The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs

"This is a movie about friendship."

2009 1h 25m PT

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8.2

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★8.2TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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Happy Cricket wants to launch a CD and opens a school of music for needy children. Big T, a toad leader of a rap group, also wants to launch a CD to improve his life. However, Petal, a beautiful cricket singer appears and becomes Happy Cricket's beloved and pivot of a musical dispute between Happy Cricket and Big T. They also have to face great adventures against Trambika, the villain who wants to copy and sell their songs illegally.

“This is a movie about friendship.”

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Cast

Vagner Fagundes
Grilo Feliz
Julia Duarte
Pétala
Marcello Braccesi
Caradura
Rodrigo Andreatto
Rafael
Carlos Capeletti
Sakana
Renato Dobal
Kakatus
Jonas Mello
Montanha
Luiz Amorim
Professor Vareta

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Walbercy Ribas
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Part of the "O Grilo Feliz" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ruriá Duprat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Rafael Ribas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Vagner Fagundes and Julia Duarte and Marcello Braccesi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Walbercy Ribas directs. Ruriá Duprat scores. Rafael Ribas cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 17 years ago.
4Part of the "O Grilo Feliz" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Original score by Ruriá Duprat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Rafael Ribas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Vagner Fagundes and Julia Duarte and Marcello Braccesi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "This is a movie about friendship.".
10IMDB entry: tt1670262 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.