What are you doing? Don't come near!
Paws off!
Help! Help!
- Stay away from me! - You will not escape me!
- My ankle! Help me! - Ha ha ha!
Blame someone of your size.
- Super Stilton! - And stop!
You've been strenuous, uncle!
Thanks, it's Pandora's text that makes us look good.
She speaks for you! I'm an actor with a mustache,
- raised on cheese and cinema. - Sure?
Sure, I'm the best villain in the world.
Maybe I should say the worst or the best worst.
Let the judges decide.
There's only one scene left to shoot, let's hurry.
Shooting a movie in 24 hours is a great challenge.
Ah! Bad, bad, bad!
But it's fun. Here we go!
Hey! Wait for the Great Gruverione!
We shoot the chase scene.
Trap, go around the corner and exit only on my signal.
Received!
The special effects for the police car?
- It is all ready! - Action!
Fantastic!
- How did you do that? - I have not done anything.
- But then ... - Something happened.
- Thanks, officer. - What happened?
A masked guy tied me to a chair.
I screamed and Jessica called the police.
I'm Jessica Frtizframe, I direct the cinema.
I heard Michele's screams from the warehouse.
Are you Michele Ciakegira?
Yes. Who are you?
I am Benjamin Stilton, this is my uncle Geronimo.
- My aunt Tea and Pandora. - We were shooting a movie!
- Do you know him? - Of course, it's very famous!
He wrote, directed and performed "The Stratopic Illusionist".
He won last year! It was a stratopic film.
But after the age of 18, you can no longer compete.
True, otherwise I would have won again.
- But it's the rules. - This year he will be on the jury.
I had brought back the trophy for the next winner.
Oh, the trophy! He stole the trophy!
- But was the trophy in there? - Yeah and now it's gone.
If I think about the films I've seen so far,
maybe it's for the best.
A moldy caciotta is more talented than the new directors!
I present to you Giovanni Crescenzoni.
He is the third member of our jury.
But we don't have the trophy. We cancel the contest.
Do I really have to do this?
This is Carlin's film, not mine. Ask her.
If you don't, Marameo, you're fired.
But it's just a contest!
When I agreed to be your agent,
I told you it was important to win this contest.
- To get the name on the trophy? - No!
To beat little Stilton
and knock out his uncle's smoked cheese.
- Aah! - I didn't say action!
It does not matter.
We need a photogenic but also naive actor
to shoot the dangerous scenes.
Who?
Hi, I'm still waiting for the signal!
But where did they go?
This is not such a great actor like me!
Here we go! Move!
Here it is.
-He does what I told you. - You ask him.
- You know him well. - He won't answer yes
if I ask him.
What's up? Have you seen a movie with mammon cats?
Hey, what's up?
I wanted to enter the film competition,
- but my star withdrew. - Sometimes it happens.
Not all actors can handle tension like me.
Are you an actor?
- Then you can make my movie! - Um ...
It's a beautiful part, you would be the great hero.
- I beg you. - All right.
Pandora doesn't need me for now.
She is shooting in the park. Here we go!
- Will the contest be there? - Yes
and there is also a cash prize.
- Is the trophy valuable? - No, it's tin.
When we started, we couldn't afford anything else.
Because that guy would have stolen a worthless item.
The names of famous directors were engraved on that trophy.
Scorcese, Fetallini, Crescenzoni.
- Maybe the thief loves the cinema. - Perhaps.
He got hold of a worthless trophy,
but he left an expensive camera here.
- Strange, huh? - I have to escape, people.
I hope you find it.
What are we waiting for? Let's finish the movie!
We can buy another trophy.
The young man whose name we will engrave on it
- he will one day become famous. - Famous like me?
My eyebrow is more famous than these competitors
- they will ever become. - Good luck.
I hope you find the villain and the trophy too.
Sorry, we all have to go to the Pandora set.
Trap! Hey!
How are we going to finish the movie if we don't have the villain?
I also have a question.
How are we going to finish the film without a camera?
