Colma: The Musical (2006)

Director:

Richard Wong

Writers:

H.P. Mendoza (screenplay)
H.P. Mendoza (story)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

Plot:

In the town of Colma, just south of San Francisco, the dead outnumber the living one thousand to one...

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Cemetery | Mall | Gay Interest | Play Within Film

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Jake Moreno	...	Billy
H.P. Mendoza	...	Rodel
L.A. Renigen	...	Maribel
Sigrid Sutter	...	Tara
Brian Raffi	...	Julio
Gigi Guizado	...	Kattia
Larry Soriano	...	Rodel's Father
Paul Kolsanoff	...	Kevin
Allison Torneros	...	Amanda
Paula Baldin	...	Young Girl
Jim Wierzba	...	Hulk Hogan
Kat Kneisel	...	Joanne
David Scott Keller	...	Michael
Dustin North	...	Colma Player / John / Bar Patron
Jeremiah Cothren	...	Colma Player / Bar Patron

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Colma, California, USA

Company:

Greenrocksolid

Goofs:

Continuity: During "Can We Get Any Older" in the party scene, Rodel walks past a man and immediately walks past him again.

Quotes:

Maribel: I don't know about you guys, but mama's gettin' laid tonight.
Billy: All the guys here have girlfriends.
Maribel: Good, it means they won't call me in the morning...

Soundtrack:

One Day I'll Find My Happy Place - Part Zero

Quirky doesn't even begin to describe this one

Musical about three friends--Billy (Jake Moreno), Rodel (writer H.P. Mendoza) and Maribel (L.A. Renigen). They live in a small town named Colma, have just graduated from high school and aren't sure what they want to do. Billy wants to be an actor but isn't sure if he can do it. Gay Rodel doesn't know what he wants and can't tell his father that he's gay. Maribel is a friend of the two.

Very odd movie. The music and songs are good (if repetitious) and there's a show stopper in a bar. There was also an excellent use of split (or multiple) screens and it was shot on beautiful locations. But the movie was too long (20 minutes could have been cut); the acting wasn't that good; Moreno is a handsome man...but not the best singer; the characters were basically pretty obnoxious and there doesn't seem to be any point to it all. Also characters act strange for no other reason than to act strange (Billy's manager especially). Still I did enjoy it (mostly) and the songs were good. You might like this. Definitely worth a look if you love musicals.