Gagamboy

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Gagamboy
Directed by	Erik Matti
Screenplay by	Dwight Gaston
Story by	Dwight Gaston Roselle Monteverde-Teo Erik Matti
Produced by	Ronald Stephen Monteverde Roselle Monteverde-Teo Sherida Monteverde Douglas Quijano
Starring	Vhong Navarro Jay Manalo Aubrey Miles
Cinematography	J.A. Tadena
Edited by	Vito Cajili
Production company	MAQ Productions
Distributed by	Regal Entertainment
Release date	January 1, 2004 (2004-01-01)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino
Box office	₱17.6 million

Gagamboy is a 2004 Philippine superhero science fiction action comedy film directed by Erik Matti and starring Vhong Navarro. It is similar to the Spider-Man films, with a mutated spider that causes Gagamboy to gain his superpowers.

Plot[]

Junie (Navarro), is an ice cream vendor, who sells ice cream to children and adults alike. After his shift, he is in a predicament with a rival vendor, Dodoy (Jay Manalo). Their manager, angered by their actions, demotes Junie to a warehouse guard. Dodoy celebrates, only to be demoted too, working a different shift to Junie. Junie goes home in a bad mood, until he sees the love of his life, Liana (Aubrey Miles). After dinner, Junie is ready to sleep, to start a new job the next day. While working, Junie accidentally swallows a spider which has been exposed to a chemical spill, thus giving him web slinging abilities, and becoming Gagamboy.^[1] After his shift, Dodoy comes in to work and leaves a sandwich unprotected. A cockroach exposed to the same spill as the spider slips into his sandwich, and as he eats it, he collapses, only to regain consciousness as a large cockroach. He hires two henchmen, and calls himself "Ipisman" (Cockroachman). Junie and Dodoy both try to win Liana's love. Dodoy practically gives up, only to return as Ipisman, to kidnap Liana to lure Gagamboy to his lair. There, he plans to finish off Gagamboy, but the tables turn and Dodoy is destroyed.

Cast[]

• Vhong Navarro as Junie/Gagamboy
• Jay Manalo as Dodoy/Ipisman
• Aubrey Miles as Liana
• Long Mejia as Barangay Captain
• Bearwin Meily as Assistant Barangay Captain
• Rene Boy "Ate Glow" Facunla as Gloring
• Mon Confiado as Snatcher

Release[]

The film was shown at the 2004 Hong Kong International Film Festival.

Critical reception[]

Despite its low production qualities, the film received general praise due to its use of humor, especially in parodying other tokusatsu and superhero films. As a result, the film is well known in the Chinese kuso community.

Box office[]

The film opened on January 1, 2004, as a part of the 2003 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film opened seventh in the box office, earning 18 million^{[clarification needed]} in its first week, and eventually earning 27 million^{[clarification needed]} in its theatrical run.

References[]

External links[]

• Gagamboy (2004) at IMDb