Meant to Beh
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Directed by | Chris Martinez |
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Music by | Jesse Lucas |
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Distributed by | OctoArts Films |
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Country | Philippines |
Language | Filipino |
Box office | ₱81 million (worldwide) |
Meant to Beh is a 2017
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Cast
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Main cast
- Vic Sotto as Ron Balatbat
- Dawn Zulueta as Andrea Balatbat
Supporting cast
- JC Santos as Christian Balatbat
- Daniel Matsunaga as Benjo Marasigan
- Sue Ramirez as Rihanna Biglang-awa
- Gabbi Garcia as Alexandra Balatbat
- Ruru Madrid as Diego Bartolome
- Andrea Torres as Agatha Bayona
- Baby Basteas Riley Balatbat
Special participation
- Alden Richards as Cameo Role
- Maine Mendoza
- Kristine Hermosa-Sotto as young Andrea
- Oyo Sottoas young Ron
- Jose Manalo
- Wally Bayola
- Paolo Ballesteros
- Kitkat
- Roi Vinzon
- Lharby Policarpio
Production
Development
On August 15, 2017, a story conference was held announcing the movie and Vic Sotto's return to the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) after skipping it for a year after his movie Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers didn’t make it to last year’s lineup.
In the conference, Sotto said that he definitely missed doing the MMFF and he was glad that they were back. He also agrees with the rules of this year's festival to accommodate everyone regarding the line-up of combining mainstream movies and indie films in the magic 8 movies. For Sotto, the dichotomy is unnecessary because all of them are promoting the Filipino movie industry.[2][3]
It is also a first for him doing a family movie genre far from his past movies which is concentrated on fantasy and action. Several artists from two rival networks ABS-CBN and GMA Network agreed to be part of the movie.
The film's former title was Love Traps: #FamilyGoals during the announcement of first four movies included in the MMFF 2017.[4][5] On the day of story conference, it was revealed that the movie title was changed to Meant to Beh. Also with the director from Tony Y. Reyes to be replaced by Chris Martinez.[6]
Filming
Principal photography for the film began in August 2017.[7][8]
Release
Meant to Beh premiered in Philippine cinemas on December 25, 2017 as one of the eight official entries of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival.
Reception
Box office
Meant to Beh had the fifth biggest box office gross garnered during the official run of the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival grossing about ₱51 million.[9] This is the first time that a Vic Sotto film didn't make it to the top 4 box office films.
Critical response
The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics after its premiere. Matt Suzara of Lakwatsera Lovers commented that "Meant To Beh is a good film to watch with your family this Christmas Day. Vic Sotto finally got lose from the Enteng series and came up with a decent family-friendly picture that is worthy of your hard-earned money."
References
- ^ "LOOK: Vic Sotto, Dawn Zulueta reunite for 2017 MMFF". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "How Vic Sotto feels about current MMFF setup". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ Sun, Cherry. "WATCH: Vic Sotto, nagkomento tungkol sa mainstream at indie films sa MMFF". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Official". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Vice Ganda, Vic Sotto return in MMFF 2017 roster". cnn. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ Fernando, Jeff. "MMFF gives update on changes in movie titles, directors, actors | PUSH.COM.PH: Your ultimate showbiz hub!". Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ Acar, Aedrianne. "LOOK: Dawn Zulueta at Vic Sotto, napasabak agad sa bed scene!". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- ^ Rodriguez, Bea. "LOOK: Andrea Torres' first shooting day for 'Meant To Beh'". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ "'Gandarrapido: The Revenger Squad' tops MMFF 2017 box office". Rappler. January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^ Suzara, Matt. "Meant To Beh: Movie Review". Lakwatsera Lovers. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ Antipolo, Ace. "MMFF 2017 Movie Review : Chris Martinez' "Meant To Beh"". Movies For Millennials. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
External links
- Meant to Beh (2017) at IMDb