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Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue

1991 Filipino film


Juan Tamad at Mister Shooli: Mongolian Barbecue is a 1991 Filipino comedy film co-written and directed by Jun Urbano. The film stars Eric Quizon and Urbano as the titular Juan and Mister Shooli respectively. It is an official entry to the 1991 Metro Manila Film Festival.[1][2][3][4][5]

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A sequel, Ang M.O.N.A.Y. ni Mr. Shooli (Misteyks Opda Neysion Adres Yata), was released on March 21, 2007.[6]

Plot

Mr. Shooli, a Mongol, tells a story about one of his adventures to a group of children.

1,500 years Before Cory, the land of Lawang-Lawa gains independence after its warriors defeat a combined occupation force composed of Spaniards, Americans and Japanese. As its citizens quarrel over how to govern themselves, Manhik Manaog proposes to establish an elected democracy, albeit with flawed definitions. At the marketplace, Shooli meets Juan Tamad, a lazy but good-hearted man, who helps him sell defective pots that lead to Shooli being chased and lynched by angry customers. Juan saves him and restores him back to health.

A group led by Kulas and claiming to be Juan's creditors show up at his house, demanding that he repay his debts by running for District Representative in upcoming elections for Congress, with Kulas as his adviser. Juan engages on a difficult but ultimately successful campaign against a wealthier and ruthless Manhik Manaog, who goes as far as hiring a Nazi to train his private army on how to intimidate voters and steal the election. At Juan's victory party, Manhik Manaog offers reconciliation, but plots with Kulas to control Juan. They convince him to do their bidding in Congress by making him act as an incompetent politician who promotes corruption, crime and red tape, despite warnings by Shooli and Juan's love interest, Manhik Manaog's daughter Zorayda. At the next electoral campaign, Juan is savagely beaten up by his constituents, but manages to recover and harangue them for how their personalistic expectations and demands on him as a politician forced him to engage in corrupt activities after he became mired in debt. As he ends his speech, a nearby volcano erupts, causing chaos as the story ends in a cliffhanger, with Shooli's audience being fetched by their parents.

After the children leave, Shooli discovers a girl left behind who demands to know the ending of the story, to which Shooli replies that only the people can write its ending, which the girl implores the audience through a fourth wall to do so.

In some versions, the appeal is followed by an on-text manifesto by civil society organizations referring to the upcoming 1992 Philippine presidential election before the credits roll.

Cast

Nominations

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References

  1. CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Philippine film. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 1994. ISBN 9789718546420. Retrieved May 11, 2021 via Google Books.
  2. Mata, Elvira (December 19, 1991). "Yes, Only Mr. Shooli Can Bring Juan Tamad Back". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 18. Retrieved December 22, 2021 via Google News.
  3. V., Nena (December 26, 1991). "Alma Prepared To Be Raped". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 18. Retrieved December 22, 2021 via Google News.
  4. Mata, Elvira (December 27, 1991). "Filmfest Tips, Forecasts and Reviews". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 20. Retrieved December 22, 2021 via Google News.
  5. Carballo, Bibsy (August 8, 2012). "Reflections from Jun Urbano, Shooli & Fpj". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  6. "Opening today". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. March 21, 2007. p. F1. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. "Metro Filmfest Reels Off Today". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. December 25, 1991. p. 18. Retrieved December 22, 2021 via Google News.
  8. Mendoza, Ruel (January 23, 2012). "Leo Martinez disappointed by actor-senators' lack of support for the Film Academy of the Philippines". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved May 11, 2021.

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