''Moron 5 and the Crying Lady'' is a 2012 Filipino

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directed by

Wenn V. Deramas Edwin Villanes Deramas (September 15, 1966 – February 29, 2016), more commonly known as Direk Wenn or Wenn V. Deramas, was a Filipino film and TV director and screenwriter. Education Deramas was a graduate of University of Santo Tomas with ...

, starring

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Martin Escudero Mart Enrico Escudero (born April 11, 1990) is a Filipino actor, model, and television personality. He rose to fame during his stint at the fourth season of '' StarStruck''. He also starred in the indie film '' Zombadings: Patayin sa Shokot si Re ...

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, and

John Lapus Jonathan Anthony Solis "John" Lapus (born July 7, 1973), also known as Sweet, is a Filipino actor, host, comedian, and film and television director. Lapus is known for his various roles in films such as '' Shake, Rattle & Roll''. He was a head ...

. It was released on April 7, 2012 and was distributed by

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. A sequel, '' Moron 5.2: The Transformation'', was released on November 5, 2014. It tells the story of five friends who are depicted to be stupid. They cross paths with a woman (Lapus) who has a grudge against them, so much that the woman, will do anything to bring them down.

Plot

Half-witted longtime friends Albert (

), Isaac (

), Mozart "Mo" (

), Michaelangelo "Mike" (

) and Aristotle "Aris" (

) were used to living moronic yet pretty normal and hassle-free lives until successful careerwoman Beckie Pamintuan (

) accused them of killing her father and ruin everything for them. The Moron 5 are more than sure of their innocence but for the life of them, they can't find any single satisfactory argument on how to prove it especially when their opponent would do everything to punish them for whim. Spending three miserable years in prison trying different failed comedic attempts to get out, they finally figured a way to escape. They stalked Beckie and tried to understand why she's fighting so hard to have them imprisoned when it's clear as day that what happened three years ago was a nonsense frame-up. An opportunity came when Beckie's driver got fired for having an affair with her maid and Albert volunteered to apply to replace him. He infiltrated the Pamintuan Residence and together with his four crazily daft friends, they've gathered information about the curious family yet to them, it isn't making any sense at all especially Becky's unexplained hatred to the five of them. Why is Beckie fighting so hard to have them suffer? The Moron 5 will try harder to know and hopefully understand what's really going on although little did they know that by doing so, everything that they hold dear might be at risk.

Cast

as Albert Macapagal *

as Isaac Estrada *

as Aristotle Ramos *

as Mozart Twister Aquino *

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as Michael Angelo Marcos *

as Beckie Pamintuan *Roden Araneta† as Albert's father *

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as Alding Cabalda (Bully 1) *

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† as Isaac's father *

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as Michael's father *Arlene Muhlach as Isaac's mother *Deborah Sun as Mozart's mother *Jon Santos as Albert's mother *Roldan Aquino as Mozart's father *

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† as Filomena Gaborone (Aristotle's aunt) *Flora Gasser† as Albert's yaya *Eagle Riggs as Principal *Christopher Roxas as Elmer Despa (Bully 2) *

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as Carding *Tess Antonio as Teacher 1 *Dang Cruz as Teacher 2 *Aki Torio as Issac's brother *Eri Neeman as Ricardo Salvador (Bully 3) *

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( Cameo) *

Jennylyn Mercado Jennylyn Anne Pineda Mercado-Ho (; born May 15, 1987) is a Filipino actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the winner of the first season of the reality talent competition '' StarStruck''. Mercado garnered acclaim at a young age for her act ...

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( Cameo) *

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as Hiroshi (Beckie's fiancée) *Mark Andrew Felix as Young Albert *Marco Barillo as Young Isaac *Carlos Dala as Young Aristotle *Kevin Kier Remo as Young Mozart *Martin Luigie Venegas as Young Mike *Kyle Ang as Young Beckie *

Ate Glow Renee Hampshire (born March 10, 1981) better known by her stage name Ate Glow is a Filipino comedian and actress who is known for her impersonation of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Early life Glow was born Rene Boy Facunla on March ...

as inmate in a wheelchair

Sequel

A sequel, ''Moron 5.2: The Transformation'', was released on November 5, 2014. All lead stars but one reprised their roles in the original movie.

Matteo Guidicelli Gianmatteo Vittorio Fernan Guidicelli (, born March 26, 1990), known professionally as Matteo Guidicelli, is a Filipino actor, model, singer and former kart racer. Early life and career Matteo Guidicelli was born in Cebu City. He is one of ...

joined the cast as Michael Angelo, replacing Martin Escudero. In an interview from Viva Entertainment YouTube Video, Guidicelli stressed that the character's (previously played by Escudero) face was accidentally burnt. His face was surgically restored in the story, following Guidicelli's face. The theatrical release was on November 5, 2014.

Filming

The filming began in December 2011 and wrapped up in January 2012.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 2336373, Moron 5 and the Crying Lady 2012 films Cultural depictions of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Films directed by Wenn V. Deramas 2010s Japanese-language films 2010s coming-of-age comedy films Philippine coming-of-age comedy films 2010s Tagalog-language films Viva Films films 2010s English-language films