José Mojica Marins

José Mojica Marins

Born: March 13, 1936
Died: February 19, 2020
in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
José Mojica Marins (March 13, 1936 - February 19, 2020) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, television and media personality. His interest in filmmaking began at an early age. When Marins was three, his father ran a local cinema, and the family lived in a flat above the theater. Marins is also known by his alter ego Coffin Joe (loosely translated from Zé do Caixão). Although Marins is known primarily as a horror film director, his earlier works were Westerns, dramas and adventure films.

Movies for José Mojica Marins...

Fitas Proibidas - Antologia do Terror
Title: Fitas Proibidas - Antologia do Terror
Released: September 1, 2024
Type: Movie
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A Lasanha Assassina: A Revolta das Massas
Title: A Lasanha Assassina: A Revolta das Massas
Released: July 26, 2022
Type: Movie
Rebeca and her family move into an abandoned house with a sinister past. Her father wants to renovate the house and turn it into a rotisserie. With the help of her neighbor Lucas, Rebeca discovers that the former residents were attacked by a strange creature: The Killer Lasagna. The monster gains strength and grows as it feeds on the remains of food thrown down the pipes and, at the opening of the cantina, the Lasagna will attack again.
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The Curse
Title: The Curse
Character: Coffin Joe
Released: November 10, 2021
Type: Movie
While out for a walk in the countryside, Marina and Juvenal stop to take some pictures in front of an old woman’s house. Annoyed, the old woman turns out to be a witch and casts a curse on the young couple in the form of a wound that feeds on raw flesh.
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A Última Praga de Mojica
Title: A Última Praga de Mojica
Character: Self
Released: October 7, 2021
Type: Movie
The short film reports the process of rescuing and finishing A Praga, by José Mojica Marins, o Zé do Caixão. Produced in 1980, the film was never completed and was lost.
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The Good Cinema
Title: The Good Cinema
Character: Self
Released: March 18, 2021
Type: Movie
An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the voice of some of its select conspirators—with Carlos Reichenbach at the lead—, and through the most razing flow of images that can possibly be conceived.
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Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
Title: Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 27, 2020
Type: Movie
A totally Cardoso-appropriated footage delirium, done as a tribute to US independent cinema's original rebel. In the end, Corman himself blesses Cardoso by saying: "You blended horror, sex and humour very well. And particularly the editing is very good because the film never lagged or slowed down". Which film? This one!
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A Praga do Cinema Brasileiro
Title: A Praga do Cinema Brasileiro
Released: September 19, 2018
Type: Movie
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Coffin Joe's Heart of Darkness
Title: Coffin Joe's Heart of Darkness
Released: October 28, 2017
Type: Movie
One of the great iconic filmmakers of the horror genre returns with one of the final projects he will manage in his lifetime.
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Cult of Terror
Title: Cult of Terror
Character: Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: October 14, 2017
Type: Movie
A journey of years through many countries and film festivals; a nostalgic, adrenaline-fueled and rock-spirited immersion into the universe of cinephilia, in search of genre specialists, fans and filmmakers who speak of their shared passion for fantastic cinema; a whole international spiritual community united under the cathartic shadow of horror.
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Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Title: Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century
Character: Self
Released: March 31, 2017
Type: Movie
Two years of research and visits to collections, cinematheques and museums; almost seventy interviews that generated 30 hours of recorded material; more than two hundred scanned photos and more than one hundred films watched. In total, more than a thousand hours of work were needed to prepare Brazilian Cinema in the 20th Century. The work is a fascinating journey through all the cinematic cycles that Brazil lived, from the pioneering Belle Époque, through the great studios like Atlântica and Cinédia, Cinema Novo, the urban comedies of the 70's, until the resumption in the late 90's. The documentary is unique, it gives the floor to who really wrote and lived this story intensely.
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SP Zero 15
Title: SP Zero 15
Released: September 13, 2016
Type: Movie
15 directors telling 15 tales about São Paulo.
