Bacalhau (film) explained

Bacalhau
Director:	Adriano Stuart
Music:	Beto Strada^[1]
Studio:	Omega Filmes
Country:	Brazil
Language:	Portuguese

Bacalhau (lit. 'Codfish' or 'Cod') is a 1976 Brazilian comedy film written and directed by Adriano Stuart. It is a pornochanchada—or Brazilian sex comedy film—and a parody of the 1975 American thriller film Jaws.^{[2] [3] [4]} Whereas the plot of Jaws concerns a man-eating great white shark, Bacalhau centers around a killer codfish,^[5] known as bacalhau in Portuguese.^[6]

Bacalhau stars, Dionísio Azevedo and Maurício do Valle.

Notes and References

1. Book: Ramos. Fernão Pessoa. Schvarzman. Sheila. 2018. Nova história do cinema brasileiro. 2. Edições Sesc. pt. 978-8594930842.
2. Book: Stam, Robert. 1997. Tropical Multiculturalism: A Comparative History of Race in Brazilian Cinema and Culture. Duke University Press. 97. 978-0822320487.
3. Book: Shaw. Lisa. Dennison. Stephanie. 2007. Brazilian National Cinema. Routledge. 95. 978-0415338158.
4. Book: Ruétalo. Victoria. Tierney. Dolores. 2009. Latsploitation, Exploitation Cinemas, and Latin America. Routledge. 234. 978-0415993869.
5. Book: Alvarado. Manuel. Thompson. John O.. 1990. The Media Reader. British Film Institute (BFI). 91–93. 978-0851702599.
6. Book: Dennison. Stephanie. Shaw. Lisa. 2004. Popular Cinema in Brazil: 1930–2001. Manchester University Press. 167. 978-0719064982.