Pridyider

Pridyider is a 2012 Filipino supernatural horror film directed by Rico Maria Ilarde, starring Janice de Belen and Andi Eigenmann. The film was released nationwide last September 19, 2012 under Regal Films.[2][3]

Pridyider
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed byRico Maria Ilarde
Produced by
  • Lily Y. Monteverde
  • Roselle Y. Monteverde
Screenplay by
  • Rico Maria Ilarde
  • Rona Lean Sales
Story byRico Maria Ilarde
Based onPridyider
by Ishmael Bernal
Starring
Music byTeresa Barrozo
CinematographyMackie Galvez
Edited byLawrence S. Ang
Production
company
Regal Films
Release date
  • September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Language
  • Filipino
  • English
Box officeUS$117,479.00[1]

This film is based on the episode of the same name from the 1984 film Shake, Rattle & Roll. Janice de Belen was the only cast member from the original episode whose part of the cast,[2] co-star Joel Torre was also a part of the original film but was casted in another episode, Baso.

Plot

The story is about Tina Benitez (Andi Eigenmann) coming home from abroad to an empty house which she inherited from her parents. Not long after, strange things happen in the house, particularly in the kitchen, where an antique refrigerator is located.[4]

Tina arrives in her former home, when she receives the news of her mother's (Janice de Belen)'s suicide and her father's disappearance. The refrigerator starts taking lives, starting with Tina's friend's pet cat. Her manager (Baron Geisler) tries to give her another chance, until the refrigerator takes him alive, despite Tina trying to rescue him from the tentacles. When she and her boyfriend tried to open the refrigerator, they were sprayed with blood.

The refrigerator was later revealed to be cursed by a demon who her mother made a deal with to sate her vengeance on her husband (Joel Torre), according to a former policeman/detective turned hunter who was obsessed with the case involving her parents. Tina's mother killed the woman who she suspects to be her husband's mistresses, chopping them up and feeding their corpses on the refrigerator, until the police saw her corpse in the refrigerator. the policeman/detective was blinded when he tried to open the refrigerator. They also consulted with the priest, giving them instructions to defeat the demon. Her father appears as a grotesque faced man, when he accidentally doused with boiling oil while he was cooking and he fell upon the floor, following the cauldron.

When they prepared the formula, the father sacrificed himself as bait. The refrigerator dragged him. The couple pushed the refrigerator, Tina descends to the hole, revealing the demon's victims, some dead, others barely conscious. She lighted the bomb, but her mother appears holding a cleaver. She fought with her own daughter, but her father, barely conscious, held his wife and asked his daughter to leave. The bomb goes off, destroying the hellhole and the refrigerator, saving the couple.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Rating

The rating of this film is rated PG-13 for some horror, strong violence, action, suspense and thriller.

See also

References
  1. Philippines Box Office- September 26-30, 2012 Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10-07-2012
  2. "Regal resurrects possessed 'Pridyider'". Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  3. "Trailer: Pridyider (2012)". Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  4. "Pridyider – Poster and Trailer and Plot". Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  5. "Andi Eigenmann heats up 'Pridyider'". Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
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