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Horror no Cinema Nacional
Title: Horror no Cinema Nacional
Released: March 9, 2016
Type: Movie
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Memórias da Boca
Title: Memórias da Boca
Released: December 10, 2015
Type: Movie
An anthology film (eight shorts) honoring the Boca do Lixo ("Mouth of Garbage") film production in the downtown area of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Afonso é uma Brazza
Title: Afonso é uma Brazza
Character: Zé do Caixão
Released: September 19, 2015
Type: Movie
Afonso Brazza became a fireman for the love of the profession. He became a film director and actor for the same reason. Brazza became one of the most original directors of Brazilian cinema. He died at age 48, the victim of cancer. The documentary material was filmed before his death and shows our hero fighting fires in real life and fictional villains. Brazza was a dreamer. His story entertains and thrills.
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Entrando Numa Roubada
Title: Entrando Numa Roubada
Character: Gerente do Banco
Released: September 3, 2015
Type: Movie
A film director, Walter, meets his old team to make a "road movie". With no money, they will have come up with scams in order to make the production possible while at the same time plotting revenge.
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Rua do Triumpho - O Filme
Title: Rua do Triumpho - O Filme
Released: July 9, 2015
Type: Movie
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Carniçal
Title: Carniçal
Character: Pai
Released: March 10, 2015
Type: Movie
Felipe is a boy with a double life, whose relationship with an older woman does not have the approval of his mother, a bitter woman. With the arrival of a band of gypsies, a secret will come to light bringing an irreversible outcome.
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Dark Fables
Title: Dark Fables
Released: January 28, 2015
Type: Movie
A group of kids embarks in a macabre adventure, full of characters from the Brazilian popular imaginary - the werewolf, a witch, a ghost, monsters and The Saci.
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O Saci
Title: O Saci
Character: Pastor
Released: January 24, 2015
Type: Movie
A girl crosses the forest to get milk and on the way she knows about Saci, who punishes those who do not respect the people of the forest.
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Extra Bloody
Title: Extra Bloody
Released: October 25, 2013
Type: Movie
A boy goes to his girlfriend's home and is handcuffed on bed before discovering some strange food habits from her family.
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Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
Title: Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
Released: October 18, 2013
Type: Movie
This film is Ivan Cardoso's new incursion on pop and experimental cinema, making an hommage to old screenings at Cine AC, and reuniting restaured films and new works.
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Sangue Marginal
Title: Sangue Marginal
Released: September 1, 2013
Type: Movie
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The First Time of Brazilian Cinema
Title: The First Time of Brazilian Cinema
Character: Himself
Released: May 1, 2013
Type: Movie
In 1982, almost five million people took theaters to see Erotic Things, the first Brazilian porn film. The production is today considered a major episode in the history of Brazilian cinema because it was launched during the country's military dictatorship. Thirty years later, The First Time of Brazilian Cinema found the producers and actors to tell the inside story of this fascinating journey.
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Let Your Fans Be Your Distributor!
Title: Let Your Fans Be Your Distributor!
Character: Self
Released: January 11, 2013
Type: Movie
Lloyd Kaufman Goes to São Paulo, Brazil to teach his famous "Make Your Own Damn Movie" Master Class, and while there he meets with the heart of the Brazilian film industry!
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Nas Asas do Caixão
Title: Nas Asas do Caixão
Character: Self
Released: October 18, 2012
Type: Movie
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O Beijo na Morte
Title: O Beijo na Morte
Character: Narrador Convidado
Released: June 28, 2012
Type: Movie
Tiny film made for the "1-minute Film Festival". When the death comes, it is time to kiss her.
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Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
Title: Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
Released: May 24, 2012
Type: Movie
A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.
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Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
Title: Light in Darkness: The Return of Red Light Bandit
Released: May 13, 2012
Type: Movie
Jorge, bastard child of the infamous Red Light Bandit, decides himself to pursuit a life of crime after meeting with his father, who has been incarcerated for the last 30 years.
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Ponto Org
Title: Ponto Org
Released: May 20, 2011
Type: Movie
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A espiritualidade e a sinuca
Title: A espiritualidade e a sinuca
Character: Deus
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
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Gurcius Gewdner Show
Title: Gurcius Gewdner Show
Character: Master of the World
Released: July 30, 2010
Type: Movie
"Gurcius Gewdner Show" is the pilot of a nonsense humor program. Presented by the irreverent character that gives the program its title, it follows the comic line of the revolutionary Monty Python´s Flying Circus and South Park, and is full of references to the world of pop culture and information and jokes that deal with such diverse subjects - and with the same greatness of relevance - as the trajectory of Rafael Ilha and the works of famous poets.