First the trophy and now the camera!
- The contest is haunted. - Could it be a coincidence?
Unless ...
Honey, you have a problem with your movie or am I wrong?
Why did you steal our camera?
Don't talk nonsense! Why should I have?
- I've already stolen your star! - How did you convince him?
It didn't take long, this is her big break.
The part you play in our film is much more interesting.
Bye Bye!
You must have tricked him.
- He would never work for Sally. - What a mess!
Trap has left us and the trophy has disappeared.
Without a camera, we no longer have the film.
Maybe we can still enter the contest.
I synced the camera to my Ben Pad!
There is everything except the scene in the alley.
Benjamin, you are a genius.
How are we going to deal with the chase scene?
We will make the most of what we have.
This is the right spirit. Everyone in my office.
- Should we talk to Trap? - There's no time, Tea.
And then you heard Sally: this is her big break.
- Brum brum! - And ... action!
Perfect! Good the first, right? Next scene?
Do you think you can escape me by jumping off the hundredth floor?
Aah!
Stop! All right?
We have to cut at this point.
- How is it going? - It's not bad.
But without the chase scene ...
Why did they steal our cameras?
- That's a nice puzzle, isn't it? - What do you mean?
Someone stole a worthless trophy
and our shabby old camera.
Because?
Maybe the trophy thief didn't steal the camera.
There are too many coincidences.
There has to be a connection, let's find out what it is.
- We're distracting Pandora. - Sorry, you are right.
Let them work, we control the cinema.
I try to hear Trap.
Nobody will stop Trap! Nothing distracts him!
Aah!
There is always the secretariat. I called him ten times.
Croste e Crostini, this place is very elegant!
Thanks, I did it for the awards.
I am very glad that you enjoyed it.
Yes, Jessica!
Is Michele still here? I'd like to ask him some questions.
You'll find him upstairs,
but promise me you'll treat him well.
Oh, take it easy.
I have a lot more brains than brawn.
Ha ha ha!
Do you think you have won? You delude yourself!
- Excuse me for the trouble, Michele. - I was reliving the glory days.
- "The Strange Illusionist", right? - Already.
I always managed to escape.
Whether I was in chains, in a cell or in a trunk.
You can shoot incredible scenes
- thanks to the doubles. - I don't use stunts.
I shot every single one of that film myself!
- I didn't mean to offend her. - Excuse me.
I'm glad no one will take the title away from me.
The winner won't take the trophy home, right?
What do you remember about the moment of the theft?
Not much, unfortunately.
I put the trophy in the case and someone broke the glass.
We fought, but he got the better of it.
He tied me to a chair and ran away.
- Which way? He-he He went to the hall.
I screamed and Jessica called the police.
Who could have been interested in getting the trophy?
Contestants, I guess.
But they wanted to win it, not steal it.
But there is a person
who did not want to give the prize to anyone.
- Giovanni Crescenzoni. - Let's go talk to him.
And ... action!
Do what I tell you or I'll crush you!
- Stop! Action! - I'll crush you like this can!
Stop! Action!
I'll crush you like ... this can!
- It does not work. - Hey, wait.
I can't break it because it's full!
And stop!
Why did I accept?
- Is there more talent in my ... - Little finger?
- Oh! - Yes, right!
There is more talent in my little finger than in all currents!
Giovanni,
the competitors are guys and they do their best.
Really? Their best?
What they do is an insult to my eyes.
Allow them to improve. They have plenty of time,
especially if they win a camera like this.
What nonsense!
It is not the camera that matters,
what matters is what the camera sees.
Giovanni is right!
What the camera sees! Come on, Tea!
I arrive!
What strange rats!
- Wait up! What are you doing? - Let's get the camera back.
- I know who stole it. - Careful!
Aah!
- Geronimo! - Ouch!
Did you hit your head? Are you hurt?
I'm fine, really.
- Where did you find it? - The camera?
- It was hidden in a closet. - Not that, this.
It's Pandora's camera, I recognize it.
