Talk Back and You're Dead

Talk Back and You're Dead
Theatrical movie poster
Directed by Andoy Ranay[1]
Produced by
  • Vicente Del Rosario III
  • Vic Del Rosario Jr.
Written by ALesana_Marie[2]
(novel)
Screenplay by Keiko Aquino
Based on Talk Back and You're Dead by Alesana Marie[1]
Starring
Production
company
Distributed by Viva Films
Release date
  • August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20)
[3]
Running time
 120 minutes[4]
Country Philippines
Language
  • English
  • Filipino
Box office ₱76.9 million[5][6]

Talk Back and You're Dead is a 2014 Philippine romantic comedy-action film directed by Andoy Ranay, topbilled by James Reid, Nadine Lustre and Joseph Marco.[7][8] It is based on the best-selling novel of the same name originally published on Wattpad[9] by Alesana Marie.[2] The film was distributed by Viva Films and Skylight Films and was released on August 20, 2014, in theaters nationwide.[7][10][11][12]

Cast

Crazy Trios

  • Coraleen Waddell as Michie Sta. Maria
  • Donnalyn Bartolome as China Dela Vega
  • Rosalie Van Ginkel as Maggie Dela Vega

Lucky 13

  • Bret Jackson as Jacques "Jack" Maunnick
  • Arkin Del Rosario as Seven Barasque
  • Josh Padilla as Six Barasque
  • Carlo Lazerna as Dos Cerventez
  • Kiko Ramos as Philip "Pip" Morello
  • King Certeza as Kyohei "Kyo" Sagara
  • Aki Torio as Jun Morales
  • Cliff Hogan as Romeo "Omi" D'Arrez
  • Billy Villeta as Alvince "Vin" Montelegre
  • Ryan Kevin as Mond Villaraza
  • Clark Merced as Raine / Sun Montecillo

Additional characters

  • Yassi Pressman as Audrey Dela Cruz
  • Via Carillo as Aphrodite "Sweety" Pendleton
  • Aj Muhlach as Lee Perez
  • Candy Pangilinan as Selene Perez
  • Bobby Andrews as Teddy Pendleton
  • Cristopher Roxas as Crisostomo Perez
  • Jana Victoria as Ginny Pendleton
  • Isabelle Pressman as Aniya Marie "Amarie" du Courdrey

Production

Casting

According to the author of the novel, Joseph Marco is the perfect role for Timothy "Top" Pendleton but the producers instead gave Marco the character of Jared "Red" Dela Cruz.[13]

Deleted scene

The scene where Samantha lost her other shoe after TOP fights the gang members who chased her. Jared carries her home. The clip wasn't featured in the actual movie but can be seen in the trailer. Another scene that features Jared invites Samantha to a date.

Soundtrack

The movie's soundtrack is entitled 'Bahala Na' (Eng. Translation: Come What May), a duet featuring the two stars of the movie, Nadine Lustre and James Reid.

Reception

Critical response

Philbert Ortiz-Dy of Click the City gave a mixed review in the film, he stated that "The film just feels hastily assembled, its only real purpose to provide another platform for the onscreen pairing of Nadine Lustre and James Reid [...] but the pair works best outside the machinations of the plot, when the movie simply gives them the room to linger in an intimate moment." He also stated that "Talk Back and You're Dead makes so little sense that it may as well be taking place in an entirely different universe. What starts out as a weird little tale of animosity growing into affection turns into a monster of melodramatic convolutions reliant on information that's mostly hidden from the audience."[14]

Zig Marasigan of Rappler gave a harsh review of the film, stating "Trying to make sense of Talk Back and You're Dead is very much like watching a snake eat its own tail. It's fascinatingly grotesque, watching a serpent devour itself from the outside. It slowly works towards its delicate innards, oblivious to its own demise. The snake eventually dies from its own gastric juices, and all you're left with is a reptilian corpse that is just too eager but too consumed to tell its tail from its meal. Talk Back and You're Dead doesn't have a horrible story, it simply doesn't have a story. But if a film like Talk Back and You're Dead can be produced and released without a need for story, who needs writers?."[15]

Monique Elmerose Ferrer of MovieMobi gave the most favorable review stating, "The film is very much like a tail of snake eating its own head, it sounds like nonsense as the movie itself however, the thing I make this movie a 4/5 score is because of lack infidelity of teen girls who have already engaged with a relationship."

Box office

According to the showbiz news reporter Ginger Conejero of TV Patrol, the film earns PHP 30 Million on its first 3 days of showing.[16][17] Box Office Mojo places the total gross of PHP 76,941,733 as of September 14, 2014, second to the top-grosser Rurouni Kenshin.[18] There has been no official release of the final box office gross from the film's production.

Potential sequel

During the end credits, a clip from the sequel was shown and it is confirmed that there will be a sequel of this film, entitled Never Talk Back To A Gangster.[19]

As of 2018, there is still no confirmation by the director or the production staff about the said sequel coming out, resulting to possible cancellation of the sequel.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Dimaano, Loren (May 20, 2014). "Talk Back and You're Dead in cinemas soon!". Viva.com.ph. Viva Films. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Alesana Marie". Wattpad. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ "From Wattpad to Movie Adaptation". Wattpad. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Talk Back and You're Dead (2014) on Click the City". Click the City. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  5. ↑ "(BOX OFFICE) Movies Released in August Still No Box Office Results. FINAL Ranking for 2014 HERE". Rod Magaru. rodmagaru.com. August 31, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Talk Back and You're Dead (2014)". Box Office Mojo. boxofficemojo.com. September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Glorioso, Bot (August 14, 2014). "JaDine gets better, hotter". Philippine Star. Event occurs at 12:00 AM. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  8. ↑ Mendoza, Ruel (June 2, 2014). "James Reid and Nadine Lustre paired anew for movie version of Talk Back and You're Dead". Pep.ph. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Talk Back and You're Dead". Wattpad. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  10. ↑ "James Reid, Nadine Lustre reunite in new film". ABS-CBN News. ABS-CBN. July 7, 2014. Event occurs at 12:02. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  11. ↑ Red, Isah V. (August 14, 2014). "Pop novels new source for Tagalog movies". Manila Standard Today. Event occurs at 6:00 PM. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  12. ↑ Cartalaba, Jude (August 14, 2014). "'Diary ng Panget' love team back in 'Talk Back and You're Dead'". Rappler. Jude Cartalaba and Rappler. Event occurs at 9:44 PM. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Talk Back and You're Dead (2014) Trivia". IMDB. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  14. ↑ Philbert Ortiz-Dy (August 21, 2014). "'Talk Back and You're Dead' Feels Like It's Being Written on the Fly". Click the City. Event occurs at 12:00 AM. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  15. ↑ "'Talk Back and You're Dead' Review: Story, what story?". Zig Marasigan. Rappler. August 22, 2014. Event occurs at 12:00 AM. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  16. ↑ Ginger Conejero. "Talk Back and You're Dead earns 30 Million in first three days". ABS-CBN. ABS-CBN News, Star Cinema, and Viva Films. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  17. ↑ Dj Drea (August 23, 2014). ""Talk Back and You're Dead" Earns P30 Million In 3 Days". Philippine News. ABS-CBN. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Talk Back and You're Dead (2014)". Box Office Mojo. boxofficemojo.com. September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  19. ↑ "(PinoyMoviesDB) Never Talk Back To a Gangster". Pinoymoviesdb.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
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