Gagamboy

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Gagamboy
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Film poster
Directed by Erik Matti
Screenplay byDwight Gaston
Story by
  • Dwight Gaston
  • Roselle Monteverde-Teo
  • Erik Matti
Produced by
  • Ronald Stephen Monteverde
  • Roselle Monteverde-Teo
  • Sherida Monteverde
  • Douglas Quijano
Starring
CinematographyJ.A. Tadena
Edited byVito Cajili
Production
company
Distributed by Regal Entertainment
Release date
  • January 1, 2004 (2004-01-01)
Running time
105 minutes
Country Philippines
Language Filipino
Box office₱17.6 million

Gagamboy is a 2004 Filipino superhero 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.

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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"(Spiderboy). [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 Cockroachman, to kidnap Liana to lure Spiderboy to his lair. There, he plans to finish off Spiderboy, but the tables turn and Dodoy is destroyed.

Cast

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.

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References

  1. "Gagamboy". International Catalogue of Superheroes. Retrieved March 7, 2021.