The film "Avocato 1983" occupies the 80th place in the list of the 100 best films in the memory of Egyptian cinema, according to the critics' poll, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the first cinema show in Alexandria (1896-1996).
Al-Avokato is a nickname for the lawyer in Egypt ,This name goes back to Egypt, where this name was taken from the Italian community in Egypt.
The movie "Avocato 1983" caused a storm when its author, producer and director Raafat Al-Mihi and the film's hero, Adel Imam, were put on trial because of lawsuits filed by some lawyers against the filmmakers, claiming that he mocked the legal profession in the image of his hero, the prospective lawyer Hassan Spinach, also Actor Hamdi Youssef, who played the role of the judge, was put on trial, and presented him in a bad light.