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O TRAPALHAO NO PLANALTO DOS MACACOS (aka BRAZILIAN PLANET OF THE APES)
Dir. J.B. Tanko, 1976
84 minutes. Brazil.
In Portuguese with English subtitles.
The title of this film translates to something like "the bumbling ones on the plateau of the apes" - indeed the film is but one of many in the 30+ title O TRAPALHAOES saga, which can be taken to mean pranks, shenanigans or pratfalls - in essence, anything that isnt helping. Starring legendary Brazilian comedians Dedé Santana, Mussum and Didi Mocó, O TRAPALHAO NO PLANALTO DOS MACACOS is a surprisingly earnest (and indefatigably goofy) recreation of the original PLANET, wherein a band of idiot heroes end up liberating a simian populace that hates them - save for one comely philosopher-queen chimpanzee. (The old discourse about humanitys true origins haunts PLANALTO just as intently as it does the priori APES movies.) The inevitable bloodbath that follows is leavened with low-budget tension, including over two dozen return-insert shots of the same clock strapped to a stick of dynamite during one ape leaders speech and a hidden back of black pearls stowed near the hot air balloon our heroes need to return to Earth. (Or was it Earth all along?) Slather that over a sizzling psycho-novo soundtrack - replete with guitar loops that play against whole 20 minute set pieces - and trust us: you wont want to miss this one.
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LocationSPECTACLE THEATER (View)
124 South 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11249
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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