History Film / OsSaltimbancosTrapalhoes

''Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões'' ("The Bumbling Bouncy Players") is a 1981 Brazilian comedy film directed by J.B. Tanko. It is the twentieth film by the famous comedy group "The Tramps", and based on a play by musician Chico Buarque, itself adapted from an Italian play based on the fairy tale ''Literature/TheBremenTownMusicians''. The film became the group's biggest box office success and is also the only film of the group that was mentioned in the list of the 100 best Brazilian films, by the critic association Abracinne.

''Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões'' ("The Bumbling Bouncy Players") is a 1981 Brazilian comedy film directed by J.B. Tanko. It is the twentieth film by the famous comedy group "The Tramps", and based on a play by musician Chico Buarque. The film became the group's biggest box office success and is also the only film of the group that was mentioned in the list of the 100 best Brazilian films, by the critic association Abracinne.

This time, the Tramps (Didi, Creator/DedeSantana, Creator/{{Mussum}} and Zacarias) get a job in a circus, where they accidentally and quickly become the biggest attraction. However, they don't know this, and are exploited by the greedy circus owner, the Baron. Meanwhile, Didi (Creator/RenatoAragao) falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the circus owner, the ballerina Karina, who in turn is in love with Frank, the acrobat. They suffer the enmity of the evil magician Satan and the lion tamer Tigress, who is in love with Frank. When Satan kidnaps Frank, Karina believes she has been abandoned, and decides to flee the circus along with the Tramps.

This time, the Tramps (Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias) get a job in a circus, where they accidentally and quickly become the biggest attraction. However, they don't know this, and are exploited by the greedy circus owner, the Baron. Meanwhile, Didi (Creator/RenatoAragao) falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the circus owner, the ballerina Karina, who in turn is in love with Frank, the acrobat. They suffer the enmity of the evil magician Satan and the lion tamer Tigress, who is in love with Frank. When Satan kidnaps Frank, Karina believes she has been abandoned, and decides to flee the circus along with the Tramps.

* Homage: The plot is based on a play by Chico Buarque, but is also clearly inspired by ''Film/TheCircus'': in both cases, the protagonist accidentally ends up becoming the most popular attraction in the circus and falls in love with the ballet dancer, who is the daughter of his boss.

This time, the Tramps (Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias) get a job in a circus, where they accidentally and quickly become the biggest attraction. However, they don't know this, and are exploited by the greedy circus owner, the Baron. Meanwhile, Didi (Creator/RenatoAragao) falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the circus owner, the ballerina Karina, who in turn is in love with Frank, the acrobat. They suffer the enmity of the evil magician Satan and the lion tamer Tigrana, who is in love with Frank. When Satan kidnaps Frank, Karina believes she has been abandoned, and decides to flee the circus along with the Tramps.

* BadBoss: The Baron tricks the Trapalhão into working him for a pittance, when in fact they are the big attraction of the circus.

* GreenEyedMonster: Tigress is in love with Frank, who in turn is in love with Katina. She is furious to the point of kidnapping Frank.

This time, the Tramps (Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias) get a job in a circus, where they accidentally and quickly become the biggest attraction. However, they don't know this, and are exploited by the greedy circus owner, the Baron. Meanwhile, Didi (Renato Aragão) falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the circus owner, the ballerina Karina, who in turn is in love with Frank, the acrobat. They suffer the enmity of the evil magician Satan and the lion tamer Tigrana, who is in love with Frank. When Satan kidnaps Frank, Karina believes she has been abandoned, and decides to flee the circus along with the Tramps.

* JustFriends: Karina considers Didi her best friend and never realizes that his feelings for her are romantic. In the end, she even invites him to be best man at her wedding, leaving him devastated.

This time, the Tramps (Didi, Dedé, Mussum and Zacarias) get a job in a circus, where they accidentally and quickly become the biggest attraction. However, they don't know this, and are exploited by the greedy circus owner. Meanwhile, Didi (Renato Aragão) falls in love with the beautiful daughter of the circus owner, the ballerina Karina, who in turn is in love with Frank, the acrobat. They suffer the enmity of the evil magician Satan and the lion tamer Tigrana, who is in love with Frank. When Satan kidnaps Frank, Karina believes she has been abandoned, and decides to flee the circus along with the Tramps.

''Os Saltimbancos Trapalhões'' ("The Bumbling Bouncy Players") is a 1981 Brazilian comedy film directed by J.B. Tanko. It is the twentieth film by the famous comedy group "The Tramps", and based on a play by musician Chico Buarque. The film became the group's biggest box office success and is also the only film of the group that was mentioned in the list of the 100 best Brazilian films, by the Abracinne association Abracinne.

* BittersweetEnding:[[spoiler:The circus owner agrees to pay the Tramps as they deserve, but Didi is devastated to find out that Karina is going to marry Frank.]]