The Super Parental Guardians
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Joyce Bernal
Screenplay by Danno Kristoper
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Story by Jose Marie Viceral
Rodel Nacianceno
Alpha Habon
Produced by Charo Santos-Concio
Malou N. Santos
Starring Vice Ganda
Coco Martin
Cinematograp Eli Balce
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Edited by Beng Bandong
Joyce Bernal
Music by Carmina Cuya
Production ABS-CBN Film Productions
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Distributed Star Cinema
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Release date November 30, 2016
Running time 114 minutes[1]
Country Philippines
Language Filipino
Box office ₱598 million[2]
The Super Parental Guardians is a 2016 Philippine action comedy
film starring Vice Ganda and Coco Martin. The film is directed by Joyce Bernal and is
under the production of Star Cinema.[3][4] The film marks the second feature film
collaboration between Coco and Vice after Beauty and the Bestie. This is Vice
Ganda's first film without the involvement of VIVA Films and the first to be directed
by Bernal since Wenn V. Deramas' death in February 2016. This also marks as Vice
Ganda's first non-MMFF movie, together with Enteng Kabisote 10 and the
Abangers since This Guy's in Love with U Mare! in 2012.
The film grossed ₱598 million and became one of the highest grossing Filipino films
of all time. [5][6][7] The film also holds the record for highest opening day gross of all
Filipino films, at ₱75 million.[8]
Plot
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Paco is a gang leader known for starting gang wars in their slum neighborhood. Ariel
"Arci" Ciriaco works as an executive assistant to Marife Delos Santos, wife of
General Aldo Delos Santos. Marife asks Arci if he could be the caretaker of their
house, or she will not sponsor his plan to go to South Korea. Arci meets his long-
time friend Sarah after Arci's visa to South Korea is approved. Sarah asks Arci to
take care of her sons Melvin "Megan" Gaspar and Ernie if anything happens to her,
[9]
especially from the notorious crime syndicate Addictus Anonymous, who kill
people who are addicted to anything. Sarah goes to Arci's house with a knife
stabbed in her back and a placard stating that she was addicted to balut. Before
dying, Sarah asks Arci to take her sons. At her funeral, Arci encountered Paco and
told him that he is here to take the children. But Paco threatens him and says he
would be the one to take care of his nephews until Paco decides to stay with Arci
along with Megan and Ernie. He says that they will leave when he finds out who
killed his sister. Megan also finds out that Arci is in love with Paco. Megan does not
want to replace his mother because Paco is like a father to him and Ernie. Now, the
Addictus Anonymous is targeting those who are traitors in their organization. In
Sarah's diary, they discover that she had a relationship with three men, who were
members of Addictus Anonymous that were later killed.
Megan and Ernie are kidnapped by Marife's men. Paco and Arci catch Clumsy and
there, she admits that the children were brought to a train station. Paco, his men
and Arci come to save Megan and Ernie. Arci enters the train and knocks down
Marife. They pour gasoline and started a fire, causing the train to explode. Arci and
the children escape unharmed.
Cast
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Main cast
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Vice Ganda as Ariel Ciriaco "Arci" Taulava
Coco Martin as Neil "Paco" Nabati
Supporting cast
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Matet de Leon as Sarah Nabati
Assunta De Rossi as Maria Felicidad "Marife" Delos Santos
Kiray as Liza de Lima
Lassy Marquez as Nadine Monio
MC Calaquian as Kathryn "Kat-tunying" Taberna
Pepe Herrera as Totoy Buto
Negi as Clumsy Binay
Awra Briguela as Melvin Gaspar "Megan" Nabati
Onyok Pineda as Ernesto "Ernie" Nabati
Joem Bascon as Jake Alangkwenka
Lao Rodriguez as Buboy
Kiko Matos as GGGC Gangster
Jack Love Falcis as GGGC Gangster
Relleyson Salazar - Taong Grasa
Kevin Delgado as Delfin Nabati (Sarah and Paco's father)
Angelina Kanapi
Derick Hubalde
Special participation
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Bela Padilla as Emmy Soriano
Jhong Hilario as Val Santos
Allan Paule as Dylan Dioko
Jeric Raval as Alex Soriano
Emilio Garcia as Gen. Ronwaldo "Gen. Aldo" Delos Santos
Baron Geisler as ADIKTUS Gangster
Kim Idol as Brgy. Captain
Production
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Vice Ganda announced on September 8, 2016, that the shooting for his film
with Coco Martin has begun. The film was directed by Joyce Bernal.[10] By November
2016, the production of the film is already done. [11]
Release
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On November 7, 2016, Vice stated that his film, then entitled Super Parental
Guidance or SPG was already submitted as an entry for the 2016 Metro Manila Film
Festival (MMFF)[11] beating the deadline set by the MMFF which was on November 2.
[12]
The film was not selected as one of the 8 entries to be shown in the film festival.
[13]
On November 21, Star Cinema announced that the movie would be released in
theaters on November 30, 2016.[14]
The film was initially shown in the Philippines at 240 cinemas but was later
increased to 280 and then 309 cinemas due to public demand and popularity. [15][16][17]
[18]
Marketing
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The trailer for the film was released on November 21, 2016, which shows that the
title of the film was changed to The Super Parental Guardians.[13]
Soundtrack
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"Ang Kulit", an original composition by Vice Ganda, was released as the movie's
official theme song. It was first heard on November 21, 2016, via MOR 101.9 during
a late night show with DJ Joco Loco. [19][20] Vice and Coco performed the song
on ASAP stage on November 27, 2016, as part of the movie's promotion. They are
joined by child stars Awra Briguela and Onyok Pineda who are also part of the
movie.[21]
Reception
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Box office
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Upon its release, The Super Parental Guardians eventually became a box office
success earning ₱75 million on its first day [22][23][24] breaking the record of My Bebe
Love in 2015 which grossed Php 60.5 million on its first day. [25][26][27] By December 8,
2016, the film already garnered at least ₱300 million. [28]
About two weeks later on December 24, 2016, the film breached the ₱500 million
mark.[29] By January 3, 2017, the film already managed to earn ₱590.1 million [30]
Critical response
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It received generally negative reviews from critics. Oggs Cruz of Rappler gave a
negative review, commenting on the film's plot as "unsurprisingly threadbare", and
adds that "[it] fails to be the powerful thing it could and should have been [...] it
desensitizes the public to the horrors of whatever is happening in
society."[31] Reviewer Jansen Musico of CNN Philippines was displeased with the film,
commenting that "[T]his two-hour vaudeville is entertaining in small, healthy doses.
Anything more feels like a waste of neurons." [...] [M]any of the film's jokes are one-
offs that are overstuffed into a thin, flimsy script, bloating it with news and pop
culture references that add nothing to the main story arc." [32]
On the other hand, a reviewer from Philippine Daily Inquirer's Bandera praised the
film, giving a score of 9 out of 10, writing that the film "is so light it perfectly fits
for Pinoys who only want to be entertained this Christmas," and "delivers its
purpose to make audiences laugh hard that many of them need despite with what's
currently happening in the country."[33]
