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Alyas Batman en Robin
Directed byTony Y. Reyes
Written by
  • Joey de Leon
  • Tony Y. Reyes
Based onBatman
by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Produced byLily Monteverde
Starring
CinematographyOscar Querijero
Edited byEduardo Jarlego
Music byMon Del Rosario
Production
company
Release date
  • April 6, 1991 (1991-04-06)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Alyas Batman en Robin (lit.'Alias: Batman and Robin') is a 1991 Filipino musical-comedy film produced by Regal Films spoofing the 1960s Batman television series. It stars comedian Joey de Leon as Batman, his son Keempee as Robin[1] and Dawn Zulueta as Angelique Legarda. Several villains are also featured such as the Joker and the Penguin, respectively portrayed by comedians Rene Requiestas and Panchito Alba.

Plot

Cast

Production

The film was initially an unauthorized production, set to capitalize on the then in-production 1989 Batman film starring Michael Keaton. Warner Bros. threatened legal action and the release of the film was delayed until legal entanglements could be sorted out. The film was released in 1991, two years later than the intended 1989 release.

A sequel was planned, launching Thursday group member and popular matinee teen idol and heartthrob Hector Chua. However, those plans did not materialize.

Spoofs

The "R" on the Robin costume was intentionally stylized to resemble the Regal Films logo, the producer of the film, which was a rival to Viva Films. Keempee de Leon and Vina Morales were then contract artists of the latter who were loaned to the former for the film.

Panchito's Tiyo Paenguin literally means "Uncle Paenguin", which is a portmanteau of the words "Tiyo Paeng" and "Penguin" and also serves as a double entendre for fellatio.

Joey de Leon impersonates Fernando Poe Jr. in some scenes of the film. Poe, earlier produced a similar spoof of Batman in 1965.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Alyas Batman en Robin (1991)
  2. ^ Santos, Simon (May 6, 2008). "PINOY SUPERHEROES OF THE 60s #4: ALYAS BATMAN AT ROBIN (1965)". Video48 Blog. Retrieved January 1, 2020.