English Only, Please
| English Only, Please | |
|---|---|
 Threatical Movie Poster | |
| Directed by | Dan Villegas |
| Screenplay by |
Antoinette Jadaone Anj Pessumal |
| Story by |
Antoinette Jadaone Dan Villegas |
| Starring |
Jennylyn Mercado Derek Ramsay |
| Music by | Emerzon Texon |
| Cinematography | Dan Villegas |
| Edited by | Marya Ignacio |
Production company |
Quantum Films MJM Productions Tuko Film Productions Buchi Boy Films |
| Distributed by | Quantum Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language |
Filipino English |
| Box office | P 153 million |
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
Main Cast
- Jennylyn Mercado as Tere Madlansacay, a Filipino tutor from the Philippines
- Derek Ramsay as Julian Parker, a Filipino-American from the States
- 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
- Ian de Leon as Tere's brother
- Patani Danio as Tere's mare
Special Participation
- Isabel Oli as Megan Montañer, Julian's ex-girlfriend
- Tom Rodriguez as Ernest, Megan's fianceé
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
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.