Kusina Kings
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| Directed by | Victor Kaiba Villanueva |
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| Cinematography | Ruel Antipuesto |
| Edited by | Beng Bandong |
| Music by | Ammie Ruth Suarez |
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| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
| Box office | ₱20 million[1] |
Kusina Kings is a Filipino comedy film written and directed by Victor Kaiba Villanueva with the film producer Carlo Katigbak the current president of ABS-CBN Corporation.[2] The film starred Zanjoe Marudo and Empoy Marquez, and was released by Star Cinema in the Philippines on 25 July 2018.[3]
Cast
- Zanjoe Marudo as Ronnie
- Empoy Marquez as Benjie
- Ryan Bang as Gian Nyeam
- Nathalie Hart as Jenny Perez
- Maxine Medina as Baby Girl
- Jun Sabayton as Bert
- Hyubs Azarcon as Burnok
- Nonong Ballinan as Gulayat
- Joma Labayen
- Tiny Corpuz as Bulgogi
- Chokoleit
- Jayson Gainza
Plot
Two best friends enter a cook off challenge to save their restaurant. Zanjoe Marudo as Ronnie and chef restaurateur Empoy Marquez as Benjie have been best friends since high school. When Benjie decided to put up his own restaurant La Luna Sa Hungry, Ronnie has never left his side especially now that Benjie has joined in the shady "Kusina King Challenge" to save the restaurant. Benjie and Ronnie have a falling out when Ronnie has wrongly given Benjie's startup money for the challenge to a scammer. Things then go out of proportion with Ronnie accidentally placing Benjie in a coma.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Kusina Kings Box Office Gross". Pep.ph. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- ^ "'Kusina Kings' pays homage to Pinoy 90s comedy". Rappler. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- ^ "WATCH: Zanjoe, Empoy cook up laughs in 'Kusina Kings' trailer". ABS-CBN News. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "'Kusina Kings' is Uneven, but Uncommonly Funny". Rogue. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- ^ "Kusina Kings summary". IMDB. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- ^ "'Kusina Kings' review". Rappler. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-03.