''Run Barbi Run'' is a 1995

Philippine The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term ori ...

film directed by Tony Y. Reyes.

Joey de Leon Jose Maria Ramos de Leon Jr. (born October 14, 1946), professionally known as Joey de Leon, is a Filipino comedian, actor, television presenter and songwriter. He hosts the noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!'' He is a member of the comedy trio ...

reprises his role as the titular character and is joined by

Maricel Laxa Maria Cecilia "Maricel" dela Cueva Laxa-Pangilinan (born February 25, 1970) is a Filipino actress. She won Best Supporting Actress awards in the 1992 FAMAS Awards and Star Awards for her role in the 1992 film ''Iisa Pa Lamang''. For most of her ...

and

Eraserheads Eraserheads (sometimes stylized as ERASƎRHEADS or ƎRASƎRHƎADS) are a Filipino alternative rock band formed in 1989. With a line-up comprising Ely Buendia, Buddy Zabala, Marcus Adoro, and Raimund Marasigan, the band became one of the mo ...

. It is third installment of the ''Barbi'' trilogy, which started with ''Barbi: Maid in the Philippines'' in 1989 and the political satire comedy ''Barbi for President (First Lady na Rin)'' in 1991.

Story

Bartolome del Rosario is a Shakey's

pizza delivery Pizza delivery is a service in which a pizzeria or pizza chain delivers a pizza to a customer. An order is typically made either by telephone, or over the internet, in which the customer can request pizza type and size, and other items to be ...

boy who witnesses the massacre of the Black Scorpion Gang committed by a group of henchmen while delivering pizza at night. As a result, he was indefinitely suspended from his job and had to decide whether to turn state witness or hide forever. Ultimately, he decides to turn himself over to the authorities after his grandmother and mother appeared in his dream. Unknown to him however, he is already on the death list of the henchmen's boss Gardo who was not pleased with his revelations. A conflict with the authorities over a supposed filmization of the massacre witnessed by Bartolome almost cost him his life after Gardo was able to find his whereabouts. Thus, he had to run again and hide. He later found himself in a bar that features gay impersonators and rock bands. Seeing an opportunity to escape from being hounded by different personalities involved in the investigation of the crime he witnessed, he disguised himself as Barbi, the gay impersonator of

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...

. As Barbi, he was able to enjoy the life as an impersonator/DJ in the bar and was able to make friends with the bar's in-house band, the Eraserheads. He even got to help save the band from music pirates who were copying the band's songs. But when he crossed paths with a policewoman named Victoria "Toyang" Fernandez, he had to reveal his true identity as the star witness of the crime that he saw. As a result, he joined forces with Toyang and the Eraserheads to finally pin down the crime boss Gardo who wants him dead.

Cast

as Bartolome "Barbi" del Rosario *

as Victoria "Toyang" Fernandez *

as themselves *Noel Trinidad as Maj. Velarde * Subas Herrero as Atty. Ramon Lazaro *

Roldan Aquino Rolando Desembrana Aquino (May 2, 1942 – March 10, 2014) was a Filipino actor and director, best known for playing antagonist roles in films and television shows. He also became a Born-Again Evangelical Christian and he was ordained as a past ...

as Gardo *

Nanette Inventor Nanette Inventor (born 1954) is a comedian, actress, singer, composer and writer from the Philippines. Early life Agnes Inventor was born on 23 June 1954 in Manila, capital of the Philippines. She had two sisters and a brother. She studied at th ...

as Flor *Inday Garutay as himself * Allan K. as himself/a female impersonator *Richard Merck as Junior *

Lou Veloso Luciano "Lou" Mariñas Veloso (born January 7, 1948) is a Filipino actor, comedian, director and politician. He is known for his supporting roles in over 30 comedy films, which include ''Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang'' (1985), ''Pulis Patola'' (1993 ...

as Mr. Gloria *

Rolando Tinio Rolando Santos Tinio (March 5, 1937 – July 7, 1997) was a Filipino poet, dramatist, director, actor, critic, essayist and educator."Philippine Theater", Nicanor G. Tiongson (ed.), CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Volume VII, 1994 Biography ...

as Mr. Tengko *Gary Lising as Alex *Archie Adamos as Direk Carlito Carlos *Mila Castillo as Carlito's Wife *Giovanni Calvo as himself *Maning Bato as Efren *Vangie Labalan as Flora * Mely Tagasa as Decia *

Winnie Cordero Rowena Cordero-Erquieza (; born 1 November 1966), professionally known as Winnie Cordero, is a Filipino comedian, actress and TV host. Biography Education Cordero is a Communication Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas. Career Cor ...

as Cordero *Rene Hawkins as Magsanoc *Ernie Forte as Abarrientos *Robert Talby as Frankie *Danny Labra as Versosa * Nonong de Andres as Chris *Boy Salvador as Danny *Sonny Valencia as Noli *Alex Cunanan as Jimmy *Roger Moring as Maxie

Original soundtrack

#"Run Barbi Run" by

#"With A Smile" by

#"Magasin" by

#"Dreamlover" by

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the ...

#"I'll Never Love This Way Again" by

Dionne Warwick Marie Dionne Warwick (; born December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host. Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest U.S. hit makers between 1955 and 1999, based on her chart history on ''Billboards Hot 100 pop singles ch ...

#"This Is My Live (La Vida)" by

Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Best known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, Bassey is widely regarded as one of the most popular vocalist ...

Production notes

Some of the actors that co-starred with Joey de Leon in the second ''Barbi'' film appear in ''Run Barbi Run'' in different roles. Noel Trinidad (who previously played the "presidentiable" Miguel San Pedro), Mely Tagasa (as the incumbent president's wife), Nanette Inventor (Madam "Auring" the fortune teller) and Lou Veloso (as the deranged presidentiable Domeng).

Release

Released on July 19, 1995, ''Run Barbi Run'' performed poorly at the box office.

References

External links

*
Eraserheads Database Website
{{Eraserheads 1995 films GMA Pictures films Filipino-language films 1990s Tagalog-language films Films directed by Tony Y. Reyes 1995 comedy films Philippine comedy films Films about musical groups 1990s crime comedy films Rock music films Video albums by Filipino artists Copyright infringement Philippine LGBT-related films Cross-dressing in film 1995 LGBT-related films Drag (clothing)-related films LGBT-related comedy films