Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings (2011)
"Zombadings 1: Patayin sa shokot si Remington" (original title)

Director:

Jade Castro

Writers:

Raymond Lee, Jade Castro,

Stars:

Mart Escudero, Lauren Young, Kerbie Zamora

2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mart Escudero	...	Remington
Lauren Young	...	Hannah
Kerbie Zamora	...	Jigs
Janice de Belen	...	Fe
John Regala	...	Ed
Roderick Paulate	...	Pops
Miles Canapi	...	Mimi (as Angelina Kanapi)
Nar Cabico	...	Georgia
Daniel Fernando	...	Suarez
Leandro Baldemor	...	Serge
Eugene Domingo	...	Mrs. Montano
Odette Khan	...	Mayor
Nicco Manalo	...	Ernesto Manansala
Daniel Medrana	...	Seraphim - Popss page boy / apprentice sorcerer
Ward Luarca	...	Berting

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

piano | mayhem | gun | basketball | stigma | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Philippines

Language:

Filipino Tagalog

Release Date:

31 August 2011 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Remington and the Curse of the Zombadings

Filming Locations:

Arlegui, Quiapo, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

Company Credits

Production Co:

Origin8 Media, Reality Entertainment, SQ Film Laboratories

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Special Mention, Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival 2012, Italy - "For the ability to mix the zombie movie and gay-themed, humor and Japanese horror, without fear and without falling into simplistic stereotypes."

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Connections

Features Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa kiyeme (2009)

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Soundtracks

"Naibang Gabi"
from the film The Arrival
Composed and Arranged by Francis de Veyra
Words by Ricky Torre
Produced by Erik Matti
Performed by Johnoy Danao
Recorded at Sound Creation by Hazel Pascua

User Reviews

Entertaining Comedy with a Star Turn by Mart Escudero

"Zombadings 1: Patayin sa Shokot si Remington" is an indie film that got picked up for wide release because of audience appeal and good word of mouth. At first I was not really planning to watch it because of the strange subject matter, but curiosity got the better of me because of the hype. I thought that this movie would be a comedy- horror film. But it turned out to be more comedy than horror. In fact, there is hardly an horror to this film at all. It is just LOL lowbrow comedy! It does have an impressive behind-the-scenes credentials, with Jade Castro (of "Endo") as director-writer, with Raymond Lee (of "Endo" and "In My Life")and Michiko Yamamoto (also of "Endo" and "Maximo Oliveros") as the co-writers.

Remington has been teasing gay people since he was a kid. One day he teased the wrong gay guy (Roderick Paulate) who cursed him that he will turn gay when he grows up (they were not very specific when). 15 years later, gays in their community in Lucban, Quezon were being killed off by a serial killer. At about the same time, Remington (Mart Escudero) had been having dreams that he was being attacked by a muscle-bound assailant. Upon waking up from those dreams, he would also slowly be turning into a screaming gay himself! How can Remington now continue courting pretty Hannah (Lauren Young) while he is at the same time falling for his best friend Jigs (Kerbie Zamora)? Can the spell still be broken to restore Remington back to straight-hood?

Martin Escudero is the revelation in this movie because he successfully straddled that tenuous balance between straight and gay. His gay actuations and manner of speaking were so realistic. Excellent movie debut, if he is indeed straight. Lauren Young is also a very pretty and promising young actress. Aside from Paulate, there was a proficient all-star cast supporting the young ingénues, with Janice de Belen and John Regala as Remington's role-reversed parents (Janice as police officer while John tends their carinderia), Daniel Fernando and Leandro Baldemor as Regala's creepy drinking buddies and Eugene Domingo as Hannah's ditzy roller-skating mom. Everything was done tongue-in-cheek, all in the name of fun. Save for those few sticky moments between Remington and Jigs on the stairs, this is still a very entertaining indie film overall. Yes, despite those grotesque gay zombies.