Here Comes the Bride (2010 film)
Here Comes the Bride is a 2010 Filipino comedy film starring Angelica Panganiban, Eugene Domingo, Tuesday Vargas, Jaime Fabregas, Tom Rodriguez, and John Lapus. It was released by Star Cinema.[1]
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| Directed by | Chris Martinez |
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| Written by | Chris Martinez |
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| Music by | Von de Guzman |
| Cinematography | Rodolfo Aves Jr. |
| Edited by | Ike Veneracion |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
| Box office | ₱117 million |
The film had international screenings in select cities in the United States such as in San Francisco, CA, Milpitas, CA, Vallejo, CA, Los Angeles, CA, Bergenfield, NJ, and Guam
Synopsis
A freak accident causes five very different individuals to swap souls right before a big wedding. Most of the souls are happy where they are - except for the bride, whose wedding is coming. As the five try to figure out an return to their bodies, they quickly learn to appreciate looking at life from a very different perspective.
Cast
The role of Toffee was initially offered to the fastest rising star that time Vice Ganda but his manager Ogie Diaz turned down the offer due to Vice's conflicts on schedule and Vice's also started shooting his launching movie Petrang Kabayo when the role was offered to him.
- Angelica Panganiban as Stephanie/Stef, the conservative, shy bride who has saved her virginity for soon-to-be husband.
- Eugene Domingo as Precy, a fiesty, middle-aged, single lawyer, and Stephanie's godmother.
- John Lapus as Toffee, a love-torn image stylist and part of the wedding's hair and makeup team.
- Tuesday Vargas as Medelyn, an overworked nanny who takes care of the bratty kid, Iñaki.
- Jaime Fabregas as Bien, the groom's rich and sickly but hypersexual grandfather.
- Tom Rodriguez as Harold, the groom.
- Cherry Pie Picache as Doris, the mother of the bride.
- Cai Cortez as Mariz, Stephanie's high school best friend and the maid of honor. She is enamored by and later marries Bien.
- Timothy Chan as Iñaki, Medelyn's bratty charge and the wedding's ring bearer.
- Ayen Munji-Laurel as Iñaki's mother
- Neil Ryan Sese as Iñaki's father
- Nico Antonio as Ding, Medelyn's, and later Precy's, suitor
- Kim Atienza as himself (Kuya Kim). He helped the characters return to their own bodies.
- Ricky Rivero as a makeup and hairstyling associate of Toffee
- Ricci Chan as a makeup and hairstyling associate of Toffee
- Johnny Revilla as Antonio, Bien's son and Harold's father
- Bart Guingona as Rafael, Bien's son and Harold's uncle
- Madeleine Nicolas as Linda, Precy's housekeeper
- Cecil Paz as Bien's nurse
- Thess Antonio as Vanessa, the wedding coordinator
Plot
It is Stephanie's (Angelica Panganiban) wedding day, and her mother (Cherry Pie Picache) tells her that it is an auspicious day for her wedding as a solar eclipse shall occur. Precy (Eugene Domingo) is a single, middle-aged, and fiesty lawyer who was picked as a godmother in the wedding. Medelyn (Tuesday Vargas) is an overworked nanny preparing her bratty ward, who will be a ring-bearer in the wedding. Bien (Jaime Fabregas), the groom Harold's (Tom Rodriguez) sickly grandfather, is paying for the wedding. Toffee (John Lapus), still love-embittered after his break-up, is part of the wedding's hair and makeup team.
As the wedding entourage makes their way to the venue in Batangas, they traverse the Magnetic Hill in Los Baños, Laguna. Soon, the solar eclipse happens and they meet a freak car accident. As they regain consciousness, they realize the body switch: Precy's soul goes to Medelyn's body; Medelyn's soul goes to Bien's body; Bien's soul goes to Toffee's body; and unfortunately for Stephanie, Toffee's soul goes to her body and her soul goes to Precy's body.
