''Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue'' is a 1991 Filipino

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co-written and directed by Jun Urbano. The film stars

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and Urbano as the titular Juan and Mister Shooli respectively. It is an official entry to the

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. 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

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, 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 (

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) 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

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to do so. In some versions, the appeal is followed by an on-text manifesto by civil society organizations referring to the upcoming

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before the credits roll.

Cast

* Jun Urbano as Mr. Shooli *

as Juan Tamad *

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as Zorayda *

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as Manhik-Manaog *

Caridad Sanchez Caridad Yuson Sanchez-Babao (born August 1, 1933 in Mandaue) is a Filipina actress, mostly seen on GMA Network. In 1977, she played the role of Nanay Idad in the revival TV drama series based from the very successful radio soap opera (first he ...

as Inay Litga *

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as Gat Uto *

Lou Veloso Luciano "Lou" Mariñas Veloso (born January 7, 1948) is a Filipino actor, comedian, director and politician. He is known for his supporting roles in over 30 comedy films, which include ''Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang'' (1985), ''Pulis Patola'' (1993 ...

as Kulas *Shara Sanchez as Lea *

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as Kulit *

* Atty. Ricardo Puno as Dong Puno *

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as Emcee *

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as Kuya Germs *

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as Gen. Volkswagen *Philip Supnet as Kuhol

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External links

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