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A Descent Into Coffin Joe's Hell
Title: A Descent Into Coffin Joe's Hell
Character: Ele mesmo
Released: January 2, 2010
Type: Movie
Documentary about José Mojica Marins made by film students.
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O Fim da Picada
Title: O Fim da Picada
Released: August 21, 2009
Type: Movie
After taking part in a satanic orgy at a beach in 1850, Macário meets Exú-Lebara, a female pagan entity. She decides to go along in his trip but tricks him into going to 2008 São Paulo.
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FilmeFobia
Title: FilmeFobia
Character: Zé do Caixão
Released: December 11, 2008
Type: Movie
The making of an unfinished film about phobias. Says the director. Behind the screens, he discusses at length (with e.g. Coffin Joe) about the aesthetic boundaries of the project: volunteers under controlled circumstances become immersed in their phobias in order to film the fear on their faces.
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Embodiment of Evil
Title: Embodiment of Evil
Character: Zé do Caixão
Released: August 8, 2008
Type: Movie
Released from the Mental Health Wing of São Paulo State Penitentiary after forty years, the sadistic undertaker Zé do Caixão is back on the streets, haunted by ghostly visions and spirits of past victims but still set upon the goal that sent him to prison in the first place: finding a woman who can give him the perfect child.
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Undertaker
Title: Undertaker
Character: Coffin Joe (voice)
Released: August 6, 2008
Type: Movie
The undertaker Coffin Joe kidnapped Terezinha, and he will test if she is the perfect woman. Antonio, the girl's boyfriend, intends to rescue her, but in order to do so he must enter the funeral parlor the terrible killer uses as a lair.
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The Capitol of the Dead
Title: The Capitol of the Dead
Released: August 2, 2008
Type: Movie
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Minami em Close-up - A Boca em Revista
Title: Minami em Close-up - A Boca em Revista
Released: April 17, 2008
Type: Movie
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Rock Rocket: Doidão
Title: Rock Rocket: Doidão
Released: February 12, 2008
Type: Movie
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Pináculo da Miséria
Title: Pináculo da Miséria
Released: November 10, 2007
Type: Movie
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A Hora do Terrir
Title: A Hora do Terrir
Released: September 22, 2007
Type: Movie
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Person
Title: Person
Character: Self
Released: August 10, 2007
Type: Movie
Person is a documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Luiz Sérgio Person. The documentary brings the reconstruction of the history of the São Paulo filmmaker through the personal journey of his daughter, Marina. Through interviews with friends, family, and people who worked with Person, she seeks to discover more than dates and biographical data.
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Giant Nails' Kidnapping
Title: Giant Nails' Kidnapping
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
On the night of the premiere of his film "Embodimento of Evil", Zé do Caixão is accidentally kidnapped by two fans and they all embark on a crazy journey through the early hours of São Paulo.
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5 Mentiras
Title: 5 Mentiras
Character: Zé do Caixão
Released: August 4, 2006
Type: Movie
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Foi Bom pra Você, Benzinho?
Title: Foi Bom pra Você, Benzinho?
Released: July 13, 2006
Type: Movie
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A Marca do Terrir
Title: A Marca do Terrir
Character: Self
Released: October 21, 2005
Type: Movie
Compilation of early Ivan Cardoso's films in Super 8, including "Nosferato no Brasil (Nosferato in Brazil)"
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Soberano
Title: Soberano
Character: Self
Released: April 17, 2005
Type: Movie
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Um Show de Verão
Title: Um Show de Verão
Character: Dono da Funerária
Released: January 30, 2004
Type: Movie
Andréa, a poor telemarketing salesgirl, dreams of being a singer. Her rich boyfriend Fred hires a musical producer, Marcelo, to turn her into a star. But she and Marcelo end up falling in love.
