O Trapalhão no Planalto dos Macacos

O Trapalhão no Planalto dos Macacos

86 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy | Dec. 5, 1976

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.

O Trapalhão no Planalto dos Macacos

86 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy | Dec. 5, 1976

O Trapalhão no Planalto dos Macacos
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.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers J.B. Tanko Filmes
Original title O Trapalhão no Planalto dos Macacos
Directors J.B. Tanko
Writers Victor Lustosa, J.B. Tanko

Cast

Renato Aragão

as Conde

Dedé Santana

as Alex

Mussum

as Guarda Azevedo

Alan Fontaine

as Rodrigo

Rosina Malbouisson

as Rainha Cacenique

Carlos Kurt

as Macaco Guerreiro

Olívia Pineschi

as N'Komo

Milton Carneiro

as Seu Delegado