English Only, Please
| English Only, Please | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dan Villegas |
| Produced by | Atty. Joji Alonso |
| Written by |
Antoinette Jadaone Dan Villegas |
| Starring |
Jennylyn Mercado Derek Ramsay Kean Cipriano Isabel Oli Cai Cortez |
| Cinematography | Dan Villegas |
| Edited by | Marya Ignacio |
| Distributed by |
Quantum Films (Philippines) Above the Line Events (US & Canada) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
English Only, Please is a 2014 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Dan Villegas and starring Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsay. Produced by Heaven's Best Entertainment and Quantum Films,[1] it is an official entry to the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival.
Plot
Julian Parker (Derek Ramsay) comes to Manila from New York with one goal: to perfectly dicate a Filipino translation of his angry letter to his half-Pinay ex-girlfriend Megan with the help of the perky Filipino-English tutor he hired online. Tere Madlansacay (Jennylyn Mercado) is a top-notch Filipino-English tutor. She is strict and feisty and takes pride in teaching English and/or Filipino to more than 142 Americans, Fil-Ams, Koreans since 2006. Taking the perfect light romantic-comedic tone of popular Asian movies, with feisty leading ladies who are funny, charming and lovable English Only, Please is a simple love story about how love knows no bounds..
Cast
- Jennylyn Mercado as Tere Madlansacay, a Filipino tutor from the Philippines
- Derek Ramsay as Julian Parker, a Filipino-American from the States
- Isabel Oli as Megan Montañer, Julian's ex-girlfriend
- Tom Rodriguez as Ernest, Megan's fiance
- Kean Cipriano as Rico, Tere's "gold-digging, on-and-off" boyfriend
- Isabel Frial as Kay-Kay, Mallows's witty daughter/Tere's goddaughter
- Cai Cortez as Mallows, Tere's best friend
- Jerald Napoles as "the manliligaw on the street"
- Lynn Ynchausti-Cruz as Tere's mother
Awards
- 40th Metro Manila Film Festival 2014
- Best Picture: 2nd Place
- Best Actor: Derek Ramsay
- Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado
- Best Director: Dan Villegas
- Best Story: Antoinette Jadaone and Dan Villegas
- Best Screenplay: Antoinette Jadaone and Anj Pessumal
- Best Editor: Marya Ignacio
Release
English Only Please was released locally in the Philippines at the beginning of the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival on Christmas Day, December 25, 2014 into January 2015. Above the Line Events is the distributor of the motion picture in the United States and Canada, which premiered on February 20, 2015, showing until February 26, 2015 in US theaters and until March 5, 2015 in Canadian theaters.
References
- ↑ Jimenez, Joyce (28 November 2014). "WATCH: Jennylyn, Derek star in first rom-com film 'English, Only Please'". The Philippine Star (Philstar). Retrieved 11 December 2014.