Warkop is a comedy group comprising Wahjoe Sardono (Dono), Kasino Hadiwibowo (Kasino), Indrodjojo Kusumonegoro (Indro), Nanu Moeljono (Nanu), and Rudy Badil. Dono, Kasino, Nanu, and Rudy were students at the University of Indonesia, while Indro attended Pancasila University. They initially gained popularity with the radio show Obrolan Santai di Warung Kopi, broadcast by Radio Prambors. In this show, Dono portrayed Slamet from Central Java, Kasino played various characters including Mas Bei (Javanese), Acing/Acong (Chinese), Sanwani (Betawi), and Buyung (Minang), and Indro took on roles like Mastowi (Tegal), Paijo (Purbalingga), and Ubai or Ansori. Nanu played Poltak from North Sumatra, and Rudi Badil portrayed Mr. James (Chinese) and Bang Cholil.
The group transitioned to the silver screen with their debut in the 1980 film Mana Tahaaan... under the banner Warkop Prambors. However, Rudy Badil withdrew due to stage fright, leaving four members to participate. The film was successful, but shortly after, Nanu left the group and died on 22 March 1983 due to kidney cancer.
In 1980, Parkit Film, led by Raam Punjabi, became the primary producer for Warkop films, a partnership that lasted until 1985. Subsequently, Warkop collaborated with Soraya Intercine Films under Ram Soraya's leadership. Their first film with Soraya, Atas Boleh Bawah Boleh (1986), marked the transition from Warkop Prambors to Warkop DKI (Dono-Kasino-Indro) to avoid paying royalty to Prambors. Other production companies, such as Garuda Film under Hendrick Gozali, also contributed to producing Warkop films.
From 1980 to 1995, Warkop starred in a total of 34 comedy films and one docudrama. Their films were typically released during major holidays such as Christmas, New Year, or Eid Al-Fitr. According to Indro, Warkop films consistently performed well at the Indonesian box office, despite occasional disappointments like IQ Jongkok and Setan Kredit.
Comedy films List of films
No. Year(s) Title Director Writer(s) Producer(s) Production house Ref. 1 1980 Mana Tahaaan... Nawi Ismail Warkop and Nawi Ismail Jiwat Ibrahim Bola Dunia Film 2 Gengsi Dong 3 1981 Pintar Pintar Bodoh Arizal Deddy Armand Raam Punjabi, Dhamoo Punjabi and Gobind Punjabi Parkit Film 4 Gede Rasa Nawi Ismail Elanda Rosi Tulus Pangabean Bola Dunia Film 5Manusia 6.000.000 DollarAli ShahabAli ShahabJiwat Ibrahim 6 1982 IQ Jongkok Iksan Lahardi Warkop and Deddy Armand Haryadi Siswanto Nugraha Mas Film 7 Setan Kredit Deddy Armand 8 Dongkrak Antik Arizal Raam Punjabi and Dhamoo Punjabi Parkit Film 9 1983 Maju Kena Mundur Kena Arizal Raam Punjabi and Deddy Armand Raam and Dhamoo Punjabi Parkit Film 10 CHIPS Iksan Lahardi Warkop dan Deddy Armand Haryadi Siswanto Nugraha Mas Film 11 1984 Pokoknya Beres Arizal Raam Punjabi and Deddy Armand Raam Punjabi and Dhamoo Punjabi Parkit Film 12 Tahu Diri Dong 13 Itu Bisa Diatur 14 1985 Gantian Dong 15 Kesempatan dalam Kesempitan 16 1986 Sama Juga Bohong Chaerul Umam Norbertus Riantiarno Hendrick Gozali Garuda Film 17 Atas Boleh Bawah Boleh Tjut Djalil Naryono Prayitno Ram Soraya Soraya Intercine Films 18 1987 Makin Lama Makin Asyik A. Rachman A. Rachman Ram Soraya Soraya Intercine Films 19 Depan Bisa Belakang Bisa Tjut Djalil Djoko S. Koesdiman 20 1988 Saya Suka Kamu Punya Tommy Burnama Dono and Baron Achmadi 21 Jodoh Boleh Diatur Ami Prijono Djamsan Djakiman Hendrick Gozali Garuda Film 22 1989 Malu Malu Mau Sisworo Gautama Putra Deddy Armand Ram Soraya Soraya Intercine Films 23 Godain Kita Dong Hadi Poernomo Agusti Tanjung 24 1990 Sabar Dulu Dong...! Ida Farida Ida Farida 25 Mana Bisa Tahan Arizal Agusti Tanjung 26 1991 Lupa Aturan Main 27 Sudah Pasti Tahan 28 1992 Bisa Naik Bisa Turun 29 Masuk Kena Keluar Kena 30 1993 Salah Masuk Tjut Djalil 31 Bagi-Bagi Dong 32 1994 Bebas Aturan Main 33 Saya Duluan Dong Arizal 34 1995 Pencet Sana Pencet Sini
