''Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz'' ( en, The Bumbling and the Wizard of Oróz, italic=yes) is the

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

entry in the Brazilian

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

film 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 Cinema Novo (), "New Cinema" in English, is a genre and movement of film noted for its emphasis on social equality and intellectualism that rose to prominence in Brazil during the 1960s and 1970s.Dixon & Foster, 293. Cinema Novo formed in respo ...

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 Ceará.

Overview

In addition to the regular members of Os Trapalhões—

Renato Aragão Antônio Renato Aragão (born January 13, 1935), nicknamed Didi, is a Brazilian comedian actor, producer, filmmaker, TV presenter, singer and writer. He is best known as Didi, because of his leading role in the television series ''Os Trapalhões ...

, Dedé Santana, Mussum, and Zacarias—,

Xuxa Meneghel Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel ( ; ; born Maria da Graça Meneghel, 27 March 1963) is a Brazilian television host, film actress, singer, model, and businesswoman. Known as "Queen of Little Ones", Xuxa built the largest Latin American children's e ...

, José Dumont,

Joffre Soares Joffre Soares (21 September 1918 – 19 August 1996) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1963 and 1996. Selected filmography * '' Vidas secas'' (1963) - Fazendeiro (Farmer) * ''Manaus, Glória de uma Época'' (196 ...

, and Arnaud Rodrigues, who wrote the songs, also appeared. Santana played the

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, a sheriff, Zacarias played the

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, and Mussum played Vat, a

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-filled variation on the

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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 bread, 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 Stanley Kubrick'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 Christian side—in the film, he kisses the feet of the statue of

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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

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, riding upon a donkey to

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Reception

Rodrigo de Oliveira in his criticism 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

as Didi Mocó * Dedé Santana as

* Mussum as

* Zacarias as

as Aninha *Dary Reis as the Wizard of Oróz * José Dumont as Tatu *Arnaud Rodrigues as Soró *

Maurício do Valle Maurício do Valle (1 March 1928 – 7 October 1994) was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1952 and 1994. He is also known for his roles in several Brazilian TV series, such as Rede Globo's ''Roque Santeiro'' (1985), a ...

as Colonel Ferreira *

as Judge * Tony Tornado as Vulture's líder *

Roberto Guilherme Roberto Guilherme (born Edward Guilherme Nunes da Silva; 25 May 1938 – 10 November 2022) was a Brazilian actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Corumbá, Guilherme spent his childhood between Natal and Rio de Janeiro. During his youth ...

as Merchant *

Dino Santana Ondino Sant'Anna (Niterói, August 9, 1940 — Rio de Janeiro (city), Rio de Janeiro City, December 26, 2010) known artistically as Dino Santana, was a Brazilian actor and brother of the famous comedian Dedé Santana. He is most known for his ...

as Beatus of Desert *

*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 Wizard of Oz Films shot in Ceará Os Trapalhões Brazilian parody films 1984 comedy films 1980s Portuguese-language films