▁are ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁cour ty ard . ▁Mar j ina ▁discover ▁the ▁hidden ▁th ieves ▁and , ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Ali ▁B aba ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁wid owed ▁sister - in - law , ▁pour ▁bo iling ▁oil ▁into ▁all ▁the ▁individual ▁j ars . ▁After ▁all ▁the ▁th ieves ▁are ▁defeated , ▁Mar j ina ▁attacks ▁and ▁k ills ▁the ▁leader ▁himself . ▁Ali ▁B aba , ▁grateful ▁for ▁her ▁loyal ty , ▁sets ▁her ▁free . ▁ ▁An ach ron isms ▁Although ▁Ali ▁B aba ▁Bu j ang ▁Lap ok ▁is ▁fil med ▁as ▁a ▁period ▁piece ▁set ▁in ▁an ▁un ident ified ▁country ▁with ▁a ▁Middle - E astern ▁look , ▁it ▁is ▁filled ▁with ▁deliber ate ▁an ach ron isms ▁which ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁hum our . ▁Among ▁them ▁are ▁the ▁appearances ▁of ▁b icy cles , ▁motor cy cles , ▁tr uck s , ▁a ▁V es pa ▁sc oot er , ▁tele ph ones ▁and ▁guns ▁( es pecially ▁a ▁punt ▁gun ) ▁. ▁When ▁on ▁leave , ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁th ieves ▁also ▁dress ▁as ▁various ▁an ach ron istic ▁characters , ▁among ▁them ▁a ▁cow boy , ▁w ig - we aring ▁judge ▁and ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 - era ▁Japanese ▁soldier . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁ 4 0 ▁th ieves ▁seem ▁to ▁function ▁as ▁a ▁proper ▁business , ▁offering ▁members ▁health ▁benefits , ▁performance - based ▁bon uses ▁and ▁over time ▁pay . ▁Like ▁the ▁above ▁an