Mana Tahaaan... The story begins with Slamet, Paijo, Sanwani, and Poltak meeting as students in Jakarta. They rent rooms in Aunt Mira's house and develop an affection for Halimah, the maid there. Later, it's revealed that Halimah is pregnant, which angers Aunt Mira since none of her boarders admit responsibility. After a thorough investigation, it's uncovered that Aunt Mira's boyfriend, Sugeng, is the father. Aunt Mira expels Sugeng and Halimah from her house. Despite initially evicting all the boarders, Aunt Mira rejoices upon discovering they have all graduated from university.
This film marks Nanu Moeljono's sole appearance with Warkop. He left the group shortly after its release, and the character of Poltak was subsequently portrayed by Dorman Borisman in the film Gede Rasa.
Gengsi Dong Slamet, the son of a wealthy tobacco merchant, Paijo, the son of an oil tycoon, and Sanwani, the son of a small workshop owner, are all studying at the same university. They each fall in love with Rita, the daughter of a lecturer, and compete eagerly for her affections. However, their hopes are dashed when they discover that Rita's father has already arranged for her to marry a pilot.
Pintar Pintar Bodoh Dono, Kasino, Indro, and Dorman Borisman decide to venture into the detective agency business. However, misunderstandings arise among them, causing their friendship to split into two factions: Team Kasino-Dono and Team Indro-Dorman. Both teams compete fiercely to prove themselves as top detectives. The rivalry intensifies as they vie to hire a beautiful secretary and showcase their detective skills. Little do they know, their secretaries betray them by dating each other and leaking confidential information back and forth.
Eventually, both teams face bankruptcy due to insufficient income and fail to solve any cases. This film marks Warkop's debut production under Parkit Film. Interestingly, the characters' names like Slamet (Dono), Sanwani (Kasino), Paijo (Indro), and Poltak (Dorman Borisman) are replaced by the actors' real names for the first time in Warkop's history.
Gede Rasa In this storyline, Slamet and Poltak, still without steady jobs after college, decide to work for the wealthy Sanwani's family. Sanwani's younger sister, Tiwi, develops an interest in Paijo, who is a doctor. Tiwi becomes the focus of attention for both Slamet and Poltak. Eventually, it is revealed that Sanwani plans to marry his girlfriend, Sarah. However, Tiwi's hopes with Paijo are dashed when she learns that Paijo's parents have already arranged his marriage.
In this film, the character of Poltak is portrayed by Dorman Borisman. Previously, in the film Mana Tahaaan..., the role of Poltak was played by Nanu Moeljono.
Manusia 6.000.000 Dollar Dono, Kasino, Indro, and Dorman Borisman are now part of a special unit within the police force. During a mission, Dono suffers a serious accident that results in him being transformed into a robot, an operation costing US$6,000,000. As members of this special team, their primary responsibility is to investigate societal crimes, including cases involving pornography and child abduction. The narrative unfolds with the team delving into a case involving a professional kidnapping syndicate targeting children and a singer named Rita Aduhai Merdubanget.
