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For whatever reason, Flick (Pedro Aguinaga), prince from a far away
planet, comes to earth to fetch Os Trapalhoes a.k.a. the Tramps (Renato
Aragao, Dedé Santana, Mussum, Zacarias) to help him save his princess
Myrna (Maria Cristina Nunes) - who weirdly enough is kidnapped only when
they arrive on Flick's planet, by über villain Zuco (Carlos Kurt). To
track the princess down, the prince and the tramps go to a discotheque,
because, hey, it's the seventies, right? Anyways, the tramps pick up some
girls, and they accompany them and the prince on their quest through the
desert to find the princess. Ultimately, our heroes and heroines catch
up with Zuco, who demands Flick's half of the brain computer in exchange
for the princess - but the princess the prince gets is just a masked
alien, and likewise the computer is boobytrapped, and ultimately, our
heroes get hold of all the baddies ... only the princess has died when
Zuco made a mold of her face for the alien's mask. The Tramps want to
return to earth, only Didi (Renato Aragao) decides to stay behind with his
newfound love Loya (Wilma Dias) - until he learns that with Myrna gone,
Loya - her sister - becomes the new princess and automatically Flick's
wife ... A Brazilian spoof of Star Wars (and the films
that came in its wake) starring the then popular Brazilian comedy troupe Os
Trapalhoes, this film fails on pretty much every front: Basically,
the film tries to be a slapstick comedy, but director Adriano Stuart
apparently has only a vague idea how to bring slapstick to the screen, and
a lack of proper stunts/stuntman makes all the gags look a bit stale.
What's worse is that all the gags are of a tiringly repetitive nature, and
they get weaker with each repitition. But with the lack of good routines, Os
Trapalhoes are just not strong enough a troupe to carry the
comedy. As for the plot, it's paperthin and of course mainly designed to
be a hanger for the gags - not a good idea regarding the lack quality
thereof. As a science fiction film the whole thing at least has a few nice
and atmospheric set designs to offer - but all realized via very sloppy
blue screen effects, and when it comes to actual sci-fi action (like
spaceship miniatures and the like) - now these effects really fail to
create an illusion, the miniatures never manage to shake their tin toy
character ... and while I'm very forgiving when it comes to low budget
effects, this is just too much to swallow (or too little?) ... A
disappointment!
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