Brazilian Planet of the Apes
Directed by J.B. Tanko
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.
Duration
1h 26m
Released
December 5, 1976
Cast8
Part ofThe Os Trapalhões: Coleção
Includes Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz (1984), A Princesa Xuxa e os Trapalhões (1989), The Bunglers in the Planet Wars (1978), O Casamento dos Trapalhões (1988), Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões (1981), Os Heróis Trapalhões: Uma Aventura na Selva (1988), Os Trapalhões e a Árvore da Juventude (1991), Os Trapalhões e o Rei do Futebol (1986), Os Trapalhões na Serra Pelada (1982), Os Trapalhões no Rabo do Cometa (1986), Os Trapalhões no Reino da Fantasia (1985), Os Três Mosqueteiros Trapalhões (1980), Na Onda do Iê-Iê-Iê (1966), Adorável Trapalhão (1967), Dois na Lona (1968), Bonga, o Vagabundo (1969), Ali Babá e os Quarenta Ladrões (1972), Robin Hood, O Trapalhão da Floresta (1974), O Trapalhão na Ilha do Tesouro (1975), Simbad, O Marujo Trapalhão (1976), Brazilian Planet of the Apes (1976), O Trapalhão nas Minas do Rei Salomão (1977), Atrapalhando a Suate (1983), O Cinderelo Trapalhão (1979), O Rei e os Trapalhões (1979), O Incrível Monstro Trapalhão (1980), O Mundo Mágico dos Trapalhões (1981), Os Vagabundos Trapalhões (1982), O Cangaceiro Trapalhão (1983), O Trapalhão e a Luz Azul (1999), Simão, o Fantasma Trapalhão (1998), O Noviço Rebelde (1997), Uma Escola Atrapalhada (1990), O Mistério de Robin Hood (1990), Os Trapalhões no Auto da Compadecida (1987), The Ghoulish Ghosts (1987), Aladim e a Lâmpada Maravilhosa (1973), A Filha dos Trapalhões (1984), Os Trapalhões na Terra dos Monstros (1989), O Trapalhão na Arca de Noé (1983), and Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões: Rumo a Hollywood (2017).
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