This film is inspired and parodies from 1970s television series The Six Million Dollar Man. A year later, a sequel was made to this film entitled Gadis Bionik (also parodied from 1970s television series The Bionic Woman). But unlike the first film, Warkop DKI are not involved in this film.
IQ Jongkok Dono, Kasino, and Indro come to the aid of Mr. Broto after he is involved in a hit-and-run accident. Mr. Broto leaves behind a treasure map, sparking the trio's adventure into forests, over hills, and across rivers in search of the treasure. Along the journey, Dono meets Maya, who eventually reveals that her father was responsible for hitting Mr. Broto. Maya's father agrees to join forces with Dono, Kasino, and Indro in the quest for the treasure, even orchestrating his own imprisonment to aid their efforts. Despite their efforts, the treasure remains elusive, leading to Dono and Maya's relationship falling apart. The three friends humorously commemorate their failure by cutting into a cake that unexpectedly explodes when the candles are lit.
The film also features a parody of the wedding between Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana Spencer, with Dono and Maya staging their own version at GPIB Immanuel Jakarta.
Setan Kredit Dono, Kasino, and Indro hear a radio announcement about a missing child, with a reward offered for their safe return. Intrigued by the prize, they visit a sacred place to search for clues. The guardian of the place imposes a condition: they must bring individuals who are willing to extend credit or trust.
After rounding up such people and fulfilling their promise to the guardian, they seek clues but receive none. It is revealed that the news of the missing child was erroneous—the child had simply been hiding and was mistakenly reported as missing.
Dongkrak Antik In this film, the Warkop Trio, alongside Mat Solar, are employed at a hotel managed by Paulus. Each of them faces unique challenges: Dono, who is forgetful and competes with Paulus for the affections of Sri Anunia (played by Meriam Bellina), a beautiful employee; Kasino, known for his foul language; Indro, who stutters and uses a unique method of slapping his own buttocks to speak fluently; and Mat Solar, who is deaf.
The comedy unfolds as Dono inadvertently leads groups of foreigners, mistakenly takes aphrodisiacs, causing chaos while learning to dance; Kasino impersonates a shaman in a cemetery to trick Paulus; Indro tackles his stutter by first slapping his own buttocks; and Mat Solar's deafness leads to misunderstandings with his uncle.
The character Paulus in this film is based on Paulus Wirutomo, a friend of Dono's and a lecturer at the University of Indonesia.
CHIPS In this film, the Warkop Trio works as private public service officers, particularly in security and order at an institution named CHIPS (Cara Hebat Ikut Penanggulangan Masalah Sosial), led by Junet. A memorable line from the film is "jangkrik boss!", which Kasino uses as an excuse when catching Junet in a romantic moment with a woman in the middle of the forest. The film concludes on a somewhat tragic note, as Dono is forced to abandon his plan to propose to Sherly because she must comply with an arranged marriage to someone else, who turns out to be Junet, their former boss.
This film is inspired by and parodies the famous 1980s television series "CHiPs" (California Highway Patrol), starring Erik Estrada as Ponchorello.
Maju Kena Mundur Kena Dono and Indro are roommates and employees under Kasino at the workshop. Kasino warns Dono and Indro not to get involved with women. However, secretly, Kasino longs for a girl whose photo he found in a magazine. By chance, when Dono is on night duty, he has to repair a car belonging to a woman named Marina. This angers Kasino because Marina hasn't paid her bill yet. Unexpectedly, Marina moves to live in the same boarding house as Dono and his friends. Kasino is shocked to discover that Marina is the girl he has been longing for.
Kasino tries to get closer to Marina, but it is Dono who benefits unexpectedly. When Marina meets her grandparents, who arranged a marriage for her, she claims she is already married to Dono.
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