Patient X (2009)

After twenty years, local police captures the murderer of the older brother of a young boy. Now a doctor, he must go back to his old town and face the murderers himself. He then discovers ... See full summary »

Director:

Yam Laranas

Writers:

Yam Laranas (story), Aloy Adlawan (screenplay),

Stars:

Richard Gutierrez, Cristine Reyes, TJ Trinidad

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Richard Gutierrez	...	Dr. Lukas Esguerra
Cristine Reyes	...	Guada
TJ Trinidad	...	Alfred
Miriam Quiambao	...	Nurse Betty
Nanding Josef	...	Dr. Jack
Elvis Gutierrez	...	Marcus
Dion Ignacio	...	Samuel
Crispin Pineda	...	Minoy
Che Ramos	...	Melinda
Rocky Gutierrez	...	Mateo
Paulo Avelino	...	Robert (as Paolo Avelino)
Miggy Legaspi	...	Young Lukas
Junyka Santarin	...	Mia
Jake Vargas	...	James (as Jhake Vargas)

Storyline

After twenty years, local police captures the murderer of the older brother of a young boy. Now a doctor, he must go back to his old town and face the murderers himself. He then discovers that the murderers are Aswangs (folkloric Filipino vampire-like creatures) and they pose a deadly threat not only to him but also for the entire town.

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Plot Keywords:

aswang | strait jacket | madhouse | doctor patient relationship | child in peril | 

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Taglines:

Let it stay inside

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Philippines

Language:

Filipino Tagalog English

Release Date:

28 October 2009 (Philippines)

Filming Locations:

Boystown Complex, Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Box Office

Budget:

$400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

GMA Films, Viva Films, RGUTZ Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Heart Evangelista reportedly quit because she saw a ghost and found the set scary. She even asked for a religious pastor to bless the stage.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Dr. Jack: The patient came here with multiple gunshot wounds.
Lukas Esguerra: Is the patient dead?
Dr. Jack: That's the problem.

User Reviews

Lost Patience with Patient X

I lost my patience when i saw this film after saving my school allowance just to see this. I expected so much from it since Yam Laranas has already directed a Hollywood film "The Echo" - which is a remake of his own movie "Sigaw" so i expected that he would improve as a director but sadly he didn't. Patient X for me is boring. After the first 20 minutes of this film I became bored. I forced my self to finish it looking for something special about this film but I didn't any. It was poorly executed. The Aswangs wasn't scary at all and they always make faces which in my opinion wasn't scary and turned out to be over acting. I'm sorry to say but the reason why Filipinos don't patronize some Filipino movies is because of the fault of film makers themselves.