Unpredictable Guy (1980)

• 67%
• 1980
• Drama
• Aldo Romero
• Mario Sabato
• Héctor Alterio
• Graciela Alfano
• Aldo Barbero

Following his mother`s death, wise son Sebastian(Adrian Ferrario) attempts to organise dad Nestor(Hector Alterio) to cope with basic household chores. Sebastian shows Nestor how to light the oven. Later Nestor can`t fix a broken lamp, but his son soon sorts it out. Nestor wants to act and invent money raising schemes whereas Sebastian yearns for a dad with a steady job. Nestor gets a role in an ad and pursues acting work. He seeks backing to market ping pong balls with world cup logos though the event has passed.The essence of the story revolves around how these conflicting aspirations can be reconciled. Nestor is attracted to Sebastian`s teacher and she gradually warms towards him. His acting ambitions falter in a disasterous performance witnessed by his son. However Nestor does seem to hit it off with the teacher(Graciela Alfano). At an event dad and boy bond strongly when dad scores a winner in a head ball game. When Sebastian is taken ill, dad cares tenderly for him and on his recuperation he announces that he is going to take a regular job-all the boy ever wanted him to do.