Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko

Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko (English: The Return of Pedro Penduko) is a 1994 Philippine fantasy comedy film directed by J. Erastheo Navoa. Based on a Philippine comic character created by Francisco V. Coching, the film stars Janno Gibbs as the titular character. It was one of the entries in the 1994 Metro Manila Film Festival.[1][2][3][4][5]

Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko
Directed byJ. Erastheo Navoa
Screenplay by
  • Ely Matawaran
  • J. Erastheo Navoa
Based onPedro Penduko
by Francisco V. Coching
Produced byWilliam Leary
StarringJanno Gibbs
CinematographyBen Lobo
Edited byEdgardo Jarlego
Music byRicky del Rosario
Production
company
Distributed byViva Films
Release date
  • December 25, 1994 (1994-12-25)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

A sequel Pedro Penduko 2: The Return of the Comeback was released in 2000.

Plot

Pedro Penduko steals a legendary talisman called the Cuatro Vidas from a collector named Abraham. When Abraham tries to get it back, the Cuatro Vidas activates a portal that sucks Pedro, his friend Ricky and Abraham to another dimension, where they are captured by militiamen led by Kidlat and his aide, Silahis. Silahis takes a fancy to the gay Ricky and after coming out also as gay, convinces the entire militia to return to their colonial-era town dressed in drag. Pedro, with his modern clothes and equipment, causes a stir in town, especially when Kidlat's niece Anna, to whom he becomes infatuated with, connects his arrival with that of a prophesied savior that will defeat Losipero, the demon leader of a group of monsters that has been harassing the town and abducting residents.

After Anna is abducted by monsters, Pedro sets out to attack Losipero's lair, followed by the townspeople as he battles multiple monsters along the way. Pedro arrives at Losipero's lair just as the latter arises from his slumber. After Pedro frees Anna, Losipero taunts him in battle, disorienting Pedro and making him spew out a stronger and evil version of himself that he eventually defeats after a difficult battle. Abraham arrives and helps Pedro defeat the monsters by using a barbell that turns Abraham into Captain Barbell and giving Anna a white stone that turns her into Darna. Pedro chases Losipero with the help of Flavio until he corners the demon and places the Cuatro Vidas around his neck, killing him.

As Pedro, Abraham and Ricky, accompanied by a nagging Silahis, prepare to return to their world, Pedro's girlfriend, Bambi arrives and angrily drags back Pedro to their home dimension after seeing him with Anna. As Pedro patches things up by kissing Bambi, Losipero suddenly appears, only for police officers to arrest him, saying that he is actually a lunatic named Don Robert.

Cast
Guest cast

Awards
Year Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
1994 20th Metro Manila Film Festival Best Production Design Ben Payumo Won [6]
Best Cinematography Ben Lobo Won
Best Visual Effects Cinemagic Won
Best Make-up Rey Salamat Won
Best Float Ang Pagbabalik ni Pedro Penduko Won

References
  1. Yeatter, Bryan (2007). Cinema of the Philippines: 1897-2005. McFarland & Company. p. 340. ISBN 9780786430475. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. Jones, Stephen (2000). The Essential Monster Movie Guide. Billboard Books. p. 293. ISBN 9780823079360. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. Glodove, Vinci (2018). Batang 90s. PSICOM Publsihing. p. 52. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. Japitana, Norma (December 16, 1994). "What Will Robin Wear to Jail?". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 20. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Google News.
  5. Japitana, Norma (December 21, 1994). "More foreign Films With RP Locale". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 19. Retrieved February 8, 2023 – via Google News.
  6. Red, Isah (December 29, 1994). "Metro Manila Filmfest '94: Surprise, Surprise (But, Not Really)". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 22. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Google News.
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