D' Anothers is a 2005 Filipino comedy horror film directed by Joyce Bernal from a story and screenplay written by Adolfo Alix Jr., with Raymond Lee co-wrote the latter. The film tells the story of Hesus Resurreccion (Vhong Navarro), the protagonist who is afraid of ghosts, inherits an ancestral mansion that is abandoned and became a residence of ghosts within the past 100 years. For the ghosts, Hesus is "The One", meaning he is the one who will open a portal to the afterlife. It also stars Toni Gonzaga as Maan Tuken, the protagonist's girlfriend, John Prats as JC, a young man who visits the mansion with his love who is a ghost, and Tado as Atty. Reposo, the protagonist's lawyer.
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| Directed by | Joyce Bernal |
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| Story by | Adolfo Alix Jr. |
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| Cinematography | Charlie Peralta |
| Edited by | Renewin Alano |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
D' Anothers was released by Star Cinema on July 27, 2005, and its director Joyce Bernal's second film where Vhong Navarro is the lead star following Mr. Suave (2003) and also, the first film where Navarro and Toni Gonzaga (her first film in Star Cinema after transferring to ABS-CBN) teamed up. Throughout its theatrical run, the film became a box-office success.
Plot
editThe Resurreccion family's ancestral mansion is believed to have a portal to the other world. Every quarter of a century, it must be opened by a chosen member of the clan, known as "The One", to enable stranded ghosts to cross over to the afterlife. With no surviving clan member opening the portal in the past 100 years, ghosts have overcrowded the now-abandoned mansion and are in danger of becoming cockroaches unless they pass over.
Hesus Resurreccion is about to find out that he is The One but he is afraid of ghosts. When he inherits the mansion, he wants to sell it immediately but finds difficulties since people believe the mansion is haunted. He freaks out when he learns that the people he sees in the mansion are all ghosts. Hesus has no choice but to fulfill his mission as The One. As he spends more time with the ghosts, he realizes that they are not scary at all and even enjoys their company.
In the end, Hesus gets the key and opens the portal, but is later haunted by new ghosts who show up at the mansion.
Cast
editMain cast
edit- Toni Gonzaga as Maan Tuken, Hesus's sympathetic girlfriend.
- Vhong Navarro as Hesus Resurrecion, a cowardly young man who is very scared of ghosts.
Supporting cast
edit- John Prats as JC
- Jhong Hilario as Gorio
- Dominic Ochoa as Nick
- Roxanne Guinoo as Titay
- Neri Naig as Rachelle
- Michelle Madrigal as Mayumi
- Joross Gamboa as Xavier
- Mura as Vic
- Pokwang as Valat
- Jaime Fabregas as Padre Florentino
- Jill Yulo as Angelica
- Arlene Muhlach as Kimberly, Hesus' social-climbing aunt
- Archie Alemania as Jograd, one of Hesus' two rowdy cousins
- Tado as Atty. Reposo, Hesus Resurrecion's lawyer
- Bella Flores as Precious, an elderly woman who owns a sari-sari store near the mansion
- Pinky Amador as Mrs. Tuken, Maan's mother who dislikes Hesus as her daughter's boyfriend
- Dennis Padilla as Mr. Resurrecion
- Marjorie Barretto as Mrs. Resurrecion
- Mosang as Lotus Feet, originated from Feng Shui
- Jojit Lorenzo as George, Hesus' co-worker
- Piolo Pascual as himself
- Rufa Mae Quinto as a ghost
- Bidz Dela Cruz as Badet the Buyer, the man who decides to buy the mansion but dies after completing the deal
- Sarita Perez de Tagle
Production
editCasting
editD'Anothers served as the first film of Toni Gonzaga under Star Cinema after she was transferred to ABS-CBN from rival GMA Network in the same year as the film's release. Aside from Gonzaga, it is also the first film for Roxanne Guinoo, Neri Naig, Michelle Madrigal, and Joross Gamboa, all of them are newly-discovered talents from the network's talent competition program Star Circle Quest (SCQ).[1]
For Pokwang, who played the role of Valat, the film served as her first comedy horror film that she starred in and also, her second film under the film studio.[1]
Release
editD'Anothers was produced and distributed by Star Cinema and it was released in more than 100 cinemas nationwide on July 27, 2005.[2][3]
The film received an international premiere at the 8th Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy on April 21, 2006.[4]
Reception
editBox office
editAccording to the report from the staff of the film studio, the film earned ₱10 million on its first day of theatrical showing.[5] On the third week of its theatrical run, the film has reached its ₱100 million-mark in the box-office, marking itself as a "blockbuster".[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Star Cinema admin (February 18, 2014). "#betyoudidntknow: 8 Things about "D' Anothers"". Star Cinema. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ Ng, Nikov (July 17, 2005). "Horror Redefined". Freeman Cebu Entertainment. The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ "GRAND OPENING TODAY IN MORE THAN 100 THEATERS NATIONWIDE". The Philippine Inquirer. Inquirer Group of Companies. December 25, 1993. p. A31. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
- ^ Möller, Olaf (July 2006). "Asia the Mighty, Asia da Rude: Places of Plenty: The 8th Far East Film Festival of Udine". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ Calderon, Ricky L. (August 1, 2005). "Vhong Navarro: The New Box Office King?". Freeman Cebu Entertainment. The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ Salut, Eric John (August 10, 2005). "Mag-dyowa na sina Jericho at Heart?" [Are Jericho and Heart in a relationship?]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
External links
edit- D' Anothers at IMDb