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Candeias: Da Boca pra Fora
Title: Candeias: Da Boca pra Fora
Released: April 18, 2003
Type: Movie
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Samba Chanson
Title: Samba Chanson
Character: Self
Released: September 28, 2002
Type: Movie
Zé Rocha is a director trying to shoot his first film. He dreams of making a professional movie, and starts shooting in 35mm. But as his budget begins to fade, he changes to Black-and-White, then gradually down to 16mm, Super-8 and, in the end, to his despair, to the video format. With the help of Edna Marla, producer who is searching for the Holy Grail of a genuinely 100% Brazilian celluloid; Dona Martírio, his mother, former left-wing activist; Guará Rodrigues, an underground Brazilian movie star; and Lila Lessa, who stars in a 6 p.m. soap opera, they develop strategies and outlandish plans to win the insane battle of filmmaking in Brazil.
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The Devil Baby Was Born in São Paulo
Title: The Devil Baby Was Born in São Paulo
Released: February 10, 2002
Type: Movie
An investigation into three São Paulo urban legends: The Devil Baby, the Blonde of the Bathroom and the Clown Gang. Originated in rumours, they were reported by the extinct tabloid Notícias Populares (NP) at different times. From this search, a universe is revealed where fantasy and reality are confused.
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A Lasanha Assassina
Title: A Lasanha Assassina
Character: Narrator
Released: January 3, 2002
Type: Movie
A forgotten lasagna mutates into a monster.
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Mojica na Neve: Esta Noite Encarnarei em Sundance
Title: Mojica na Neve: Esta Noite Encarnarei em Sundance
Character: Himself
Released: August 16, 2001
Type: Movie
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Coffin Joe: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins
Title: Coffin Joe: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins
Character: Himself
Released: January 26, 2001
Type: Movie
The first documentary on José Mojica Marins's (the legendary Zé do Caixão or Coffin Joe) life and work. The film tells Mojica's history, from his poor childhood in Vila Anastácio, São Paulo (Brazil), until his success abroad in the '90s.
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Wild Torture - The Grid
Title: Wild Torture - The Grid
Released: January 2, 2001
Type: Movie
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Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
Title: Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
Released: January 1, 2000
Type: Movie
A look into the Porto Fantastic Film Festival at Portugal.
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Title: As Aventuras de Tiazinha
Character: Dr. Ziggy
Released: March 2, 1999
Type: TV
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O Auto de Leidiana
Title: O Auto de Leidiana
Released: September 1, 1998
Type: Movie
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Ed Mort
Title: Ed Mort
Character: Silva 3
Released: May 5, 1997
Type: Movie
A detective is hired by a mysterious woman to find her missing husband, a master of disguises, and important industry executive.
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Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Title: Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."
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At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
Title: At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
A late-1960s interview with Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, mixed in avant-garde style with scenes from his films and clips from fellow filmmaker José Mojica Marins and visual artist Hélio Oiticica.
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Canibais na HorrorCon
Title: Canibais na HorrorCon
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
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Coffin Joe Tales
Title: Coffin Joe Tales
Character: Padre / Cavaleiro do Medo
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Woman who was raped and murdered reincarnates in the body of Maria Imaculada, a meek housemaid who hides her true inner evil behind an innocent face, secretly performs satanic rites in her room and changes the life of the family she's working for. Her intent is revenge against all the men crossing her way.
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Homem sem terra - A volta de João Amorim
Title: Homem sem terra - A volta de João Amorim
Released: June 7, 1996
Type: Movie
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Babu - Damned Revenge
Title: Babu - Damned Revenge
Character: (as Coffin Joe)
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
Ultra low budget, shot-on-video Brazilian horror involves a devil worship cult sacrificing women to Satan.
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Coffin Joe's Visions of Terror
Title: Coffin Joe's Visions of Terror
Character: Coffin Joe
Released: October 4, 1994
Type: Movie
Coffin Joe takes you into his mad world and shows some of the strangest trailers from South America.
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Júlio o Rei dos Vilões
Title: Júlio o Rei dos Vilões
Released: July 19, 1990
Type: Movie
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Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots
Title: Extraterrestrial Cat in Boots
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
A Cat from outer-space comes to earth and befriends a Miller's Son and together they set out to defeat an evil wizard.
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Queen of Clubs
Title: Queen of Clubs
Released: February 12, 1989
Type: Movie
An unhappy woman, married and mother of two children, has problems with her alcoholic husband, sexually rejecting him, and only reaching pleasure in hallucinating erotic dreams.
