''Zsazsa Zaturnnah Ze Moveeh'' is a 2006 Filipino

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directed by Joel C. Lamangan and written by Dinno Erece, based on Carlo Vergara's

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. The film stars

Zsa Zsa Padilla Esperanza "Zsa Zsa" Perez Padilla (born May 28, 1964) is a Filipino singer, actress, television host, music producer and businesswoman. Referred to as the "''Divine Diva''", Padilla is recognized as one of the top female recording artists in th ...

BB Gandanghari Binibini Gandanghari (formerly Rustom Padilla;
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Chokoleit Jonathan Aguilar Garcia (; June 25, 1970 – March 9, 2019), better known by his stage name Chokoleit (), was a Filipino comedian, actor, and TV host. He was best known for his role as Pearly Shell in the Philippine television series ''Marina'' ...

Pops Fernandez Maria Cielito "Pops" Lukban Fernandez (; born December 12, 1966) is a Filipino singer, entertainer, entrepreneur, TV host and actress. She was dubbed as the Philippines Concert Queen, performing internationally and locally before transitioni ...

and

Alfred Vargas Alfredo Paolo Dumlao Vargas III (born October 24, 1979) is a Filipino politician, actor, and model serving as a councilor of Quezon City from the 5th district since 2022. He previously served as a city councilor from the 2nd district from 2 ...

, and follows a gay Filipino beautician who, after swallowing a space rock, becomes imbued with superpowers. The cinematic version closely follows the theatrical production staged by the CCP's Tanghalang Pilipino under Chris Millado.

Plot

Ada, a gay beautician from the

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, spends her days with her best friend/assistant Didi. One evening, as Ada bathes, a meteor falls from the sky, punches a hole through the bathroom roof and hits her on the head. Ada tells Didi what happened, and Didi convinces her that she should swallow the meteor/rock in case it will give her superpowers, just like

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. The duo discover the word Zaturnnah engraved on it. Convinced, Ada does so, then shouts "Zaturnnah!" and, in a puff of smoke, she turns into a voluptuous red-headed woman. Shocked, Didi takes it in stride and convinces Ada to find out if she had superpowers, which she does. Ada decides to adopt the name '' Zsazsa Zaturnnah'' for her superheroine persona. Ada/Zaturnnah encounters strange occurrences all over town, including zombies and attacks by a giant frog, but with Didi and love interest Dodong by her side. Later, Zaturnnah encounters beings from outer space ... females from the Planet XXX called Amazonistas, led by the fierce Queen Feminah Suarestellar Baroux, who reveals that, on their planet, all men were transformed into pigs when the women revolted because of centuries of oppression from the males chauvinists. They invite Zaturnnah to join, unaware of her true identity. Zaturnnah declines, angering Feminah to challenge her to a duel to the death. A furious battle ensues and at first it seems that they are evenly matched. Feminah pitches once more to Zaturnnah, but not only does Zaturnnah decline, she regurgitates the rock, instantly reverting her to her male form, and shoves the rock into Feminah's mouth, transforming her into a "male pig", which prompts the Amazonistas to hunt. Powerless and weak, Ada collapses. Dodong arrives and rescues her. Ada confesses her love, which he reciprocates. The scene then cuts to Ada packing away her things and saying that she is moving to

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. Dodong arrives and asks if he could join her when she moves to Manila. While she initially doubts his sincerity, Ada is convinced. As the happy couple lives ''along the riles'' in Manila, another meteor falls from the sky and hits Ada.

Cast

BB Gandanghari Binibini Gandanghari (formerly Rustom Padilla;
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as Adrian "Ada" *

as Zsazsa Zaturnnah *

as Didi *

as Dodong *

as Queen Feminah Suarestellar Baroux *

Pauleen Luna Marie Pauleen Javier Luna-Sotto (born November 10, 1988) is a Filipino actress. She was a regular host of the long-running Philippine noontime variety show ''Eat Bulaga!'' since 2005, where she portrays the child-woman character Baby Poleng. C ...

as Aruba *

Alwyn Uytingco Cipriano Alwyn Sumulong Uytingco III (born February 11, 1987), better known as Alwyn Uytingco, is a Filipino actor. Early life He was born on February 11, 1987 in Quezon City, Philippines. He was educated at the Marist School (Marikina). Car ...

as Poldo *

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as Nora A. * Say Alonzo as Vilma S. * Giselle Sanchez as Sharon C. *

Glaiza de Castro Glaiza Castro Galura-Rainey (; born January 21, 1988), professionally known by her stage name Glaiza de Castro, is a Filipino actress and singer. She is known for playing various roles in television and mainstream, independent, and sociopolitica ...

as Dina B. *

Joy Viado Teresita Joy de Leon Viado (April 10, 1959 – September 10, 2016) was a Filipino character actress, singer, and comedian known for playing Lola Paula in ''Luv U'', Bebot in ''Kokey @ Ako'', and Aling Gloria in '' Cinco''. Early life Teresita ...

as Krystal * Minnie Aguilar as Aling Britney *

Christian Vasquez Christian Oliver B. Vazquez (born February 8, 1977) is a Filipino actor, model and a former housemate of ABS-CBN's '' Pinoy Big Brother: Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition''. During his stint at Pinoy Big Brother, he was one of the comed ...

as Mang Justin *

Jim Pebanco Jaime "Jim" Pebanco is a Filipino actor, known for ''Bulaklak ng Maynila'' (1999), ''Patikul'' (2011) and ''Hubog'' (2001). He was mostly seen in GMA Network and several shows in TV5 and ABS-CBN. He was also known in film such as for his role in ...

as Father Bernie

References

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* {{MMFF 2006 films 2006 LGBTQ-related films 2000s fantasy comedy films Films based on Philippine comics Films directed by Joel Lamangan Live-action films based on comics Philippine fantasy comedy films Philippine films based on comics Philippine LGBTQ-related films Philippine musicals Philippine superhero films Transgender-related films Musicals set in the Philippines Science fiction musical films