Booba (film)
| Booba | |
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| Directed by | Joyce Bernal |
| Screenplay by | Mel Mendoza-del Rosario |
| Story by |
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| Produced by | Vincent del Rosario III |
| Starring | Rufa Mae Quinto |
| Cinematography | Charlie Peralta |
| Edited by |
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| Music by | Edwin Ortega |
Production company | RS Productions |
| Distributed by | Viva Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Booba is a 2001 Philippine comedy film co-written, co-edited and directed by Joyce Bernal. The film stars Rufa Mae Quinto in the title role.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Plot[edit]
Booba and Gretchen are two sisters with opposite attitudes who are under the care of their grandmother Lola Belle. Booba is sweet and caring but dim-witted while Gretchen is foul-mouthed but smart. Gretchen soon decides to leave home after a disagreement with Lola Belle which causes the latter a heart attack. Lola Belle requests Booba to find Gretchen and ask for forgiveness and later passes away. Booba decides to go to Manila where she becomes the object of desire for many men who took advantage of her for being dumb. Soon after she finds a job as a dancer in a bar where it was later on raided for showing nudity. While being arrested by a group of policemen led by Poli, she was discovered by Gen. Lee who sees her potential as an undercover detective.
It was during her stint as an undercover detective when she discovered her sister Gretchen has become head of the syndicate engaged in white slavery and drug smuggling. Soon after both sisters faced off, with majority of the syndicate either get arrested or killed but Gretchen escapes arrest. Nevertheless, Gen. Lee still recommends Booba for a presidential award which Gretchen uses the event to finally kill her sister. But the assassination attempt hits Poli instead, and Gretchen is arrested and jailed for her actions. While in the ICU, Booba refuses to come to terms that Poli is going to go away soon since she already fell in love with him. So she resorts to perform fellatio on Poli so that he can come back. Poli awakens and gets a kiss from Booba.
Cast[edit]
- Rufa Mae Quinto as Booba
- Gary Estrada as Poli
- Ai-Ai delas Alas as Gretchen
- Gina Pareño as Lola Belle
- Roldan Aquino as Gen. Lee
- Archie Ventosa as Gen. Dionisio
- Denver Razon as Luis
- Ava Avila as Ranza
- Rico Miguel as Bimbo
- Rad Dominguez as Jimbo
- Polly Cadsawan as Head of Syndicate
- Felindo Obach as Miguel V
- Rudy Meyer as Mang Pepe
- Josie Galvez as Wife of Mang Pepe
- George Lim as Ponga
- Angie Reyes as Junior
- Peter Lim as Eng Be Ten
Rating[edit]
Despite being a straight-out comedy, the movie was rated R-18 by MTRCB for lots of nudity and foul language.
References[edit]
- ^ "Rufa Mae, Ai-Ai: New comic duo". The Philippine Star. January 4, 2001. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Lo, Ricky (January 21, 2001). "Rufa Mae Quinto: A sex bomb on the loose". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Gil, Baby (January 26, 2001). "Funny ladies release their R-rated songs". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ Francisco, Butch (February 1, 2001). "A generous dose of comedy and sex". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Priscilla, taob kay 'Booba'". The Philippine Star. February 5, 2001. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Another big leap for Rufa Mae". The Philippine Star. May 4, 2001. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
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