So Happy Together (film)

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So... Happy Together
Directed by Joel C. Lamangan
Screenplay by Ricardo Lee
Story by
Produced byLily Y. Monteverde
Starring
CinematographyRolly Manuel
Edited byMarya Ignacio
Music by Vincent de Jesus
Production
company
Distributed byRegal Films
Release date
Running time
104 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱64,003,096.89

So... Happy Together (a.k.a.Happy Together and Que sera sera) is a 2004 Filipino romantic comedy film about friendship, [1] written by Ricardo Lee, directed by Joel Lamangan, and produced by Regal Films. [2] Led by Kris Aquino and Eric Quizon in their second film together, [3] the film's supporting stars include Tonton Gutierrez, Gloria Diaz, Cogie Domingo, Nova Villa, and Jay-R. [4] [5]

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Plot

After meeting during the 1980s at the first gay pride parade in Malate, the talkative Lianne (Kris Aquino) and the colorfully gay Osmond (Eric Quizon) become fast friends. Over the next 30 years, the two do everything together... dining, shopping, discussing life, and even looking for the perfect man. The two became so inseparable, that even their mothers had become best friends as well. The Lianne and Osmond friendship lasts for decades, even beyond Lianne's becoming a mother to two teenage daughters and until Osmond's death.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Also starring

  • Linda Gordon as Dianne
  • Carlo Maceda as Gordon
  • Paolo Paraiso as Randy
  • Clint Pijuan
  • Richard Quan as AJ
  • Douglas Robinson as Hugh Dakma
  • Jon Romano as Jay
  • Jojo Vinzon as Violet

Recognition

Reception

Manila Bulletin praised the film, writing that "Happy Together is a funfilled comedy drama" and "the most unexpected and surprising movie of the season." [7]

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