Brazilian Planet of the Apes

12/05/1976

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1hr 26min

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Adventure

,Comedy

,Fantasy

,Science Fiction

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Renato Aragão
  • Dedé Santana
  • Mussum
  • Alan Fontaine
  • Rosina Malbouisson

    Director

  • J.B. Tanko

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • J.B. Tanko Filmes

    Production Countries

  • Brazil

LANGUAGES

  • Portuguese