Tiyanak (film)

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Tiyanak
Directed by
Written by
Produced byJenny Luber
Starring
CinematographyEduardo F. Jacinto
Edited byAugusto Salvador
Music byDionisio Buencamino Jr.
Production
company
Release date
  • September 15, 1988 (1988-09-15)
Running time
122 minutes [1]
Country Philippines
Language Filipino

Tiyanak is a 1988 Filipino horror film directed by Peque Gallaga and Lorenzo A. Reyes and co-written by Gallaga, Reyes, and Don Escudero, based on the mythical creature of the same name. It stars Janice de Belen, Lotlot de Leon, Ramon Christopher, Mary Walter, Chuckie Dreyfus, Carmina Villarroel, Rudolph Yaptinchay, and Smokey Manaloto.

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Tiyanak was released by Regal Films on September 15, 1988. [2] [3] [4] Though other critics were disappointed with the film, Tiyanak received praise from Lav Diaz for being remarkably frightening. Eduardo Jacinto won the Film Academy of the Philippines Award for Best Cinematography.

Cast

Critical response

The film received negative reviews from critics. Mario Hernando, film critic for the television program Movie Magazine, gave the film two stars out of five. [6] Meg Mendoza of the Manila Standard was more negative, writing that the film had predictable and manipulative horror scenes, as well as tedious pacing, though she commended the special effects and the performances of Villarroel and Manaloto. Overall, Mendoza expressed disappointment, stating that "we could hardly believe it was directed by award-winning director Peque Gallaga, who gave us the magnum opus Oro, Plata, Mata . [7]

However, Lav Diaz, who also wrote for the Manila Standard, gave high praises to the film, stating that "films like Tiyanak, even when it is horror, are the ones that will save or contribute quality to the development of Filipino cinema.... One thing that elevates this film is its success in achieving its ambition – to scare. [It is] really scary." [8]

In 2000, historian Ambeth Ocampo stated that "[Tiyanak] is a horror film so camp and funny it is downright memorable." [9]

Accolades

GroupCategoryNameResult
Film Academy of the Philippines Awards [10] Best CinematographyEduardo JacintoWon

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