Revirginized Explained

Revirginized
Director:Darryl Yap
Producer:
  • Vincent Del Rosario III
  • Veronique Del Rosario-Corpus
Story:Darryl Yap
Starring:Sharon Cuneta
Production Companies:Viva Films
Distributor:
Runtime:97 minutes
Country:Philippines
Language:Filipino

Revirginized is a 2021 Philippine erotic comedy film directed by Darryl Yap under Viva Films and starring Sharon Cuneta.[1] [2]

Premise

Carmela gets pregnant at age 16 therefore she never got a proper coming of age experience. As an adult, Carmela deals with the end of her marriage with her husband Bart. She meets her goddaughter and her friends who are going to a beach party and coerces her goddaughter to let her join the event threatening to snitch her to her mother if she does not comply. At the beach, Carmela parties and "rediscovers" her youth in the process. She goes on to have a one night stand with Morph, a young hunk, who later confesses his own feelings for her.[3] [4]

Cast

Production

Revirginized, under the working title MILF, was produced under Viva Films with Daryl Yap as director. Principal photography took place in Subic which started in March 2021.[5] [6]

Casting

Sharon Cuneta remarking about choosing to star in Revirginized said she has often featured in "wholesome" and bad words movies in the past adding that she accepted to get involved in the film for a more challenging role.[3] [7] According to director Daryl Yap, the inspiration for Carmela's character is Sharon Cuneta herself since he intends Revirginized to be a tribute to his mother who is a Sharonian or an avid fan of the actress. Yap said he wanted to present the "most shocking" version of the actress through his film.[8]

Release and reception

Revirginized was a commercial success upon its arrival. It was first released through online streaming platforms on August 6, 2021 on KTX.ph, iWantTFC, IPTV, Sky PPV[3] and had limited theatrical release in selected cinemas in the United States and Canada on August 13, 2021.[9] The film was the most watched movie on Vivamax[10] and the best-selling film on KTX.ph in terms of the number of pre-sold tickets.[11] As of August 2021, Revirginized ranked at No. 7 among contents with highest number of single day views on Vivamax.[12]

Accolades

AwardCategoryRecipientResult
FAMAS Awards[13] Best ActressSharon Cuneta
PMPC Star Awards for Movies[14] Movie Actress of the Year
Movie Production Designer of the YearEricson Navarro

Notes and References

  1. News: Sharon Cuneta goes daring in her latest film 'Revirginized' . 21 September 2021 . Manila Bulletin . 5 August 2021.
  2. News: Hsia . Haidee . Sharon Cuneta is interested in doing "Revirginized 2" . 21 September 2021 . Yahoo! . 11 August 2021 . en-PH.
  3. News: Calderon . Ricky . A totally different Sharon Cuneta in 'Revirginized' . 21 September 2021 . The Manila Times . 7 August 2021 . en.
  4. News: Sharon proud of 'Revirginized' . 21 September 2021 . Malaya Business Insight . 9 August 2021.
  5. News: Dumaual . Mario . Sharon Cuneta takes on 'bold' role in new movie 'Revirginized' . 21 September 2021 . ABS-CBN News . 28 February 2021 . en.
  6. News: Sharon, ikinahihiya ang mga artistang nagpapabayad para mag-post ng fake news . 21 September 2021 . PEP.ph . Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. . en.
  7. News: Severo . Jan Milo . 'Please broaden your mind': Sharon Cuneta on 'shocking' 'Revirginized' trailer, movie . 21 September 2021 . The Philippine Star.
  8. News: Wang . Nickie . Darryl Yap reveals real inspiration of Carmela in 'Revirginized' . 21 September 2021 . Manila Standard . 12 August 2021 . en.
  9. News: Ramos . Neil . A different Sharon Cuneta in 'Revirginized' . 21 September 2021 . Tempo . 5 August 2021.
  10. Web site: VIVA ARTISTS AGENCY on Instagram: "Megastar Sharon Cuneta dominates the Top Content of the Week! Panoorin mo na ang no. 1 movie on Vivamax na #REVIRGINIZED and other top movies this weekend for only P149/month or P399 for 3 months para mas sulit! @vivamaxph" . 2023-07-10 . Instagram . en.
  11. News: Sharon Cuneta "restless and impatient" to do next movie . 21 September 2021 . PEP.ph . Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. . en.
  12. Web site: GOSSIP GIRL: MTRCB wants to regulate erotic movies on social media platforms . 2023-07-10 . Manila Bulletin . en.
  13. Web site: 2022-07-22 . Charo, Daniel, Sharon up for FAMAS top acting prize . 2023-06-04 . ABS-CBN News . en.
  14. Web site: PMPC reveals nominees for 38th Star Awards for Movies . 2023-06-04 . Manila Bulletin . en.