''Stomach In, Chest Out'' is a 1988 Filipino comedy film co-written and directed by Junn P. Cabreira. The film stars

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, Joey Marquez, Lara Melissa de Leon, Mercy Dizon, Debraliz, Daphie Garcia, Beth Yalung,

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, and Monica Herrera. Produced by Cine Suerte, the film was released on August 11, 1988. Critic Lav Diaz gave the film a mildly positive review for being different from the usual type of Filipino comedy films.

Plot

Four girls leave their pampered lives due to some missteps (both intentional and unintentional) and enlist themselves into the military, where they are trained by two leering officers.

Cast

as Kapitan Katakutan () * Joey Marquez as Sarhento () * Lara Melissa de Leon * Mercy Dizon * Debraliz * Daphie Garcia *

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*Janice Jurado as Kapitan Katakutan's wife *

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*Rudy Mayer *Rochelle Alfaro *Emil Cabanlig

Release

''Stomach In, Chest Out'' was graded "B" by the

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(MTRCB), indicating a "Good" quality, and was released in theaters on August 11, 1988. It was a box office bomb.

Critical response

Lav Diaz, writing for the ''

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'', gave the film a mildly positive review, deeming it an okay comedy which was saved by being different from other Filipino comedies that feature "dancing, singing, kidding around of loveteams, and zombies." He also described the relationship between Kapitan and Sarhento as similar to that of the animated characters

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and Tweety. However, Meg Mendoza, also from the ''Manila Standard'', stated that she considered both this film and ''Bobocop'' to be "two of the worst movies this year."

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 2641672 1988 films 1988 comedy films Filipino-language films Philippine comedy films Cine Suerte films