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'D' Anothers' is a 2005 Filipino comedy horror film directed by Joyce Bernal, story by Adolfo Alix Jr., and screenplay by Alix and Raymond Lee. The film tells the story of Hesus Resurreccion (Vhong Navarro), the protagonist who is afraid of ghosts, inherited an ancestral mansion that is abandoned and became a residence of ghosts within the past 100 years. For the ghosts, Hesus is "The One", meaning he is the one who will open a portal to the afterlife. It also stars Toni Gonzaga as Maan Tuken, the protagonist's girlfriend, John Prats as JC, a young man who visits the mansion with his love who is a ghost, and Tado as Atty. Reposo, the protagonist's lawyer.

'D' Anothers' was released by Star Cinema on July 27, 2005, and it is director Joyce Bernal's second film where Vhong Navarro is the lead star, and also, the first film where Navarro and Toni Gonzaga (her first film in Star Cinema after transferring to ABS-CBN) teamed up. Throughout its theatrical run, the film became a box-office success.

Plot



The Resurreccion's ancestral mansion is believed to have a portal to the other world. Every quarter of a century, it must be opened by a chosen member of the clan, known as "The One", to enable stranded ghosts to cross over to the afterlife. With no surviving clan member opening the portal in the past 100 years, ghosts have overcrowded the now-abandoned mansion.

Hesus Resurreccion (Vhong Navarro) is about to find out that he is The One but he is afraid of ghosts. When he inherits the mansion, he wants to sell it immediately but it isn't that easy since people believe the mansion is haunted. He totally freaks out when he learns that the people he sees in the mansion are all ghosts. Hesus has no choice but to fulfill his mission as The One. As he spends more time with the ghosts, he realizes that they are not scary at all and even enjoys their company.

In the end, Hesus got the key and opened the portal.

Cast



Main cast

*Vhong Navarro as Hesus Resurrecion

*Toni Gonzaga as Maan Tuken

Supporting cast



* John Prats as JC

* Jhong Hilario as Gorio

* Dominic Ochoa as Nick

* Roxanne Guinoo as Titay

* Neri Naig as Rachelle

* Michelle Madrigal as Mayumi

* Joross Gamboa as Xavier

* Mura as Vic

* Pokwang as Valat

* Jaime Fabregas as Padre Florentino

* Jill Yulo as Angelica

* Arlene Muhlach as Kimberly

* Archie Alemania as Jograd

* Tado as Atty. Reposo

* Bella Flores as Precious

* Pinky Amador as Mrs. Tuken

* Dennis Padilla as Mr. Resurrecion

* Marjorie Barretto as Mrs. Resurrecion

* Mosang as Lotus Feet

* Jojit Lorenzo as George

* Piolo Pascual as Himself

* Rufa Mae Quinto as Herself

* Bidz Dela Cruz as Badet The Buyer

Production



Casting

'D'Anothers' served as the first film of Toni Gonzaga under Star Cinema after she was transferred to ABS-CBN from rival GMA Network in the same year as the film's release. Aside from Gonzaga, it is also the first film for Roxanne Guinoo, Neri Naig, Michelle Madrigal, and Joross Gamboa, all of them are newly-discovered talents from the network's talent competition program, 'Star Circle Quest'.

For Pokwang, who played the role of Valat, the film served as her first comedy horror film that she starred in and also, her second film under the film studio.

Release



'D'Anothers' was produced and distributed by Star Cinema and it was released in more than 100 cinemas nationwide on July 27, 2005.

The film received an international premiere at the 8th Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy on April 21, 2006.

Reception



Box office

According to the report from the staff of the film studio, the film earned 10 million on its first day of theatrical showing. On the third week of its theatrical run, the film has reached its 100 million-mark in box-office, marking itself as a "blockbuster".

See also



* List of ghost films

* Star Cinema

References




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