Bromance: My Brother's Romance
| Bromance: My Brother's Romance | |
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 Theatrical movie poster | |
| Directed by | Wenn V. Deramas |
| Written by | Joel Mercado Enrico Santos Kriz G. Gazmen Ays de Guzman Danno Kristoper C. Mariquit |
| Screenplay by | Ays de Guzman Danno Kristoper C. Mariquit Wenn V. Deramas |
| Produced by | Enrico Santos Malou N. Santos Charo Santos-Concio |
| Starring | Zanjoe Marudo Cristine Reyes Zanjoe Marudo |
| Cinematography | Elmer Despa |
| Edited by | Marya Ignacio |
| Music by | Vincent de Jesus |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Star Cinema |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog English |
| Box office | P74.5 million[1] |
Bromance: My Brother's Romance is a 2013 Filipino screwball comedy satire film starring Zanjoe Marudo and Cristine Reyes. It is the first foray of Skylight Films into the comedy genre[2] and is directed by Wenn V. Deramas.[3] The film is based on a true story[4] and premiered on May 15, 2013.
Synopsis
A young man is forced to pretend to be his estranged gay brother in order to keep a major business from falling through. Though he has always hated his brother, the young man gains a new appreciation as he lives his brother's life.[5]
Cast
Main Cast
- Zanjoe Marudo as Brando
- Cristine Reyes as Erika
- Zanjoe Marudo as Brandy
Supporting Cast
- Arlene Muhlach as Vangie
- Boom Labrusca as Arn-Arn
- Manuel Chua as Jerome
- Joey Paras as Beergin
- Lassy Marquez as Tequi
- Atak Arana as Mr. Big
- Joy Viado† as Delilah
- Maricar De Mesa as Joyce
- Abby Bautista as Abby
- Nikki Valdez as Britney
- Carlo Romero as Rico
- Jeff Luna as Joey
Special Participation
- Maliksi Morales as Young Brandy
- Maliksi Morales as Young Brando
- Beauty Gonzalez as Young Vangie
- Ai-Ai Delas Alas as the Columbarium Ghost
- Kris Aquino as the Doctor
- Vice Ganda as the Wedding Stopper
- Bea Alonzo as the Wedding Guest, Britney's (Nikki Valdez) friend
- John Lloyd Cruz as the Deacon
Reception
Rating
The film was graded "B" by the Cinema Evaluation Board and rated PG-13 by MTRCB.[6]
Box Office
Bromance: My Brother's Romance landed on No. 2 on its opening weekend beaten by Star Trek Into Darkness on a small margin.[7] Bromance earned P32,334,475 on its first 5 days of showing.[8][9] After 3 weeks of showing, it grossed P74,511,438.
References
- ^ "Philippines Box Office May 29-June 2, 2013". Box Office Mojo. May 29 – June 2, 2013.
- ^ "Skylight films swings to comedy with 'Bromance: My Brother's Romance'".
- ^ "comic mettle in 'Bromance'".[dead link]
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Bromance: My Brother's Romance".
- ^ "Star Cinema". Retrieved May 30, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Philippines Weekend Box Office". May 15–19, 2013.
- ^ "Star Trek Into Darkness and Bromance: My Brother's Romance are in tight competition on their opening weekend!". May 31, 2013.
- ^ "BROMANCE: MY BROTHER'S ROMANCE". June 9, 2013.