''Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue'' is a 1991 Filipino comedy film co-written and directed by Jun Urbano. The film stars Eric Quizon and Urbano as the titular Juan and Mister Shooli respectively. It is an official entry to the 1991 Metro Manila Film Festival. A sequel, ''Ang M.O.N.A.Y. ni Mr. Shooli (Misteyks Opda Neysion Adres Yata)'', was released on March 21, 2007.

Plot

Mr. Shooli, a Mongolian man, tells a story about one of his adventures to a group of children. 1,500 years Before Cory, the land of Lawang-Lawa gains independence after a big battle against a combined force of Spaniards, Americans and Japanese. As its citizens quarrel over how to govern themselves, Manhik Manaog proposes to establish a representative democracy, albeit with flawed definitions. At the marketplace, Mr. Shooli meets Juan Tamad, a lazy but good-hearted man, who helps him sell defective pots that lead to Mr. Shooli being chased and mauled by angry customers. Juan Tamad saves him and restores him back to health. A group led by Kulas and claiming to be Juan Tamad's creditors show up at his house, demanding that he repay his debts by running for District Representative in upcoming elections for Congress, with Kulas as his adviser. Juan engages on a difficult but ultimately successful campaign against a wealthier and ruthless Manhik Manaog, who goes as far as hiring a Nazi to train his private army on how to intimidate and steal the election. At Juan's victory party, Manhik Manaog shows up to offer reconciliation, but plots with Kulas to control Juan. They convince him to do their bidding in Congress by making him act as an incompetent politician who promotes corruption, crime and bureaucratic inefficiency, despite warnings by Mr. Shooli and Juan's love interest, Manhik Manaog's daughter Zorayda. At the next electoral campaign, Juan is savagely beaten up by his constituents, but manages to stand up and harangue them for how their personalistic expectations and demands on him as a politician forced him to engage in corrupt activities after he became mired in debt. As he ends his speech, a nearby volcano erupts, causing chaos as the story ends in a cliffhanger, with Mr. Shooli's audience being fetched by their parents. After the children leave, Mr. Shooli discovers a girl (

Aiza Seguerra Cariza "Ice" Yamson Seguerra (born September 17, 1983), formerly and still known professionally as Aiza Seguerra, is a Filipino actor, singer-songwriter, director and guitarist. Initially coming out as a lesbian in 2007, Seguerra now identifies ...

) left behind who demands the ending of the story, to which Mr. Shooli replies that only the people can write its ending, which the girl implores the audience through a fourth wall to do so. In some versions, the appeal is followed by an on-text manifesto by civil society organizations referring to the upcoming

1992 Philippine presidential election The 1992 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on May 11, 1992. This was the first general election held under the 1987 Constitution. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to muni ...

before the credits roll.

Cast

Jun Urbano ''Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue'' is a 1991 Filipino comedy film co-written and directed by Jun Urbano. The film stars Eric Quizon and Urbano as the titular Juan and Mister Shooli respectively. It is an official entry to the 19 ...

as Mr. Shooli * Eric Quizon as Juan Tamad *

Jackie Lou Blanco Jacqueline Lourdes Blanco-Davao (born February 11, 1964) is a Filipina actress and aerobic instructor. During the 1980s and the 1990s, she appeared in different film genres including ''Hihintayin Kita sa Langit'', (1991), ''Si Aida, Si Lorna, o ...

as Zorayda * Leo Martinez as Manhik-Manaog * Caridad Sanchez as Inay Litga *

Berting Labra Berting Labra (born Roberto S. Labra; April 17, 1933 – February 10, 2009) was a Filipino child star and veteran actor equally adept in comedy and drama, in action flicks and musicals. Personal life and career Labra starred in ''Apat na Taga ...

as Gat Uto * Lou Veloso as Kulas *Shara Sanchez as Lea *

L.A. Lopez Lyle Areanne Lopez (born June 1, 1985 in Quezon City) is a Filipino actor, singer and preacher. Formerly known as ''L.A. Lopez, he was "discovered" by the comedy king Dolphy Quizon in a talent search titled ''That's My Boy''. He began his care ...

as Kulit *

* Atty. Ricardo Puno as Dong Puno *

Dencio Padilla Prudencio Baldivia (September 2, 1928 – October 10, 1997), better known as Dencio Padilla or Tata Dens (), was a veteran Filipino actor and comedian. Career He appeared in films as the favorite sidekick of Fernando Poe Jr. Known for his B ...

as Emcee * German Moreno as Kuya Germs * Ramon Zamora as Gen. Volkswagen *Philip Supnet as Kuhol

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* 1991 films 1991 comedy films FLT Films films Filipino-language films Philippine comedy films Tagalog-language films {{Philippines-film-stub