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Demons and Wonders
Title: Demons and Wonders
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1987
Type: Movie
An autobiographical docu-drama that chronicles the filmmaker's struggle with narrow minded authorities, critics, and personal tragedy.
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The Beauties of Billings
Title: The Beauties of Billings
Released: June 17, 1987
Type: Movie
A travelogue through the remains of São Paulo failing 80s economy, including its in ruins film industry.
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48 Hours of Hallucinatory Sex
Title: 48 Hours of Hallucinatory Sex
Released: April 27, 1987
Type: Movie
After seeing the film "24 Horas de Sexo Explícito", Dr Margaret, sexologist hires the same crew to make a new movie, doubling the time - an orgy which would last for 48 hours, to further her research on sex. But as the film progresses it is revealed that she may have an ulterior goal in coaxing her actors into their drugged and sexually frenzied states.
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Fatal Hours
Title: Fatal Hours
Character: Dr. Honório
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
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Hour of Fear
Title: Hour of Fear
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
In São Paulo, Alberto is an insane and sadistic man that kills women, and lives with his mother that covers all his mess. When he kills his mother's employee Eliana, stabbing her in the bathtub, they bury her in the backyard of their house. Eliana's fiancé unsuccessfully seeks her out and when Alberto's mother advertises that she needs a driver, he applies for the job to sneak around the real estate trying to find Eliana.
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O Filho do Sexo Explícito
Title: O Filho do Sexo Explícito
Released: July 11, 1985
Type: Movie
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Fifth Dimension of Sex
Title: Fifth Dimension of Sex
Released: October 1, 1984
Type: Movie
Two Chemistry students, unlucky with women, develop a formula that turns them into crazed rapists. But they eventually discover that they are in love with each other!
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Father Pedro and the Revolt of the Children
Title: Father Pedro and the Revolt of the Children
Character: Rodrigo Napu
Released: July 9, 1984
Type: Movie
The dedicated priest Pedro arrives in the city of Serinhaém, ready to reopen the church, closed by the feared local bandit, Rodrigo Napu, and tries to reestablish the Catholic faith of the population, oppressed by the domination of the evildoer.
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The Secret of the Mummy
Title: The Secret of the Mummy
Character: Explorador
Released: September 6, 1982
Type: Movie
Laughed at when he announced the discovery of the elixer of life, Brazilian scientist Expedito Vitus ends up making the most important archaeological discovery of the century: the tomb of Runamb, the Mummy, in the sands of Egypt. Back in Brazil, he brings the Mummy back to life.
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Title: A Show From Another World
Character: Host
Released: August 1, 1981
Type: TV
Third Brazilian TV show hosted by Coffin Joe. This show directed by José Mojica Marins was a strange mix of an auditorium show and a TV serie. The Stories were largely sent by the audience and adapted by Mojica and Norbert Novotny for TV. The Serie has a good audience ratings, but a short life.
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Fogo-Fátuo
Title: Fogo-Fátuo
Released: March 12, 1980
Type: Movie
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Chapeuzinho Vermelho
Title: Chapeuzinho Vermelho
Released: February 8, 1980
Type: Movie
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World Market of Sex
Title: World Market of Sex
Character: Mauro
Released: July 4, 1979
Type: Movie
On Christmas Eve, Mauro, a reporter, has 24 hours to find a headline.
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Perversion
Title: Perversion
Character: Vitorio Palestrina
Released: January 22, 1979
Type: Movie
A prominent millionaire gets a woman drunk and rapes her, biting off her nipple in the process. Because of his influence and powerful lawyer, though, he is able to beat the rap, claiming the woman was trying to extort money from him. He continues his life of debauchery, using women and flaunting his power until he meets a new woman, who won't let him have his way with her, but wants to be his friend. Falling madly in love with her, he cleans up his act and devotes his attentions to her, not realizing that she has a hidden agenda.
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The Universe of Mojica Marins
Title: The Universe of Mojica Marins
Character: Self
Released: September 22, 1978
Type: Movie
A film portrait of Jose Mojica Marins.
