Batang-X
Appearance
Batang X | |
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Directed by | Peque Gallaga Lore Reyes |
Written by | Peque Gallaga Peque Gallaga Lore Reyes |
Produced by | Kenneth Paul De Leon Madeleine Gallaga |
Starring | Aiko Melendez Michael de Mesa Janus del Prado John Prats |
Cinematography | Jose Tutañes |
Edited by | Danny Gloria |
Music by | Archie Castillo |
Distributed by | Regal Entertainment |
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Country | Philippines |
Language | Filipino |
Batang X is a 1995 Filipino film released under Regal Films. The film is about 5 children with superhuman abilities who get kidnapped by the alien Dr. Axis to help her steal sources of energy for her spaceship.
Cast & Crew
- Directors: Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes
- Aiko Melendez - Dr. Axis
- Michael de Mesa - Dr. Kwago
- John Ace Zabarte- A-Gel/Anghel Arsenal
- JC Tizon - G:Boy/Bugoy
- Anna Larrucea - 3-Na/Trina De La Paz
- John Prats - KidLat/Kiko Arsenal
- Janus Del Prado- Control
- Chuck Perez - Zygrax
- Geoff Eigenmann- Philips (credited as Jeofrey Eigenmann)
Franchise
Television
The movie's success generated a TV series Batang X sa TV on ABC 5, directed by Lore Reyes. The show was developed by MPB Primedia. It ran 45 minutes long per episode.
In 2008, another TV series was commissioned by Unitel Productions, Batang X: The Next Generation broadcast every Saturday on TV5 (formerly ABC 5). The show's special digital effects were executed by Optima, Inc. and Digitrax, Inc.
Comics
A comic book series of Batang X was published by Sonic Publishing and was sponsored, as with the movie, by McDonald's.