The camera keeps in memory the identity of the thief.
Thing?
- Okay, credits. - Do you want to know what I think?
- The chase scene is missing. - You're right.
It's a good job!
We need to see the scene shot on the street.
Our camera! Where did you find it?
I'll explain it to you later. Now let's hurry up.
The thief stole this camera
because he cared about something inside it.
- A scene from the movie? - The one facing the theater.
While he was running away! Maybe you can see it in the face!
We will have some clues.
The thief, fearing he had been framed,
- stole the camera. -And he hid it.
It is the moment of truth.
You will not escape me!
My ankle!
Hey, wait! I understand! I can't ...
Oscar acting! Don't thank me!
How late it is! I have another film to finish.
Ah!
It's terrible! And there is only one hour left for delivery!
- Didn't you say it was perfect? - Of course it is!
We need to make a change to the soundtrack.
- Super Stilton! - Ah!
For a thousand mozzarella! But do I really have that voice?
When you say "Ah!", Yes.
Didn't you say we would see the thief in the scene?
- Yes, but you can't see it ... or yes. - I do not understand.
This video shows us nothing useful.
By not showing us anything, he shows us everything.
I don't understand anything, I'm confused!
Make me a copy of the scene! I'll explain along the way.
- Where do we go? - At the award ceremony.
Even if it's not in competition, there is a film that everyone must see.
Ready? Trap, but where were you?
See you at the cinema.
If we hadn't changed, we would have arrived sooner.
But certain occasions must be faced with style.
Hi guys! What do you tell me?
- You owe us an explanation. - Sorry if I disappeared.
But I had to make another movie. - With Sally Rasmaussen.
Carlin didn't tell me that ... Little cheater!
Quiet, everything is fine.
Benjamin and Pandora finished the movie without you.
Ladies and gentlemen, come in! The show is about to begin.
There is no doubt about this.
Welcome to the "24 hours for a movie" festival!
All the films in competition were made in one day.
The first work we will see
is entitled "Trap, the master of disaster!"
Here I am! Don't start without me!
Greetings!
Sorry.
Where is the soundtrack? This is not my movie!
Calm down and look around.
The audience loves you and the judges love you too!
What can I say? I'm the king of comedy.
Very kind, thank you!
Great! Wow! It's a hilarious movie.
Go on. We still have many works from ...
Sorry for the interruption.
I have a short film that everyone should see.
One more film?
I've only seen one and I'm already bored.
This will find it interesting.
We will see the thief who stole the trophy.
Do you notice anything in particular?
I can't understand. What are we looking at?
The entrance to the cinema at the moment of the thief's escape.
How boring, my film was much better.
- No thief in sight. - Exactly!
Michele had told us there was a thief.
But these images tell us it never was.
It was just the invention of a director
who wanted to keep the trophy to himself. True, Michele?
There it is, there it is!
Don't let him escape!
Benjamin, take it all back!
- It's the chase scene. - Right! Here we go.
Do you think you catch me? Do you remember my movie?
I am elusive.
Look out, Aunt Tea!
- Ah! - End of the line!
Yay!
- Piano, what ways are they? - I was suspicious of him.
He told me he had studied escapology,
that is, how to free oneself from ropes and chains.
Why didn't he break free when he was tied up?
- Why wait for the police? - Being tied up was an alibi.
He tied himself up and played a part.
Basically it was an actor's test.
We edited the chase scene
- and finished the film. - But we're late.
Given the circumstances I will accept your film.
- Yup! - Yay!
Greetings from Geronimo Stilton.
We are at the Topazia Film Festival.
Benjamin Stilton and his friend Pandora Spring
have won the first prize with the work:
"Geronimo Stilton, stratumpic hero."
Real life is a film, the film breaks into reality
and solves the mystery. This is cinematography!
Double Prize for Trap Stilton,
Best Villain and Best Comedian!
I couldn't have done it without Sally's help!
Thank you very much!
Oh!
That's all from the festival, see you soon!