''Spirit Warriors'' is a 2000 Filipino

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

written and directed by Filipino film director

Chito S. Roño Chito Sarmiento Roño (; born April 26, 1954), also known as Sixto Kayko and Chito S. Roño, is a Filipino writer, producer, and director. He is known for his expansive vision and special-effects-heavy films. He came to prominence in the Phil ...

. A sequel, '' Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut'', was released in 2002.

Premise

A group of amateur ghost hunters meet their biggest challenge yet, the Ulanaya, a malevolent elemental.

Cast

Main roles

Vhong Navarro Ferdinand Hipolito Navarro (born January 4, 1977), known professionally as Vhong Navarro, is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, recording artist and television host. He is a regular host on ABS-CBN's noontime variety show '' It's Showtime''. H ...

as Thor *

Jhong Hilario Virgilio Viernes Hilario Jr. (born August 11, 1976), professionally known as Jhong Hilario, is a Philippines, Filipino actor, dancer, television host, and politician. He is part of the Filipino dance group ''Streetboys''. He is currently servin ...

as Buboy *Spencer Reyes as Jigger *

Joel Torre José Rizalino "Joel" de León Torre (born June 19, 1961) is a Filipino actor and producer who is best known for his numerous films such as the biographical film ''José Rizal'' (1998), crime thriller film '' On the Job'' (2013) and the historica ...

as Roman *Danilo Barrios as Red *Chris Cruz as Ponce *Meynard Marcellano as Dos *Sherwin Roux as Nato *Nikko Manalo as Levi *Michael Foz-Sesmundo as Douglas *

Denise Joaquin Denise Joaquin (born Angelica Domingo) is a Filipino actress. Career Joaquin started as a contract actor of Premiere Productions for which she did three movies ''Nagmumurang Kamatis'', ''Anak ng Bulkan'' and ''Matrikula''. She signed up with ABS ...

as Gretch

Supporting roles

*Pamela delos Santos as Fanny *Fritz Ynfante as Father James *Cris Vertido as Mr. Pio Andres *

Dexter Doria Dexter Doria is a Filipino veteran actress. She has appeared in more than 175 films and several television programs from ABS-CBN and GMA Network. Career In 1977, she appeared in such movies as ''Elektrika Kasi, Eh!'', ''Tisoy'', ''Babae!'', ''I ...

as Ms. Arriola *

Roy Alvarez Leandro Delantar Alvarez (March 23, 1950 – February 11, 2014), better known by his screen name Roy Alvarez, was a Filipino actor, director and screenwriter for film, television and theater in the Philippines. Biography He was born on March 2 ...

as Steve *Raul Dillo as The Ulanaya *Dante Balois as Mang Guding *Nanding Josef as Father Buane *Cezar Xerez-Burgos as Father Virgilio *Christian Alvear as Bong

Production

The film was released by MAQ Productions while the majority of the visual effects were handled by

Roadrunner Network, Inc. RoadRunner was a post-production firm based in Quezon City, Philippines. It is a division of Star Cinema. In addition to films, Roadrunner is also heavily engaged in the production of commercial advertisement for television, print and internet. N ...

Accolades

References

External links

* * 2000s Tagalog-language films Philippine horror films Films directed by Chito S. Roño Philippine ghost films 2000 films {{Philippines-film-stub