Eh, Kasi Bata | |
Director: | Efren Jarlego |
Music: | Rey Magtoto |
Cinematography: | Clodualdo Austria |
Editing: | Edgardo Jarlego |
Studio: | Seiko Films |
Distributor: | Seiko Films |
Runtime: | 104 minutes[1] |
Country: | Philippines |
Language: | Filipino |
Eh, Kasi Bata (; marketed as Eh, Kasi Bata!) is a 1992 Filipino science fiction comedy film directed by Efren Jarlego. The film stars Gretchen Barretto, Romnick Sarmenta, Jennifer Sevilla, Billy Joe Crawford, Atong Redillas, and Cesar Montano. Named after the song of the same name by Jamie Baby Magtoto, it was produced by Seiko Films and released on May 29, 1992.[2]
Critic Justino Dormiendo of the Manila Standard panned the film, calling it "an infantile piece of movie trash" for its formulaic and "sickly" gags.
Two female aliens land in the Philippines and hijinks ensue.[1] [3]
Justino Dormiendo of the Manila Standard gave Eh, Kasi Bata a negative review, calling it "an infantile piece of movie trash." He severely criticized the film's formulaic gags as "sickly", stating that "[t]he scenario seems to have been concocted by the least developed brain in the universe as stock situation after stock situation [...] makes the jokes unfit for human consumption."[3]