- Super Xuxa
"Super xuxa" is a 1988 movie starring
Xuxa Meneghel as herself.Plot
Meneghel plays a
singer /TV star, who starts a campaign all overBrazil for children to color old, ugly walls, in an effort to make the world happier. But her plans are ruined by Baixo Astral, an evildemon that lives under the city ofRio de Janeiro and uses bad children as slaves.Baixo Astral kidnaps Xuxa's dog, Xuxo, expecting she'll go after him. She travels the magic world of Alto Astral searching for her dog, helped by the lizard Xixa.
Production
The movie was directed by
Anna Pennido .David Sonneschein worked as co-director, but was later unbilled. Pennido also wrote the script, with the help of fellow TV-writerAntonio Calmon . The movie is accused of being based onJim Henson 's "Labyrinth", released two years before.Response
The movie opened during the winter break in 1988, and received great response by audiences. It was the third most watched movie in 1988, and the most watched Brazilian movie that year. Critical response was mixed: some praised its creativity, some said it abused merchandising and had a weak plot. The movie cost US$1 million to make. Over 3 million people paid to watch it when it opened.
International Release
After "Lua de Cristal " (Crystal Moon), another movie starring Xuxa, in 1990, had achieved a huge success both in Brazil (it was the most watched Brazilian movie until 2001) and other
Latin America n countries, the movie was released inArgentina as "Super Xuxa Vs. Bajo Astral", with some success. It's available in the U.S. in non-authorized copies as "Super Xuxa Vs. Satan".Soundtrack
The
soundtrack includes songs by Xuxa herself, and other popular Brazilian artists from the 1980s. The soundtrack album was a huge success and won aGrammy .DVD
In 2001 the movie was released in
DVD by Som Livre. The extras include a making-of featurette, a specialkaroké soundtrack for the songs and subtitles in English and Spanish. But the DVD was criticised for having bad sound and video quality.External links
* [http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/xuxalandia2004/astral.html samples form the soundtrack ]
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