The souls in their new bodies nearly cause a ruckus right before the wedding: Precy, in Medelyn's body, disciplines her ward and gets a chance with love with the driver, Ding (Nico Antonio); Medelyn, in Bien's body, is amazed with how she is treated in comfort because of his age and money; Bien, in Toffee's body, is sexually renewed and enamors Mariz (Cai Cortez), the maid of honor; Toffee, in Stephanie's body, takes advantage of his new female physique; while Stephanie, in Precy's body, races time, distance, and a hospital confinement make it in time for her wedding. The wedding pushes through without much hitch.
After the wedding, Stephanie and Harold gathers Precy, Medelyn, Bien, and Toffee, and seek help from Kuya Kim Atienza to fix the body switch. Precy, Medelyn, Bien, and Toffee, however, are apprehensive as they seem happy with the new bodies and circumstances they are in. Kuya Kim explains that the switch is because of the soul displacement due to the eclipse at the Magnetic Hill. He cautions that the souls may only revert to their original bodies if they would recreate the accident on the same hill during the next solar eclipse, which will happen in two years.
Two years pass and they recreate the accident. On the first attempt, Stephanie has the soul of Medelyn, Precy has the soul of Bien, Medelyn has the soul of Toffee, Toffee has the soul of Precy, and Bien has the soul of Stephanie. On the second attempt, Stephanie has with the soul of Bien, Precy has the soul of Toffee, Bien has the soul of Precy, Toffee has the soul of Medelyn, and Medelyn has the soul of Stephanie. When they attempt for the third time, Stefanie has the soul of Precy, who has the soul of Medelyn, who has the soul of Bien, who has the soul of Toffee, who has the soul of Stephanie. They then attempt a fourth time, successfully.
At the end of the movie, it is explained that the quintet's souls have been connected from the beginning of humans in the Philippines.
Reception
Critical response
The movie received positive reviews from viewers and critics. Philbert Ortiz Dy of ClickTheCity gave the film 4 stars out of 5, stating: "Here Comes the Bride is one of the best comedies I’ve seen all year." ReelAdvice rate the film 4.5/5 saying, "Very, very funny. We can bet that you won’t be able to count the number of times you’ll laugh out loud" the site also praise the cast stating," talented powerhouse cast was really brilliant."
In 2010, It was said to be believed the Box Office Summer Blockbuster internationally running for 3 months through theaters and was successful in DVD and Home Video Sales distributed by Star Home Video due to its critically acclaimed performances.
It also paved way for Sensational comediennes Tuesday Vargas, John Lapus and Critically Acclaimed Comedianne Eugene Domingo and 2009's Best Actress Nominee Angelica Panganiban for her role in another Star Cinema Box Office Hit and Metro Manila Film Festival of 2009 2nd Best Picture (I Love You, Goodbye) In Fact, Angelica Panganiban who has grown to be a versatile Drama Actress through Primetime Drama TV Series and Dramatic Movies has never been in a lead in A Box Office Comedy said "It was not only an honor, to work with Veteran and Ace Comediannes who have been numerously and mostly seen, but an honor also to have them as friends and teachers, and advisors to guide to this new genre as a lead in a film with various actors who have had tons of experience and awards i'm blessed" she quoted in a Mid-February interview with Late Night Showbiz News Oriented show Showbiz News Ngayon in March 2010.
Box office
Its first day gross totaled to ₱12 million, according to the report that was shown in SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon. According to Box Office Mojo, the film had grossed P42.1 million on its weekend debut, beating Iron Man 2 in Philippine Box-Office.[2] The film's fifth week debut totaled to P117 million.[3]
Sequel
According to an article on Philippine Entertainment Portal, a sequel was in production due for a middle of 2012 release.[4]
Awards
| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2011 | GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards | Most Popular Screenwriter[5] | Chris Martinez | Won |
| Comedy Actor of the Year | John Lapus | Won | ||
| Comedy Actress of the Year | Angelica Panganiban | Won |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2010-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Box Office Mojo (May 26-30)
- Angelica Panganiban says production for Here Comes The Bride sequel is still on hold retrieved on August 3, 2011 via www.pep.ph
- "42nd Box-Office Entertainment Awards honors outstanding actors and actresses of 2010". Pep.ph. Retrieved 2014-05-21.