''Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz'' () is the

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entry in the Brazilian

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series '' Os Trapalhões''. This is a

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of '' The Wizard of Oz'' (1939). It was directed by Dedé Santana and Vitor Lustosa. It injects elements and actors of Cinema Novo into family film to direct attention to the ongoing

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in the Northeast, an issue that remains unresolved. It was shot in the city of Orós, in the state of

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Overview

In addition to the regular members of Os Trapalhões— Renato Aragão, Dedé Santana, Antônio Carlos Gomes, and Mauro Gonçalves—, Xuxa Meneghel, José Dumont, Joffre Soares, and Arnaud Rodrigues, who wrote the songs, also appeared. Santana played the Cowardly Lion, a

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, Gonçalves/Zacarias played the Scarecrow, and Gomes/Mussum played Vat, a

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-filled variation on the Tin Woodman.

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plays Sheriff Lion's girlfriend, Aninha. Aragão plays his regular protagonist, Didi Mocó. Soares, best known for his work in Cinema Novo, plays a judge who sentences Didi's fellow tramps Soró (Rodrigues) and Tatu (Dumont) to jail for stealing

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, while the Sheriff keeps Didi, the Scarecrow, and Vat in his charge to find water for the town. It is said that certain unusual sertanejos will come to the town and save them, and the travellers fit the bill, at least as an excuse to get rid of them and the cowardly sheriff. All of the town's water is on the lush estate of Colonel Ferreira, who rations it, and tries to seduce Aninha with no success. The Wizard of Oróz (Dary Reis) sends them to retrieve a water-spitting monster, in fact a giant

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, that washerwomen in

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utilize. The film is also noted for its parody of the opening scene of

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's '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'', and for the cameo appearance of Tony Tornado as the leader of the

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s (deliberately replacing

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s in the drought context) that terrorize the Scarecrow until they are eaten by the Tramps. Also, it shows Aragão's

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side—in the film, he kisses the feet of the

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, though he wanted to kiss the hand, and the film also depicts scenes of the

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, played by Bia Seidl, riding upon a

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Reception

Rodrigo de Oliveira in his

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for the

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''Papo de Cinema'' wrote: "The year 1983 was problematic for the '' Trapalhões''. (...) Six months after the fight, the quartet was again together, coproducing his new movie (... ) The split seems to have helped Directed by Dedé Santana and Victor Lustosa, the musical is one of the high moments of the movie troupe.

Cast

* Renato Aragão as Didi Mocó * Dedé Santana as Cowardly Lion * Antonio Carlos "Mussum" Gomes as Tin Woodman * Mauro "Zacarias" Gonçalves as Scarecrow * Xuxa Meneghel as Aninha *Dary Reis as the Wizard of Oróz * José Dumont as Tatu *Arnaud Rodrigues as Soró * Maurício do Valle as Colonel Ferreira * Joffre Soares as Judge * Tony Tornado as Vulture's líder * Roberto Guilherme as Merchant * Dino Santana as Beatus of Desert * Bia Seidl as

*Fernando José *Wilson Viana

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trapalhoes e o Magico de Oroz 1980s musical comedy films 1984 films 1980s parody films Brazilian musical comedy films Films based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Films shot in Ceará Os Trapalhões Brazilian parody films 1984 comedy films 1980s Portuguese-language films 1980s Brazilian films 1984 musical films