''The Super Parental Guardians'' is a 2016 Philippine

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starring

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and

Coco Martin Rodel Pacheco Nacianceno Jr. (born November 1, 1981), popularly known as Coco Martin (), is a Filipino actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Known for his performances in action and romantic drama, he is one of the most awarded Filipin ...

. The film is directed by

Joyce Bernal Joyce E. Bernal (born May 6, 1968) is a Filipina film and television director. Her entry to the film industry began when she became a film editing apprentice under Ike Jarlego Jr. for Viva Films in 1989, the year she worked on Eddie Garcia's fil ...

and is under the production of

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. The film marks the second feature film collaboration between

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and

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after ''

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''. This is Vice Ganda's first film without the involvement of

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and the first to be directed by Bernal since

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' death in February 2016. This also marks as Vice Ganda's first non- MMFF movie, together with ''

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'' since ''

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'' in 2012. The film grossed and became one of the highest grossing Filipino films of all time. The film also holds the record for highest opening day gross of all Filipino films, at .

Plot

Paco is a gang leader known for starting gang wars in their slum neighborhood. Ariel "Arci" Ciriaco works as an executive assistant to Marife Delos Santos, wife of General Aldo Delos Santos. Marife asks Arci if he could be the caretaker of their house, or she will not sponsor his plan to go to

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. Arci meets his long-time friend Sarah after Arci's visa to South Korea is approved. Sarah asks Arci to take care of her sons Melvin "Megan" Gaspar and Ernie if anything happens to her, especially from the notorious crime syndicate Addictus Anonymous, who kill people who are addicted to anything. Sarah goes to Arci's house with a knife stabbed in her back and a placard stating that she was addicted to balut. Before dying, Sarah asks Arci to take her sons. At her funeral, Arci encountered Paco and told him that he is here to take the children. But Paco threatens him and says he would be the one to take care of his nephews until Paco decides to stay with Arci along with Megan and Ernie. He says that they will leave when he finds out who killed his sister. Megan also finds out that Arci is in love with Paco. Megan does not want to replace his mother because Paco is like a father to him and Ernie. Now, the Addictus Anonymous is targeting those who are traitors in their organization. In Sarah's diary, they discover that she had a relationship with three men, who were members of Addictus Anonymous that were later killed. Megan and Ernie are kidnapped by Marife's men. Paco and Arci catch Clumsy and there, she admits that the children were brought to a

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. Paco, his men and Arci come to save Megan and Ernie. Arci enters the train and knocks down Marife. They pour gasoline and started a fire, causing the train to explode. Arci and the children escape unharmed.

Cast

Main cast

as Ariel Ciriaco "Arci" Taulava *

as Neil "Paco" Nabati

Supporting cast

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as Sarah Nabati *

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as Maria Felicidad "Marife" Delos Santos *

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as Liza de Lima * Lassy Marquez as Nadine Monio * MC Calaquian as Kathryn "Kat-tunying" Taberna * Pepe Herrera as Totoy Buto * Negi as Clumsy Binay *

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as Melvin Gaspar "Megan" Nabati *

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as Ernesto "Ernie" Nabati *

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as Jake Alangkwenka * Lao Rodriguez as Buboy * Kiko Matos as GGGC Gangster * Jack Love Falcis as GGGC Gangster * Relleyson Salazar - Taong Grasa * Kevin Delgado as Delfin Nabati (Sarah and Paco's father) * Angelina Kanapi * Derick Hubalde

Special participation

Bela Padilla Krista Elyse Hidalgo Sullivan (born May 3, 1991), better known by her stage name Bela Padilla (), is a Filipino actress, host, singer, writer, and director. She is best known for her roles in television dramas on GMA-7 and ABS-CBN, as well as ...

as Emmy Soriano *

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as Val Santos *

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as Dylan Dioko * Jeric Raval as Alex Soriano * Emilio Garcia as Gen. Ronwaldo "Gen. Aldo" Delos Santos *

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as ADIKTUS Gangster * Kim Idol as Brgy. Captain

Production

Vice Ganda announced on September 8, 2016, that the shooting for his film with

has begun. The film was directed by

. By November 2016, the production of the film is already done.

Release

On November 7, 2016, Vice stated that his film, then entitled ''Super Parental Guidance'' or ''SPG'' was already submitted as an entry for the

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(MMFF) beating the deadline set by the MMFF which was on November 2. The film was not selected as one of the 8 entries to be shown in the film festival. On November 21, Star Cinema announced that the movie would be released in theaters on November 30, 2016. The film was initially shown in the Philippines at 240 cinemas but was later increased to 280 and then 309 cinemas due to public demand and popularity.

Marketing

The trailer for the film was released on November 21, 2016, which shows that the title of the film was changed to ''The Super Parental Guardians''.

Soundtrack

"Ang Kulit", an original composition by

, was released as the movie's official theme song. It was first heard on November 21, 2016, via

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during a late night show with DJ Joco Loco.

and

performed the song on ''

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'' stage on November 27, 2016, as part of the movie's promotion. They are joined by child stars Awra Briguela and Onyok Pineda who are also part of the movie.

Reception

Box office

Upon its release, ''The Super Parental Guardians'' eventually became a box office success earning ₱75 million on its first day breaking the record of ''

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'' in 2015 which grossed Php 60.5 million on its first day. By December 8, 2016, the film already garnered at least ₱300 million. About two weeks later on December 24, 2016, the film breached the ₱500 million mark. By January 3, 2017, the film already managed to earn ₱590.1 million

Critical response

It received generally negative reviews from critics. Oggs Cruz of

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gave a negative review, commenting on the film's plot as "unsurprisingly threadbare", and adds that " tfails to be the powerful thing it could and should have been ..it desensitizes the public to the horrors of whatever is happening in society." Reviewer Jansen Musico of

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was displeased with the film, commenting that " is two-hour vaudeville is entertaining in small, healthy doses. Anything more feels like a waste of neurons." .. ny of the film's jokes are one-offs that are overstuffed into a thin, flimsy script, bloating it with news and pop culture references that add nothing to the main story arc." On the other hand, a reviewer from ''

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s ''Bandera'' praised the film, giving a score of 9 out of 10, writing that the film "''is so light it perfectly fits for

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s who only want to be entertained this Christmas,''" and "''delivers its purpose to make audiences laugh hard that many of them need despite with what's currently happening in the country.''"

References

External links

*
Official Trailer
on

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