Italian filmmaker Neri Parenti directs the gross-out Christmas comedy Natale Sul Nilo, which is one in a series of madcap holiday movies. Captain Enrico Ombroni (Massimo Boldi) doesn't want his teenage daughter Lorella (Lucrezia Piaggio) to be a TV showgirl on the popular program They'll Be Famous, so he takes her on a vacation cruise to the Nile. Also on board is the captain's lieutenant Saltalaquaglia (Biagio Izzo) and attorney Fabio Ciulla (Christian De Sico). While in Cairo, Fabio is seduced by his son's fianceé (Nuria De La Furente), much to the dismay of his wife, Gianna (Mabel Lozano). Fabio and Ombroni get stranded in the desert and are subsequently rescued by sleazy Oscar (Enzo Salvi) and his entourage of TV showgirls. Natale Sul Nilo was a success at the Italian box office.