Shake, Rattle and Roll 8
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| Produced by | Roselle Monteverde-Teo Lily Y. Monteverde |
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| Music by | Von de Guzman |
Production companies | Regal Entertainment Regal Multimedia |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
| Box office | ₱57 million[1] (Official 2006 MMFF run) |
Shake, Rattle and Roll 8 is a 2006 Filipino horror anthology film directed by Rahyan Q. Carlos, Topel Lee, and Michael Tuviera, and the eighth installment of the Shake, Rattle & Roll film series. It is produced by Regal Entertainment, and was an entry to the 2006 Metro Manila Film Festival.
The ninth installment, Shake, Rattle and Roll 9, was released in 2007.
Plot
[edit]"13th Floor"
[edit]On October 14, 1986, a fire destroys an orphanage, killing many of the orphans and their matron Jene. Twenty years later, a high-rise apartment building stands on the site of the orphanage. In one of the apartment's penthouse suites resides Alex and her parents, Diana and Oscar.
For Alex's birthday, which happens to fall on the 20th anniversary of the fire, Diana and Oscar plan to throw a party and hires a group of party organizers. Upon arrival, the group led by Sonny consists of head caterer and chef Marge, the assistants Gino and Alyson and the magician/clown Jun, examines the building and begins to feel the presence of lost souls, starting with their elevator ride.
Upon stepping at Alex's suite, the group again experiences strange phenomena but dismisses them to set up for the party. After inviting some children with their matron, they begin Alex's birthday party. Unknown to any of them, the children and the matron they invited were the souls of the orphans and their matron who died in the fire.
The presence of the ghosts throws the party into chaos. The spirits manifest themselves altogether and the original 14th floor where the party was held is changed to 13. After a chase, the ghosts reappear in the form of the orphans and Jene, who reveals that Sonny and Jun are the only survivors of the fire and also caused it in an accident, with Alex being born on the ninth anniversary of the incident. The souls forgive the two and depart for the afterlife.
"Yaya"
[edit]Mischievous child prankster Benjo sends many nannies packing and resigning. When his mother Grace hires a new nanny named Cecil, Benjo promises to stop his pranks. Although things seem normal at first, Benjo grows suspicious of Cecil, especially when the family dog, Toby, barks at her for seemingly no reason. Grace urges Benjo to calm down.
Benjo becomes increasingly watchful and suspicious. At school, he confides in his teacher Mel, suspecting Cecil is a demon. Mel tells Benjo that garlic is the only weapon capable of repelling aswangs.
On the night of a full moon, Cecil transforms into her aswang form and kills house helper Hermie and driver Julio. Benjo escapes with his sister. Grace arrives with Mel just as Cecil closes in on the siblings. Recalling Mel's advice, Benjo thrusts garlic into Cecil's mouth, killing her instantly.
"LRT"
[edit]Thirteen commuters board the last trip of the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 from Santolan to Katipunan, departing near midnight. Onboard, Jean reunites with her ex-boyfriend Cesar and introduces him to her son Jimmy. Meanwhile, a deacon named Lita obnoxiously preaches Bible verses, irritating the passengers.
The train arrives at an abandoned station, which the passengers believe to be the final stop. They discover the station is closed and locked from outside, and attempt to find a telephone booth to call for help. They learn the train had actually reversed to Santolan Depot Workshops, and find 2000 series train cars under repair.
While searching for a phone, Martin is pulled up onto a balcony, where the group later finds his corpse with his heart removed. Unknown to them, a heart-eating blind creature lurks the station each midnight. Lita is killed by the creature, and Ojie is killed after discovering her body.
The creature kills more passengers until only Jean, Jimmy, Cesar, Steph, Don, Nina, and Rocky remain. Nina and Rocky manage to escape the station but discover the corpses of previous victims in an old train. The creature kills Rocky while Nina escapes. Steph and Don regroup with Jean, Jimmy, and Cesar but are soon killed by the creature while finding an exit.
Jean, Jimmy, and Cesar find an emergency exit, but Cesar, confessing his continued love for Jean, stays behind to fend off the creature. After a long fight, he is killed. Jean and Jimmy escape and run into the police, explaining the horrors that have occurred. They are taken to a precinct and confined in a cell with Nina — it is revealed that the creature is the mutant son of a police chief, and the passengers of the last train each night are fed to the creature. The three scream as the creature approaches; the janitors clean the scene as the film concludes.
Cast
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13th Floor[edit]
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Yaya[edit]
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LRT[edit]
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Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2006 | Metro Manila Film Festival[2] | Third Best Picture | Shake, Rattle and Roll 8 | Won |
| Best Child Performer | Nash Aguas | Won | ||
| Best Festival Actress | Iza Calzado | Nominated |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fearless Forecast: Ur Top 3 MMFF 2006 Highest Grosser". PinoyExchange. Retrieved October 13, 2006.
- ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival:2006". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
