''Pakboys Takusa'' is a 2020 Philippine comedy film produced by

Viva Films Viva Films is a Philippine film production company established under Viva Communications. It was founded on November 11, 1981, by Vic del Rosario Jr. History Veering away from the Sharon Cuneta-Gabby Concepcion tandem, Viva became home to qual ...

starring

Janno Gibbs Janno Ronaldo Ilagan Gibbs (born September 16, 1969) is a singer-songwriter, actor, and comedian in the Philippines. He was a regular host of GMA Network television shows ''SOP Rules'', ''Nuts Entertainment'', ''Eat Bulaga!'', '' Kakasa Ka Ba ...

Dennis Padilla Dennis Esteban Dominguez Baldivia (born February 9, 1962), popularly known as Dennis Padilla (), is a Filipino comedian, TV host, radio broadcaster and actor. He is the son of the late Dencio Padilla, and the father of actress Julia Barretto. He ...

Andrew E Andrew Ford Valentino Espiritu (born July 30, 1967) is a Filipino rapper, record producer, actor, toy collector and comedian. He is best known in the Philippines for his 1990 debut hit single "Humanap Ka Ng Panget" (''Look For Someone Ugly''). ...

, and Jerald Napoles. Directed by

Al Tantay Alfredo Tantay (born March 15, 1956), also known by his stage name Al Tantay, is a Filipino film actor, comedian, director and the former husband of Rio Locsin. He was discovered by Joey Gosiengfiao and was launched through the Regal Film ...

. It is one of the official entries of the

2020 Metro Manila Film Festival The 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is the 46th edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival. It is organized by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). It is the first edition of the festival to be held online due to the ...

. The film was premiered on December 25, 2020. The term "''Takusa''" is a contraction of the Filipino phrase ''takot sa asawa'' or "fear of one's spouse".

Plot

A group of middle-aged men with their acts of unfaithfulness, shows how they attempt to acquire back their wives' trust.

Cast

as Justine *

as Bruno *

Jerald Napoles Jerald Napoles (born March 2, 1983) is a Filipino theater actor and comedian known for his role as Tolits in the musical stage play ''Rak of Aegis''. He is a talent of Triple A Management and has worked in the GMA Network as a host in the weekly ...

as Drake *

as Dr. John Bartolome *

Ana Roces Ana Roces (born on February 2, 1976) is a Filipino actress. Roces was formerly a teen idol in the 1990s and a cast member of '' That's Entertainment''. Career She was discovered in the Colgate commercial she appeared in opposite Eric Banes in t ...

as Arianna "Tart" Bartolome *

Angelu de Leon Maria Luisa Angela Martinez de Leon-Rivera (born August 22, 1979), better known as Angelu de Leon, is a Filipino actress and politician. Early and personal life Angelu de Leon is the youngest daughter of Luis and Flora de Leon. She attended St ...

as Selina *

Maui Taylor Maui Taylor (born Maureen Anne Tupaz Fainsan; 28 June 1983) is a Filipino model, singer, and actress. Career Taylor entered the entertainment industry with the aid of a cousin who was a member of a dance group in the Philippines. At the age o ...

as Miley *

Nathalie Hart Princess Tinkerbell Cristina Marjorie Pedere Snell (born 14 April 1992), later known by her stage name Nathalie Hart, is an Australian-Filipino actress who was one of the finalists in the fifth season of '' StarStruck''. Career Before auditi ...

as Natasha *

Leo Martinez Leo Martinez (born March 7, 1950) is a Filipino actor, comedian and director. Martinez was the Director General of the Film Academy of the Philippines before Vivian Velez' appointment. Personal life He is married to Gina Valenciano (sister of Gar ...

as Bernardo * Marissa Sanchez as Kate *

Sheree Sheree is an English female given name. It might come from the French ''chérie'', meaning ''darling'' (from the past participle of the verb ''chérir'', ''to cherish''). It may refer to: * Sheree Bautista, Filipino singer, actress, dancer, mode ...

* Gary Lim as Joko * Gene Padilla * Francine Garcia

Marketing

''Pakboys Takusa'' was reportedly under production as early as January 2020 under the working title ''VIVA HQ for the look test & storycon of CONDO/PAKBOYS The Movie''. The trailer for ''Pakboys Takusa'' was released on November 26, 2020, which had at least 23.7 million accumulated views as of December 2, 2020. ''Pakboys Takusa'' received negative reception online for its trailer. Miss Trans Global 2020 pageant winner, actress and transgender rights activist Mela Franco Habijan on her part was critical of the film's "

slapstick Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from inept use of props such a ...

LGBTQIA ' is an Acronym, initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an Hyponymy and hypernymy, umbrella term for Sexuality and gende ...

-phobic comedy". Habijan cited certain scenes which portrayed a transgender woman peeing while standing and how Padilla's character was bothered sleeping with the same woman as comedic at the expense of the transgender community. She called for the film's disqualification from the

. The starring actors of the film responded to the controversy arising from the trailer. Napoles on his part pointed out the whole film did not release yet and asked potential audience and critics to watch the whole scene for its context. Andrew E. said that the actress who played transgender, Francine Garcia a transgender herself and the winner of ''

Eat Bulaga! ''Eat Bulaga!'' (), formerly ''Eat... Bulaga!'', is a noontime Philippine television variety show broadcast by GMA Network. Produced by TAPE Inc., it is the longest running variety show in the Philippines with over 13,000 episodes. Originally ...

s LGBT pageant segment Super Sireyna 2013, enjoyed her role in ''Pakboys'' and did not have any complaints regarding the film. Gibbs apologized for the backlash, but added that the film is not a film with "political correctness" or "life lessons but a straight-out comedy.

Release

This will serve for Dennis Padilla, Andrew E, Janno Gibbs, and Al Tantay as their second collaboration in a film after '' Sanggano, Sanggago't Sanggwapo'' which was released in 2019. The film was premiered on December 25, 2020 via online platform UpStream, as one of the official ten entries of the

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=13723564 2020 films 2020s Christmas comedy films Philippine Christmas comedy films 2020 comedy films Films not released in theaters due to the COVID-19 pandemic Films directed by Al Tantay