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Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind
Title: Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind
Character: Himself / Zé do Caixão
Released: August 2, 1978
Type: Movie
A psychiatric doctor driven to insanity by nightmare visions of Zé do Caixão trying to steal his wife is helped by colleagues who enlist creator José Mojica Marins to convince the patient that he does not exist.
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Horror Palace Hotel
Title: Horror Palace Hotel
Character: Himself
Released: July 1, 1978
Type: Movie
An unusual look at 1978 Brasilia Film Festival and the politics that make certain films fashionable or not.
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The Marble Goddess
Title: The Marble Goddess
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: Movie
A 2000-year-old woman has a pact with the devil to preserve her youth. She must extract the essence of life from the people she has sex with.
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One Man's Failure on Two Wedding Nights
Title: One Man's Failure on Two Wedding Nights
Released: September 12, 1977
Type: Movie
Without any dialogue, the film tells the story of a man who had an Oedipal passion for his mother. After getting married, the disorders return with more force and can lead to unimaginable consequences.
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The Abyss
Title: The Abyss
Character: Professor Pearson
Released: June 24, 1977
Type: Movie
Man tries to decipher a manuscript about an ancient civilization and gets involved in strange situations. In fact, the plot is just an excuse to tackle the subjects of mysticism and human condition.
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Hellish Flesh
Title: Hellish Flesh
Character: Dr. George Medeiros
Released: March 24, 1977
Type: Movie
Dr. George Medeiros, a brilliant scientist, is badly disfigured when his wife takes a lover and plans to murder him. After months in the hospital, he returns with nothing in mind but revenge.
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The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures
Title: The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures
Character: Zé do Caixão
Released: October 16, 1976
Type: Movie
An eclectic group of strangers seek shelter on a dark and stormy night, soon finding an isolated guest house owned by a mysterious proprietor.
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As Mulheres do Sexo Violento
Title: As Mulheres do Sexo Violento
Released: August 19, 1976
Type: Movie
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The Vampire of the Cinematheque
Title: The Vampire of the Cinematheque
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
As filmmaker Jairo Ferreira shoots his life and friends in Super 8mm he also becomes the vampire of the Cinemateca Brasileira in São Paulo. In O VAMPIRO DA CINEMATECA Ferreira develops a poetic representation of his idea of “inventive cinema” without a plot in the classical sense. Ferreira mixes situations of everyday life in the streets of São Paulo with scenes from classics of film history, which he filmed from television or from a projection with his Super 8 camera. The author as a vampire sucks from various sources – not only in cinema, but also in poetry and music – and creates a portrait of his time.
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The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe
Title: The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe
Character: José Mojica Marins / Zé do Caixão
Released: September 23, 1974
Type: Movie
Filmmaker José Mojica Marins travels to spend Christmas with friends in a small farm, where they spend leisure time while Mojica writes the story for his next film. However, he observes eerie things in the house, with his friends being possessed one by one by some supernatural evil force.
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When the Gods Fall Asleep
Title: When the Gods Fall Asleep
Character: Finis Hominis
Released: November 24, 1972
Type: Movie
Finis Hominis sets out to right wrongs, expose corruption and end the social unrest that he sees in the world.
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Sex and Blood on Treasure Trail
Title: Sex and Blood on Treasure Trail
Character: Ermitão
Released: March 1, 1972
Type: Movie
An american explorer organizes an expedition to the Amazon Rainforest in search of a lost treasure.
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The End of Man
Title: The End of Man
Character: Finis Hominis
Released: December 18, 1971
Type: Movie
A naked stranger emerges from the sea to perform miracles in a nearby town and become a modern messiah whose deeds will affect the whole world.
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The Awakening of the Beast
Title: The Awakening of the Beast
Character: Himself / Zé do Caixão
Released: October 1, 1970
Type: Movie
A psychiatrist experiments on four volunteers with LSD to examine 60's drug culture, soon unleashing an expert in depravity.
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Audácia!
Title: Audácia!
Character: Self
Released: August 10, 1970
Type: Movie
Segment "Prólogo": interviews and scenes with some of the most important filmmakers of the "Boca do Lixo" of São Paulo. Segment "A Badaladíssima dos Trópicos x Os Picaretas do Sexo": shenanigans of a troubled fictional film production. Segment "Amor 69": Actress Maria Vargas is expected to appear nude in a scene, but ultimately refuses to do so.
