| 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 |
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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.
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.
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]
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]