My Amnesia Girl is a 2010 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina from a story and screenplay written by Jade Francis Castro, with Juan Miguel Sevilla and Carmi Raymundo co-wrote the latter.[2] The film stars John Lloyd Cruz and Toni Gonzaga in the lead roles while the supporting cast includes Carlos Agassi, Joross Gamboa, Ketchup Eusebio, and JM de Guzman.
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| Directed by | Cathy Garcia-Molina[1] |
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| Story by | Jade Francis Castro |
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| Cinematography | Noel Teehankee |
| Edited by | Marya Ignacio |
| Music by | Cesar Francis S. Concio |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
| Box office | ₱164 million |
Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released on November 24, 2010. With a total of ₱164 million in the box office, it is the highest grossing Filipino film of 2010.[3]
Plot
editWhen Glen Apollo (John Lloyd Cruz) finds himself surrounded by friends who are beginning to settle down, he is faced with the possibility of finding his true love. It all boils down to one name: Irene. It must be fate then, when he once again sees Irene (Toni Gonzaga), his ex-girlfriend from 3 years ago with whom he had the best memories with. Apollo and Irene were a perfect couple, and were engaged to be married. It all ended at the altar when Apollo had a bout of cold feet and left Irene alone in the aisle.
Now, Irene has no recollection of Apollo, having acquired “amnesia” shortly after their separation. Apollo sees this as the perfect opportunity to pursue Irene again, and be able to undo all the mistakes he made in the past, by offering Irene the best memories she could ever have.
They learn that true love is difficult to resist. Just when they find themselves ready to commit to each other, the pains from the past catch up with them, challenging them to finally own up to the mistakes made and lies said, and eventually realize what it is to forgive and forget.
Cast
editMain cast
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- John Lloyd Cruz as Apollo / Pol
- Toni Gonzaga as Irene
Supporting cast
edit- Beatriz Saw as Peachy
- Joross Gamboa as Jan
- Carlos Agassi as Ken
- JM De Guzman as Eric
- Ketchup Eusebio as Chibu
- Atoy Co as Tatay Diego
- Diane Medina as Jen
- Nico Antonio as Poch
- Cai Cortez as Maia
With special participation
editReception
editThe film was well received by the critics and became commercially successful. It is considered the highest grossing film of 2010 having a total gross of P164 million pesos nationwide.[3] Cruz and Gonzaga were respectively named as the "Box-Office King and Queen" of 2010, by SM Cinemas.[4][5][6]
Awards
edit| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2011 | GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards[7] | Princess of Philippine Movies | Toni Gonzaga | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Director Cathy Garcia-Molina admits she was nervous about Toni Gonzaga-John Lloyd Cruz tandem". push.com.ph. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on November 10, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ Tomines, Nica (September 3, 2010). "Star Cinema offers another potential blockbuster pairing: John Lloyd Cruz and Toni Gonzaga". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "My Amnesia Girl highest-grossing local film for 2010, based on data from SM Cinema". PEP.ph. August 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ John Lloyd Cruz and Toni Gonzaga to be recognized as SM Cinema Box-Office King and Queen for 2010 Archived October 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine retrieved on August 2, 2011, via www.pep.ph
- ^ Toni Gonzaga grateful to be honored as SM Cinema's Box-Office Queen retrieved on August 19, 2011, via www.pep.ph
- ^ John Lloyd Cruz on perhaps getting his fourth Box-Office King title: "Mahirap panindigan." retrieved on November 17, 2010, on www.pep.ph
- ^ "42nd Box-Office Entertainment Awards honors outstanding actors and actresses of 2010". Pep.ph. Retrieved May 21, 2014.