''You're My Boss'' is a 2015 Filipino
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...
film written and directed by
Antoinette Jadaone starring
Toni Gonzaga
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga-Soriano (born January 20, 1984), professionally known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino media personality, host, actress, businesswoman, singer and vlogger. Gonzaga was the former lead host of ABS-CBN's long-running reality ...
and
Coco Martin
Rodel Pacheco Nacianceno Jr. (born November 1, 1981), popularly known as Coco Martin (), is a Filipino actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Known for his performances in action and romantic drama, he is one of the most awarded Filipin ...
. It was released on April 4, 2015, by
Star Cinema
ABS-CBN Film Productions, Inc., trade name, doing business as Star Cinema and also known as ABS-CBN Films (since 2018), is a Philippines, Philippine film studio, film, television production company, production and distribution (marketing), di ...
.
Plot
Georgina Lorenzana, an ambitious, driven, and bossy business woman, attends a meeting in which the President of the company says that he will be taking a two month leave, leaving Georgina to run the marketing department in the meantime. The President introduces Pong Dalupan to Georgina, who is the Chief Commercial Officer. Upon leaving, the President gives Georgina the task of getting Nipudu Air as a partner for the company in order to reach the Japanese market and connect their airline with the rest of the Japanese network.
Georgina then meets with the Nipudu Air investor, Mr. Najimoto in which he demands to see her boss and threatens to take the deal off the table on account of her boss not showing up. Pong then walks into the meeting room, giving Georgina the idea to pretend that Pong is the boss. After the initial meeting goes well, Georgina begins to train and prepare Pong in order to keep up the charade that Pong is the boss by changing his wardrobe and working on his conversational skills.
While Pong and Georgina bond with Mr. Najimoto to get him to partner with them, Pong and Georgina begin to bond and form a new friendship. In order to close the deal with Mr. Najimoto, Pong and Georgina must present how their airline can promote a non-tourist destination. In light of this, Pong and Georgina go to
Batanes
Batanes, officially the Province of Batanes (; Ilocano: ''Probinsia ti Batanes''; , ), is an archipelagic province in the Philippines, administratively part of the Cagayan Valley region. It is the northernmost province in the Philippines, an ...
. During their time in Batanes, they visit the Honesty Coffee Shop, go sightseeing, and visit Pong’s family. After experiencing Batanes first hand, Georgina and Pong give a moving presentation which finally settles the deal between them and Mr. Najimoto. Before giving the handshake of agreement, Georgina comes clean about the charade that they had pulled, which made Mr. Najimoto furious and the President of the Marketing Department as well. Georgina tries to resign but the President doesn’t let her because Pong advocates for her to stay. Georgina realizes that Pong is the man she wants and goes after him to tell him that she loves him.
Cast
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Toni Gonzaga
Celestine Cruz Gonzaga-Soriano (born January 20, 1984), professionally known as Toni Gonzaga, is a Filipino media personality, host, actress, businesswoman, singer and vlogger. Gonzaga was the former lead host of ABS-CBN's long-running reality ...
as Georgina Lorenzana - Assistant Vice President for Marketing Affair
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Coco Martin
Rodel Pacheco Nacianceno Jr. (born November 1, 1981), popularly known as Coco Martin (), is a Filipino actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Known for his performances in action and romantic drama, he is one of the most awarded Filipin ...
as Pong Dalupan - Executive Secretary of the Airline Company
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Freddie Webb
Freddie Nelle Webb (born November 24, 1942) is a Filipino retired basketball player and coach, former politician, and television and radio personality.
Education
He completed his elementary education at San Beda College and his degree in Bach ...
as Albert Chief - Commercial Officer President
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Gloria Sevilla
Gloria Sevilla (January 31, 1932 – April 16, 2022) was a Filipino film actress.
Career
Sevilla was heralded as the "Queen of Visayan Movies" for her screen portrayal legacy in Visayan-made movies in the Philippines during the 1950s and 1960s ...
as Lola - Pong's grandmother
* Adam Chan as Mr. Najimoto - The airline company's investor.
* Noel Trinidad as Lolo - Pong's grandfather
* Pepe Herrera as Tupe - Pong's cousin
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Jerald Napoles
Jerald Napoles (; born March 2, 1983) is a Filipino actor, comedian, and television personality, known for his role as Tolits in the musical stage play ''Rak of Aegis''. He was previously a talent of Triple A Management and worked for GMA Netwo ...
as Bojeck - Pong's friend
* Deniesse Joaquin as Georgina's Friend
* Via Antonio as Georgina's Friend
* Joan Palisoc as Georgina's Friend
* Angela Cortez as Georgina's Friend
* Jerome Tan as Japanese Entourage
* Yoshihiro Takaga as Japanese Entourage
* Tony Lao as Japanese Entourage
* Gerry Decayco as Mang Berto
Special participation
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JM de Guzman
Juan Miguel Gob de Guzman (born September 9, 1988), popularly known by his screen name JM de Guzman, is a Filipino actor, mixed martial artist, model and singer. He is currently working as an exclusive talent of Star Magic.
Early life and care ...
as Gino Andres - Georgina's ex-boyfriend.
*
Regine Angeles as Sheila Rivera
Theme song
* The official theme song of the film is ''
Baby I Need Your Loving
"Baby I Need Your Loving" is a 1964 hit single recorded by the Four Tops for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the song was the group's first Motown single and their first pop Top ...
'' performed by
Harana.
Box office
The film earned on its opening day. After three days, the film had earned . It earned on its sixth day, despite strong competition from ''
Fast and Furious 7''. It was able to gross in its third week, earning a total gross of .
See also
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List of Filipino films in 2015
References
External links
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{{Antoinette Jadaone
2015 films
Philippine romantic comedy films
2015 romantic comedy films
2010s Tagalog-language films
2010s English-language films
Star Cinema films
Films directed by Antoinette Jadaone
2015 multilingual films
Philippine multilingual films
English-language romantic comedy films