Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo

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  • Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo!
  • (Ispiritista)
Directed byTony Y. Reyes
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Antonio P. Tuviera
  • Tony Y. Reyes
  • Nino Tuviera-Rodriguez
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMarissa Floirendo
Edited byRenewin Alano
Music byMichael Alba
Production
companies
Distributed by Regal Entertainment
Release date
Running time
110 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Languages
  • Filipino
  • English

Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo! is a 2005 Filipino comedy horror fantasy film directed by Tony Y. Reyes, based on a story concept by Reyes, Antonio P. Tuviera, and Nino Tuviera-Rodriguez, with a screenplay by Reyes and R.J. Nuevas, and starring Vic Sotto, Cindy Kurleto, Iza Calzado and BJ Forbes. [1]

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Synopsis

Victor is an alcoholic who started drinking after the sudden death of his wife Linda, although he keeps it from his son Tom Tom.

One day, Victor thinks of a way by which he can make others who are also mourning feel better—and make money in the process. With the help of two cohorts, Wally and George, Victor passes himself off as an Ispiritist who can communicate with restless spirits for a price. His son has no idea that his dad is a fake medium and in fact, idolizes his father. He proudly tells his classmates that his father gets rids of ghosts for a living.

Victor is hired by Tom Tom’s school to speak to the ghost of a little girl named Didith and ask her to leave the campus. As his dad prepares, a surprised Tom Tom discovers that he can see and talk to Didith. She tells Tom Tom what needs to be done to calm her restless soul. Tom Tom obeys her instructions, and she stops haunting the school. Victor takes the credit and accepts the school’s thanks for a job well done.

After this success, Victor quickly finds more ghost-busting work. Impressed by how he handled the lady, Lalaine hires Victor to rid her boarding house of a quartet of spirits who are scaring her boarders. Victor promptly accepts, believing Lalaine might be a possible wife for him and a mother for his son. However, Lalaine discovers his con not only losing a love interest but also the respect of his son. [2] Just when Victor is about to apologize for his sins, he realizes that he has suddenly developed the power to see and speak to ghosts. Victor realizes what he must make up for his lies. In the climax, Victor, Tom Tom, Lalaine, Wally, George, and an absent-minded priest Fr. Ben must enter a haunted mansion and get rid of the spirits that inhabit it.

Cast

Recognition

The film earned 10 million pesos on its first day, a new record for Regal Films and APT Entertainment. [3]

Awards and nominations

The film received a 2006 FAP Awards nomination.

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References

  1. ↑ "Cindy Kurleto is Vic Sotto's personal choice". Manila Bulletin. October 11, 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Pinoy favorite movie daddy". PhilSTAR.com (in Filipino). October 20, 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ "P10 M, 1st day gross of 'Ispiritista'". Manila Bulletin. October 30, 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
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