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The Prophet of Hunger
Title: The Prophet of Hunger
Character: Ali Khan
Released: June 13, 1970
Type: Movie
The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their survival. The numbers resemble a horror-show and they get marginalized. Through fable and allegory, reality turns stronger and stronger, and more absurd.
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The Godless Bandit
Title: The Godless Bandit
Character: Zé das Penitências
Released: March 10, 1970
Type: Movie
After the proclamation of the Republic, a group of fanatics in the sertão dreamed of and fought for the restoration of the Monarchy. At that bloody time, Fabiano, a quiet boy, becomes a cangaceiro and is attacked by the police. Although wounded, he manages to take refuge on a farm where he is hidden in by Lúcia, the farmer's daughter, with whom he falls in love.
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The Strange World of Coffin Joe
Title: The Strange World of Coffin Joe
Character: Professor Oãxiac Odéz / Zé do Caixão
Released: November 25, 1968
Type: Movie
Zé do Caixão hosts this anthology of three short horror stories which feature a strange dollmaker, a necrophiliac balloon seller with a foot fetish, and a psychotic professor involved in sadistic rituals.
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Title: Strange World of Coffin Joe: TV Serie
Character: Host
Released: July 13, 1968
Type: TV
Second Brazilian TV show hosted by Coffin Joe. Produced by TV Tupi and directed by Antônio Abujamra, this TV show has a better production quality than the "Além, Muito além do Além" (1967-68) and a more dreamlike and surreal tone, but unfortunately not the same audience, which expect something more realist like the previous TV show. A lot of stories from this TV show was used later on the Coffin Joe's Horror Comic Books.
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Por Exemplo Butantã
Title: Por Exemplo Butantã
Released: March 27, 1968
Type: Movie
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Title: Beyond, Far Beyond the Beyond
Character: Host
Released: December 15, 1967
Type: TV
First Brazilian TV Horror Show hosted by Coffin Joe. Directed by José Mojica Marins and written by Mojica and Rúbens Francisco Lucchetti, this TV show was produced by TV Bandeirantes (1967-68), using a realistic tone and a popular appeal. Despite the negative reviews this TV show has a great audience, reaching first place often.
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This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
Title: This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse
Character: Zé do Caixão
Released: March 13, 1967
Type: Movie
Zé do Caixão, the unholy undertaker, is back in town to continue his quest for the perfect woman, embarking on an even more brutal campaign of terror, aided and abetted by his hunchbacked assistant.
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The Devil in Old Town
Title: The Devil in Old Town
Released: May 30, 1966
Type: Movie
The town of Vila Velha is put under a reign of terror by a powerful colonel nicknamed "The Devil", who influences local politicians and hires gunslingers to shoot down those who stand up to him.
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At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
Title: At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul
Character: Zé do Caixão
Released: November 9, 1964
Type: Movie
Zé do Caixão is an undertaker in a small Brazilian town, searching for the perfect woman to bear him a superior child. Unable to conceive with his wife, he kills her and sets out to find someone else.
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My Destiny is in Your Hands
Title: My Destiny is in Your Hands
Character: Father
Released: June 8, 1963
Type: Movie
Tired of the constant abuse he suffers in his household, a boy runs away from home and goes on a series of sad and dramatic adventures, in which he finds the opportunity to show the power of his own voice.
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Adventurer's Fate
Title: Adventurer's Fate
Released: December 19, 1958
Type: Movie
After being shot fleeing from a gunfight, the bandit Jaime falls to a riverbank, where is rescued by two beautiful young women. He becomes involved romantically with Dorothy, daughter of a farmer, and for her sake, surrenders to the police. Upon leaving the prison, Jaime has to face Xavier, a bloodthirsty villain who plans on taking revenge on Dorothy's father.
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Bloody Kingdom
Title: Bloody Kingdom
Released: January 1, 1948
Type: Movie
Two friends travel into the Amazon Rainforest, where they find a hidden kingdom ruled by a bloodthirsty sultan. One of José Mojica Marins' first efforts into filmmaking, shot in 16mm when he was only 12 years-old.