond their work in the Trinity movies. Over the years, the two actors have co-starred in 18 Italian movies.
They Call Me Trinity and Trinity is Still My Name are made better by the unique dynamic shared by Bambino and Trinity, who are introduced as estranged brothers. Trinity is friendly towards Bambino, whereas the latter sees him as an endless source of trouble – yet, he always gets roped into Trinity’s shenanigans.
At first, Trinity may come across as a parody of Clint Eastwood’s Man With No Name, but the nuances of Terence Hill’s character make him so much more than just a quicksH๏τ gunslinger. The two movies depict Trinity as a troublemaker whose parents desired him to be a career criminal. He tries to fulfill his parents’ wishes, but his inherently good nature generally stands in the way of that.
What’s more, the Trinity movies give Trinity quirks that make him one of the genre’s most entertaining heroes, such as his trademark stench and odd habits of sitting with his legs up in his saddle and sleeping on a mattress dragged by his horse. But his unmatched shooting skills are by far his most defining trait.
