Girlfriend for Hire

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Girlfriend for Hire
Official Girlfriend for Hire Poster, GFFHPoster.jpeg
Official Movie Poster
Directed byVanessa U. de Leon
Screenplay by Jose Javier Reyes
Based onGirlfriend for Hire
by Yam-Yam28
Produced byVic del Rosario Jr.
Starring
CinematographyGary L. Gardoce
Edited byVanessa U. de Leon
Music byTeresa Barrozo
Production
companies
Distributed byViva Films
Release date
  • February 10, 2016 (2016-02-10)
Running time
104 minutes [1]
Country Philippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • English
Box office₱83.6 million

Girlfriend For Hire is a 2016 romantic comedy film [2] based on a Wattpad novel of the same name by Yam-Yam28. [3] The film was directed by Vanessa de Leon and topbilled by Yassi Pressman and Andre Paras. Produced and distributed by Viva Films and SM Development Corp. (SMDC), it was released on February 10, 2016 [4] in theaters nationwide.

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Synopsis

A rich guy hires an orphaned poor girl to be his pretend girlfriend in order to escape his grandfather’s plan of marrying him off to another woman. In exchange of her service, he gives her a posh condo unit and a big weekly salary but there is a catch: she is not allowed to fall in love with him. Eventually, they start falling for each other and just when everything is going fine, his ex-girlfriend (and first love) resurfaces. [5]

Cast

Main Cast

Supporting Cast

Production

Music

The soundtrack for the film was released on February 21, 2016. 11 days after the premier night of the movie, Viva Records released a digital version of the Original Soundtrack for "Girlfriend For Hire". The digital copy is currently available on Spotify. [6]

Girlfriend For Hire - Original Movie Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2016
Recorded2016
Length38:42
Label Viva Records
No.Title{{{extra_column}}}Length
1."Lift"RJ Santillan4:56
2."Find Me"Summer4:25
3."Everyday"Blaze N' Kane, Kelly Welt4:18
4."Paikot-Ikot"Schizophrenia, Cholo3:59
5."Hush" Yassi Pressman 3:20
6."Bet Mo Ba"Kelly Welt3:11
7."Sugar Sugar"Sugar High4:07
8."Dahil Sa 'Yo" Yassi Pressman, Andre Paras 3:56
9."Seryoso Na 'To" Yassi Pressman 3:02
10."I Think I'm in Love"Yassi Pressman3:28
Total length:38:42

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