Super Xuxa contra Baixo Astral (AKA: Super Xuxa vs Satan) (1988)

Submitted for your approval…Tonight, we bring you truly one of the most bizarre and unhinged films we’ve ever covered on this podcast. The subject: Xuxa, a musical entertainer who captured the hearts and minds of Brazilian children everywhere in the late 1980s, including the imagination, decades later, of one Ryan Caldwell.But what Mr. Caldwell and his unsuspecting video store coworkers are about to discover - much to their horror - is that children’s entertainment in Brazil is a little different than it is in the States…The film is Super Xuxa Vs Satan, and it comes to you from the Demented Kids section, located in the deepest, darkest regions…of Apocalypse Video.I’m your host, Dave, and joining me as we enter a world filled with filth covered sewer dwellers and talking pink dolphins are fellow cinephiles and recovering down mood’s Mike and Ryan.Topics of discussion in this episode include the wild origin story of Xuxa, from her years as a Playboy Playmate to “Queen of Children”; we learn that Orange is the color of Positivity; and finally, we find out that while Super Xuxa may just be a Labyrinth ripoff, it may have actually originated “Under the Sea” a whole year before The Little Mermaid.Be sure to rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can also Like Us on Facebook, or shoot us an email at [email protected]’ll do it for this deeply unsettling look into late 80s Brazilian kids entertainment. Remember kids, be positive! And don’t let the Down Mood get ya down!Note: This episode was recorded before October, but due to a certain co-host leaving with the audio tapes and going on extended PTO overseas, the episode was unavailable to release prior to Vamptober. This individual - whose name rhymes with Schmichael - has been docked a week’s pay and will be subjected to audio torture, via prolonged exposure to Xuxa’s end credits theme song.