A.B. Normal College: Todo Na 'Yan! Kulang Pa 'Yun!

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A.B. Normal College: Todo Na 'Yan! Kulang Pa 'Yun!
Directed by Al Tantay
Written by
  • Al Tantay
  • Sherwin Buenvenida
  • Rolf Mahilom
Produced by
  • Vincent del Rosario III
  • Veronique del Rosario-Corpus
Starring
CinematographyJun Pereira
Edited byDanny Gloria
Music byElhmir Saison
Production
company
Distributed byViva Films
Release date
  • February 12, 2003 (2003-02-12)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

A.B. Normal College: Todo Na 'Yan! Kulang Pa 'Yun! is a 2003 Philippine comedy film co-written and directed by Al Tantay. The film stars Andrew E., Ogie Alcasid and Mikey Arroyo. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The film is streaming online on YouTube.

Plot

Andres, Dominic and Miguel are college enrollees at the Curimao Cayetano College, a school which is in danger of closing down due to soaring debt and lack of morals. To raise funds for the school, the faculty enlisted the trio's help to organize an alumni homecoming for their former students. However the event turned out to be a disappointment after they realized most of the former students showed up with no significant achievements in life. The three friends then decided to represent the school at a televised quiz show in hopes of using the jackpot prize to pay off the school debts. Soon after, the trio together with their teacher Miss Yulo, college head Dean Jerico and other students sympathetic to them discover that somebody is out to sabotage their plans to win the quiz show. After discovering the culprit behind the school mess, Andrew, Dominic and Miguel was able to win the quiz show and salvaged the school's debt and reputation.

Cast

Production

Production of the film took 15 days in November 2002. The film was slated to be released in January the following year, but was later moved to a month later. [5]

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