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Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas

1978 1h 38m PT
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★5.3TMDB · 43
AdventureComedyFamilyScience Fiction
Synopsis
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Coming from outer space, Prince Flick asks the Trapalhões to help him free his planet from the domain of evil Zuco and free Princess Myrna, who has been taken prisoner. He offers a reward, the four friends accept the mission and embark in a spaceship driven by a hairy monster called Bonzo. Once on the planet, they they defeat Zuco, but they fail to save Princess Myrna's life. Her place on the throne is then taken by Loya, the girlfriend Didi met on that planet. Back on Earth, os Trapalhões think their adventure was but a dream, but they are convinced otherwise when they find their reward.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Adriano Stuart
Writers
Renato Aragão, Adriano Stuart
Languages
Portuguese
Countries
Brazil

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Os Trapalhões: Coleção" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0195360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Adriano Stuart directs. Luiz Teixeira cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Brazil. Dialogue in Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 2Part of the "Os Trapalhões: Coleção" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Editor Luiz Teixeira shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Renato Aragão and Dedé Santana and Zacarias carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0195360 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing
Luiz Teixeira
Costume design
Hugo Vernon
Runtime
98 min · 1h 38m
Status
Released
Original language
PT
Certification (US)
L

Part of

Os Trapalhões: Coleção

A group that marked generations in Brazil, The Bunglers were some of the most successful comedians on film and TV for decades.

Also by

Adriano Stuart

Production companies

Who made it

  • RE

    Renato Aragão Produções Cinematográficas

    BR

  • Globo Filmes

    Globo Filmes

    BR

Key crew

  • ProducerHélio Ribeiro
  • MusicBeto Strada
  • CinematographyAntônio Moreiras
  • EditorLuiz Teixeira
  • Special EffectsMiro Reis
  • Special EffectsPaulo Netto
  • Costume DesignHugo Vernon
  • ProducerRenato Aragão

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • space opera

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1978-03-26L

Also known as

International titles

  • Brazilian Star WarsUS
  • The Bunglers in the Planet WarsUS
  • The Tramps in the Planet WarsUS

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