My Best Friend's Girlfriend

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My Best Friend's Girlfriend
Directed by	Mark A. Reyes
Produced by	Annette Gozon-Abrogar Lily Y. Monteverde Roselle Monteverde-Teo Jose Mari Abacan Manny Valera
Written by	Suzette Doctolero
Starring	Richard Gutierrez Marian Rivera J.C. de Vera Ehra Madrigal
Music by	Von de Guzman
Cinematography	Jay Linao
Editing by	Aleks Castañeda Jay Halili
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures GMA Films Regal Entertainment
Release date(s)	February 13, 2008
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino, English
Budget	Php30 million
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My Best Friend's Girlfriend is a Filipino romantic comedy film, released in 2008, under GMA Films and Regal Entertainment. The movie marks the 8th feature film of Mark A. Reyes.

The movie opened in the Philippines on February 13, 2008, starring Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main Cast 2.2 Extended Cast 3 Reception 4 Taglines 5 Soundtrack 6 References

[edit] Synopsis

After an awkward yet memorable encounter at a stag party, Evo (Richard Gutierrez) and Grace (Marian Rivera) thought they would never see each other again. Little did they know that Grace is actually the girlfriend of Evo's best friend, Mark (JC de Vera). As the arrogant player that he is, Evo takes advantage of what happened at the party to make Grace agree to his demands. He forces Grace to pretend as his girlfriend to make Akiko (Ehra Madrigal), his ex, jealous. However, they fall in love with each other in the end.^[1]

[edit] Cast and characters

[edit] Main Cast

• Richard Gutierrez as Primitivo / Evo
• Marian Rivera as Grace
• J.C. de Vera as Mark
• Ehra Madrigal as Akiko

[edit] Extended Cast

• Chariz Solomon as Chiqui
• Renz Valerio as Christian
• Alex Castro^[2]
• J.C. Cuadrado
• Pilar Pilapil
• Deborah Sun
• Paolo Paraiso
• Victor Aliwalas

[edit] Reception

The movie gained many positive reviews, notably getting a grade B from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) of the Philppines, praising the film's different take on romantic comedies accompanied by strong performances from the lead stars Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera. Critics agreed that new actress Chariz Solomon was able to shine in her comedic supporting role^[3], while JC de Vera showed the best performance in his career.^[4] According to Box-Office Mojo, the film had grossed PHP 101.26 million.^[5]

[edit] Taglines

• Akala ko, mahirap magpanggap na mahal kita. Pero mas mahirap palang magpanggap na 'di kita mahal.
  • I thought it's hard to pretend that I love you, but I realized it's actually harder to pretend that I don't. - Grace to Evo

• Patawarin mo ako nung sinabi ko sa'yo na layuan mo ako. Dapat 'di ko na lang sinabi sa'yo na... sana hindi tayo nagkalayo.
  • Forgive me when I told you to go away from me. I shouldn't have told you that... then we will never be separated. - Grace to Evo

• It's okay. I could've waited a lifetime. - Evo to Grace

[edit] Soundtrack

• "All I Need" performed by Shamrock
• "Why Can't It Be" performed by 3rd Avenue

[edit] References