Wednesday, January 1, 1986

Shake Rattle & Roll I [1986]

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Film: Shake Rattle & Roll I [1990]
Genres: Comedy | Horror | Thriller


Shake, Rattle & Roll is a Filipino horror film series dating back to 1984. It is currently produced by Regal Films. Most of the series are official entries for the Metro Manila Film Festival with the exception of the sixth installment which premiered in January 1997. The title is solely based on the song of the same name.

Shake Rattle & Roll I [1986]

The first-ever installment of the movie premiered in December 1984 under Athena Productions. It composes of three stories, Baso, Pridyider, and Manananggal. This type of Film series, which involves three stories in one movie paved the way for movies like Regal Shocker (Regal Films), Takbo, Talon, Tili! (Seiko Films), and Magandang Hatinggabi (Star Cinema). This first release is most known for its scarier scenes and suspense-filled drama.
The film is known for its mysterious horror genre, very much dark in context, compared to the succeeding series wherein the horror texture is lighter, and in some series like in Shake, Rattle & Roll 7, comedy progresses in the scenes. Copies of the first installment of the movie series are very rare, since Athena Productions no longer exists.

Actress Janice de Belen starred in an episode of the series in the first four installments.

Episode I:"Baso" (Glass)

Cast: Joel Torre, Rey PJ Abellana, Arlene Muhlach, Rosemarie Gil, Tony Carreon
Director: Emmanuel H. Borlaza
Writer: Jose N. Carreon

Three friends deiced to perform a spirit of the glass in an abandoned house. Everything was working well until the spirit escapes through the glass and brought the three characters into past. They discovered their identity from the past which leads to a horrifying revelation. Each of them plays a certain role in their previous lives which haunts the rest of them.

Episode II:"Pridyider" (Refriegeator)

Cast: Janice De Belen, Charito Solis, William Martinez, Lito Gruet, Emily Loren, Mon Alvir
Director: Ishmael Bernal
Writer: Amado Lacuesta Jr.

Virgie's (Janice De Belen) family just moved into a new home with a mysterious refrigerator. The refrigerator seems unusual and a certain spirit is somewhat summoning Virgie herself. Later they found out the a serial killer previously owned the refrigerator and he is currently haunting in it. The victims are commonly attractive females where their bodies are dismembered to be paced in the refrigerator itself and Virgie was not aware that she will be the next victim. Lorna (Charito Solis), her mother, becomes aware that the refrigerator is indeed haunted after seeing chopped up human parts inside the refrigerator. The refrigerator is luring the females that gets near to it, will Virgie manage to stop it or end up dying as well?

Episode III:"Manananggal" (Manananggal)
Cast: Herbert Bautista, Irma Alegre, Mary Walter, Peewee Quijano, Pen Medina
Director: Peque Gallaga
Writer: Uro Dela Cruz

Douglas (Herbert Bautista) is a teenager in a faraway province. A manananggal is said to live within the vicinity and is out to eat people. He is given the task by his grandmother (Mary Walter) to kill these creatures. Having to found a way to prevent it from rejoining the other half of its body, he must now survive the night to protect his family from the creature's ferocious attacks. This story is one of the most popular and suspenseful episodes of the entire series. Herbert Bautista's role won him the Best Actor award at the 1984 Metro Manila Film Festival.

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