The Nutty Boy 2

1998 1h 29m PT

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4.5

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★4.5TMDB · 28

AdventureComedyFamily

Synopsis

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In this new adventure, Maluquinho is spending the holidays at the home of his grandfather Tônico (Stênio Garcia), an inventor who lives in a small community in the interior of Minas Gerais. His friends Junim (Samuel Brandão), Lucio (Cauã Bernard Souza), Bocão (João Romeu Filho) and Nina (Fernanda Guimarães) are coming to the city to help Maluquinho organize the circus for the centenary of the city. On this trip, they meet Tatá-Mirim, a small flame that ends up making the city believe that they are being invaded by the Capeta. So they end up living many adventures.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Samuel Costa
Maluquinho
Fernando Alves Pinto
Pedro Bismark
Samuel Brandão
Junim
Cláudio Cavalcanti
Nelson Dantas
Rui Rezende
Stênio Garcia
Vô Tonico

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fabrizia Pinto
Writers: Fabrizia Pinto, Daniela Thomas
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Nutty Boy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fabrizia Pinto, shot by Tony Mitchell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Samuel Costa and Fernando Alves Pinto and Pedro Bismark carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0237456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fabrizia Pinto directs. Tony Mitchell behind the camera. Déo Teixeira cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Nutty Boy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Fabrizia Pinto, shot by Tony Mitchell. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Déo Teixeira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Samuel Costa and Fernando Alves Pinto and Pedro Bismark carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0237456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.