Tisoy!

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Tisoy!
Directed by Ishmael Bernal
Written by Severino Marcelo
Based onTisoy! comic strip
by Nonoy Marcelo
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyArnold Alvaro
Edited byAugusto Salvador
Music byVanishing Tribe
Production
company
Release date
  • April 30, 1977 (1977-04-30)
Running time
120 minutes
Country Philippines
Languages

Tisoy! is a 1977 Philippine satirical comedy film directed by Ishmael Bernal from a story and screenplay written by Severino Marcelo that is based on his comic strip of the same name. [1] The film stars Christopher de Leon, Jay Ilagan, Charo Santos, Bert "Tawa" Marcelo, and Lorli Villanueva, with the special participation of Nora Aunor, Bembol Roco, Hilda Koronel, and Elizabeth Oropesa.

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Produced by NV Productions, the film was theatrically released on April 30, 1977, and it is the first film where Christopher de Leon and Charo Santos paired up. [2] In 2019, the film was digitally restored and remastered in 4K resolution by ABS-CBN Film Restoration, in partnership with Kantana Post-Production (Thailand). [3]

Synopsis

Tisoy, a young and free-spirited balikbayan, returns to the Philippines to find his long-lost American father. While finding him somewhere in Metro Manila and its adjacent provinces, he meets new friends including Boy, and reunites with his high school sweetheart Maribubut and Tikyo, a happy-go-lucky comedian from Bulacan.

Cast

Special participation

Reception

Critical reception

Film critic Mario Hernando gave a mixed-to-positive review and called the film "partly corny" and "partly hysterically crazy". [3]

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References

  1. Aviado, Pandy (2005). Huling Ptyk: Da Art of Nonoy Marcelo. Anvil Publishing. p. 199. ISBN   9712715833.
  2. Bonifacio, Julie (March 6, 2023). "Christopher de Leon recalls working with Charo Santos in the late '70s". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  3. 1 2 ANCX Staff (October 13, 2019). "These photos from the restored 'Tisoy' will make you nostalgic for 70s Manila" . Retrieved February 25, 2024.