O Trapalhão no Planalto dos Macacos

1976 1h 26m PT

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5.6

MID

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5.3

IMDB

★5.6TMDB · 22★5.3IMDB · 238

AdventureComedyFantasyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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This movie is a spoof of "Planet of the Apes" (1968) and follows the storyline of the original step by step - in spite of being a crazy parody of the original film. A group of men lands in a balloon on an area (it's not a planet, it's more like a hill) where talking apes rule and humans are slaves. The apes try to transform the guys in monkeys; a simian princess falls in love with one of them; and so on. This film is one of the several movies made for the popular Brazilian group "Os Trapalhões" - Didi (Renato Aragão), Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias (who at this point hadn't joined the troupe yet) -, many of them inspired by American blockbusters. It's a very fun entertainment, but the humor is very "local" to be understood in other countries. Oh, yeah, the ape "makeup" is terrible, but that's part of the fun. The movie doesn't take itself seriously.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Renato Aragão
Conde
Dedé Santana
Alex
Mussum
Guarda Azevedo
Carlos Kurt
Prof. Bicard Guerreiro
Milton Carneiro
Seu Delegado
Alan Fontaine
Rodrigo
Rosina Malbouisson
Rainha Cacenique
Olívia Pineschi
N'Komo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: J.B. Tanko
Writers: J.B. Tanko, Victor Lustosa
Languages: Portuguese
Countries: Brazil

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Os Trapalhões: Coleção" — 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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Editor Manoel Oliveira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Renato Aragão and Dedé Santana and Mussum carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0139656 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

J.B. Tanko directs. Manoel Oliveira cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
250 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Os Trapalhões: Coleção" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Manoel Oliveira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Renato Aragão and Dedé Santana and Mussum carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0139656 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.