Run Barbi Run
Run Barbi Run is a 1995 Philippine comedy film directed by Tony Y. Reyes. Joey de Leon reprises his role as the titular character and is joined by Maricel Laxa and Eraserheads. It is third installment of the Barbi trilogy, which started with Barbi: Maid in the Philippines in 1989 and the political satire comedy Barbi for President (First Lady na Rin) in 1991.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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| Directed by | Tony Y. Reyes |
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| Story by | Tony Gloria |
| Produced by | Tony Gloria |
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| Cinematography | Sergio Lobo |
| Edited by | Eduardo Jarlego |
| Music by | Jaime Fabregas |
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| Distributed by | Cinemax Studios |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
| Budget | ₱15 million |
Story
Bartolome del Rosario is a Shakey's pizza delivery boy who witnesses the massacre of the Black Scorpion Gang committed by a group of henchmen while delivering pizza at night. As a result, he was indefinitely suspended from his job and had to decide whether to turn state witness or hide forever. Ultimately, he decides to turn himself over to the authorities after his grandmother and mother appeared in his dream. Unknown to him however, he is already on the death list of the henchmen's boss Gardo who was not pleased with his revelations. A conflict with the authorities over a supposed filmization of the massacre witnessed by Bartolome almost cost him his life after Gardo was able to find his whereabouts. Thus, he had to run again and hide. He later found himself in a bar that features gay impersonators and rock bands. Seeing an opportunity to escape from being hounded by different personalities involved in the investigation of the crime he witnessed, he disguised himself as Barbi, the gay impersonator of Barbra Streisand.
As Barbi, he was able to enjoy the life as an impersonator/DJ in the bar and was able to make friends with the bar's in-house band, the Eraserheads. He even got to help save the band from music pirates who were copying the band's songs. But when he crossed paths with a policewoman named Victoria "Toyang" Fernandez, he had to reveal his true identity as the star witness of the crime that he saw. As a result, he joined forces with Toyang and the Eraserheads to finally pin down the crime boss Gardo who wants him dead.
Cast
- Joey de Leon as Bartolome "Barbi" del Rosario
- Maricel Laxa as Victoria "Toyang" Fernandez
- Eraserheads as themselves
- Noel Trinidad as Maj. Velarde
- Subas Herrero as Atty. Ramon Lazaro
- Roldan Aquino as Gardo
- Nanette Inventor as Flor
- Inday Garutay as himself
- Allan K. as himself/a female impersonator
- Richard Merck as Junior
- Lou Veloso as Mr. Gloria
- Rolando Tinio as Mr. Tengko
- Gary Lising as Alex
- Archie Adamos as Direk Carlito Carlos
- Mila Castillo as Carlito's Wife
- Giovanni Calvo as himself
- Maning Bato as Efren
- Vangie Labalan as Flora
- Mely Tagasa as Decia
- Winnie Cordero as Cordero
- Rene Hawkins as Magsanoc
- Ernie Forte as Abarrientos
- Robert Talby as Frankie
- Danny Labra as Versosa
- Nonong de Andres as Chris
- Boy Salvador as Danny
- Sonny Valencia as Noli
- Alex Cunanan as Jimmy
- Roger Moring as Maxie
Original soundtrack
- "Run Barbi Run" by Eraserheads
- "With A Smile" by Eraserheads
- "Magasin" by Eraserheads
- "Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey
- "I'll Never Love This Way Again" by Dionne Warwick
- "This Is My Live (La Vida)" by Shirley Bassey
Production notes
Some of the actors that co-starred with Joey de Leon in the second Barbi film appear in Run Barbi Run in different roles. Noel Trinidad (who previously played the "presidentiable" Miguel San Pedro), Mely Tagasa (as the incumbent president's wife), Nanette Inventor (Madam "Auring" the fortune teller) and Lou Veloso (as the deranged presidentiable Domeng).
Release
Released on July 19, 1995, Run Barbi Run performed poorly at the box office.[8]
References
- Yeatter, Bryan (2007). Cinema of the Philippines: 1897-2005. McFarland & Company. p. 354. ISBN 9780786430475. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Google Books.
- "Paolo Ballesteros honored to take on Joey de Leon's 'Barbi' character". Interaksyon. November 28, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- Villan, Tyne (April 2, 2019). "16 craziest things that happened in OPM during the 90s and early 2000s". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- Llanes, Rommel (July 2, 1995). "Sell Out!" (PDF). Expose. Philippine Publishing Corp. (280): 23. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- Bautista, Mario (July 17, 1995). "Debuting Actors?". The Manila Standard. The Manila Times Publishing Corp. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- Sarmiento, Joey (August 3, 1995). "Eraserheads". Modern Romances. Adventures Illustrated Philippines (1141). Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- Adoro, Leticia (August 12, 1995). "Stars of 'Run Barbi Run' guest on 'GMA Supershow'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Inquirer Group of Companies. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
- Marchadesch, Barbara (July 3, 1997). "GMA's Cinemax offers blueprint for quality films". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 20. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
The one-and-a-half-year-old company saw its first production, Run Barbie Run [sic], with Joey de Leon and the Eraserheads, flop dismally at the box office.
