Kusina Kings Explained
Kusina Kings |
Director: | Victor Kaiba Villanueva |
Music: | Ammie Ruth Suarez |
Cinematography: | Ruel Antipuesto |
Editing: | Beng Bandong |
Studio: | ABS-CBN Film Productions |
Distributor: | Star Cinema |
Runtime: | 107 minutes |
Country: | Philippines |
Language: | Filipino |
Gross: | [1] |
Kusina Kings is a Philippine comedy film written and directed by Victor Kaiba Villanueva with the film producer Carlo Katigbak the current president of ABS-CBN Corporation.[2] The film starred Zanjoe Marudo and Empoy Marquez, and was released by Star Cinema in the Philippines on July 25, 2018.[3]
Plot
Two best friends enter a cook off challenge to save their restaurant. Zanjoe Marudo as Ronnie and chef restaurateur Empoy Marquez as Benjie have been best friends since high school. When Benjie decided to put up his own restaurant La Luna Sa Hungry, Ronnie has never left his side especially now that Benjie has joined in the shady "Kusina King Challenge" to save the restaurant. Benjie and Ronnie have a falling out when Ronnie has wrongly given Benjie's startup money for the challenge to a scammer. Things then go out of proportion with Ronnie accidentally placing Benjie in a coma.[4] [5] Ronnie was the only person was able to see Benjie as ghost while he's pn coma...
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Notes and References
- Web site: Kusina Kings Box Office Gross . Pep.ph . August 3, 2019 . August 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190803032826/https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/22361/box-office-report-kusina-kings-hindi-gaanong-pumasa-sa-panlasa-ng-mga-manonood . live .
- Web site: 'Kusina Kings' pays homage to Pinoy 90s comedy . July 21, 2018 . Rappler . August 3, 2019 . August 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190803032826/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/207849-kusina-kings-pinoy-comedy-90s-homage . live .
- News: WATCH: Zanjoe, Empoy cook up laughs in 'Kusina Kings' trailer . July 10, 2018 . ABS-CBN News . August 3, 2019 . August 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180818174136/http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/07/10/18/watch-zanjoe-empoy-cook-up-laughs-in-kusina-kings-trailer . live .
- Web site: ‘Kusina Kings’ is Uneven, but Uncommonly Funny . Rogue . August 3, 2019 . August 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190803032827/http://rogue.ph/kusina-kings-uneven-uncommonly-funny/ . live .
- Web site: Kusina Kings summary . IMDB . August 3, 2019 . November 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221129021855/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8709508/plotsummary . live .
- Web site: 'Kusina Kings' review . July 29, 2018 . Rappler . August 3, 2019 . August 3, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190803032826/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/movies/208389-kusina-kings-review . live .