Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas (lit: The Bunglers in the War of the Planets) is a 1978 Brazilian comedy film directed by Adriano Stuart. It is the thirteenth film of the Brazilian comedy group Os Trapalhões, starring Renato Aragão, Manfried Sant'Anna, Antonio Carlos, and Mauro Faccio. The film is a parody of the American film Star Wars. Outside of Brazil, mainly in English-speaking countries, this film is known by the suggestive title of Brazilian Star Wars. It features characters resembling Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and Stormtroopers.[2]
| Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas | |
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| Directed by | Adriano Stuart |
| Written by | Renato Aragão Hélio Ribeiro |
| Produced by | Renato Aragão Hélio Ribeiro |
| Starring | Renato Aragão Manfried Sant'Anna Antonio Carlos Mauro Faccio |
| Cinematography | Antônio Moreira |
| Edited by | Luiz Teixeira |
| Music by | Beto Strada |
Production companies | Renato Aragão Produções TV Globo |
| Distributed by | Art 4 Filmes Embrafilme |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Brazil |
| Language | Portuguese |
Guerra dos Planetas marks Faccio's first appearance in a film as his character Zacarias.
Cast edit
- Renato Aragão as Didi
- Manfried Sant'Anna as Dedé
- Antonio Carlos as Mussum
- Mauro Faccio as Zacarias (his first film with Os Trapalhões)
- Pedro Aguinaga as Prince Flick (parody of Luke Skywalker)
- Carlos Bucka as Zuco
- Wilma Dias as Loya
- Carlos Kurt as Igor
- Maria Cristina as Princess Myrna (parody of Princess Leia)
- Emil Rached as Bonzo (parody of Chewbacca)
Production edit
Because of the special effects, the film was shot in videotape format, but was later expanded to 35mm in the United States, although there are legal restrictions on showing the material outside Brazil.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas" (in Portuguese). Cinemateca Brasileira. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- ^ Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas - Trapalhões Nostalgia
- ^ Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas, adorocinema.com
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