Annie Batungbakal
| Annie Batungbakal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Maryo J. de los Reyes |
| Written by | Jake Tordesillas |
| Based on | Annie Batungbakal by Hotdog |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jose Batac Jr. |
| Edited by | Edgardo Vinarao |
| Music by | Hotdog |
Production company | NV Productions |
| Distributed by | NV Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Annie Batungbakal is a 1979 Philippine romantic comedy film directed by Maryo J. de los Reyes, from a screenplay by Jake Tordesillas. It was loosely based on the 1979 song of the same title by Hotdog Band.
Premise
[edit]Annie Batungbakal lives a humdrum existence working as a record shop saleslady. Day in and out, she reports to work and goes home but all this changes when Hilda took her to the disco one night.
Cast
[edit]- Nora Aunor as Annie Batungbakal
- Nida Blanca as Hilda
- Lloyd Samartino
- Chicháy
- German Moreno
- Rez Cortez as Roy
- Juan Rodrigo
- Flora Gasser
- Christopher de Leon
- Alma Moreno
- Rudy Fernandez
- Marco Sison
- Nestor de Villa as Enrico
- Freddie Aguilar
- Ishmael Bernal
- Jay Ilagan
- Rio Locsin
- Mat Ranillo III
- Chanda Romero
- Victor Wood
- Connie Angeles
- Lorli Villanueva
- Marie Grace Santos
- Benggot Pe Benito
- Joey Galvez
- Mia Gutierrez
- Andrew Angeles
- Aida Carmona
- Estrella Antonio
- Ed Finlan
- Anna Marin
- Tina Monasterio
- Bebong Osorio
- Richie
Production
[edit]Nonoy Marcelo, who directed the first animated film Tadhana, provided the animation for a seven-minute opening scene in the film, which features the hot dog version of the band.[1]
Reception
[edit]The film was described as "a take off from the big 1977 Hollywood disco movie hit, Saturday Night Fever"[2] "recount[ing], in disco beat, the sad story of a girl who hides behind the anonymity of her daytime job as a salesgirl, but who reigns at night as disco queen of Manila's Coco Banana".[3] "Most of the Hotdogs' songs tell about Filipino lifestyles in a fun and humorous way."[4] David Joel notes that it was "Nonoy Marcelo's only mainstream-format animation effort; and some of the best Hotdog music, satirical pop for now people".[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Annie Batungbakal, 1979". Bantay Pelikula. September 12, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Deocampo, Nick (November 9, 2017). Film: American Influences on Philippine Cinema. Anvil Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-971-27-2896-9.
- ^ The Philippines. College of Staten Island, City University of New York. 1980.
- ^ Murray, Jeremy A.; Nadeau, Kathleen (August 15, 2016). Pop Culture in Asia and Oceania. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-13027-7.
- ^ David, Joel (1995). Fields of Vision: Critical Applications in Recent Philippine Cinema. Ateneo de Manila University Press. ISBN 978-971-550-174-3.