Alyas Pogi 2

Alyas Pogi 2
Alyas Pogi 2
Directed by	Toto Natividad
Written by	Jun Lawas; Amado Lacuesta;
Produced by	Wally Chua; Victor Villegas;
Starring	Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.
Cinematography	Rey Lapid; Edmund Cupcupin;
Edited by	Ruben Natividad
Music by	Mon del Rosario
Production; company	Moviestars Production
Distributed by	Moviestars Production
Release date	August 26, 1992;
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Alyas Pogi 2 (lit. 'Alias Handsome 2') is a 1992 Filipino action film directed by Toto Natividad. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. reprises his role as the titular policeman. It is the sequel to the 1990 film Alyas Pogi: Birador ng Nueva Ecija. Produced by Moviestars Production, the film was released on August 26, 1992.^[1]

Critic Justino Dormiendo of the Manila Standard gave the film a severely negative review for its dialogue and sadistic violence, describing it as a "theater of cruelty." A sequel, Alyas Pogi: Ang Pagbabalik, was released in 1999.

The film is streaming online on YouTube.

Cast

Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr. portrays Henry "Alyas Pogi" Cruz.

Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. as Pogi / Pat. Henry Cruz
Rita Avila as Divina
Charito Solis as Sianang
Jay Ilagan as Jimboy Rodrigo
Michael de Mesa as Banjo
Leo Martinez as Teng-Teng
Lani Lobangco as Lilia
Bernard Bonnin as Don Pepe Rodrigo
Subas Herrero as Don Felipe
Bomber Moran as Kardong Kalabaw (lit. 'Carabao Kardo')
King Gutierrez as Don Pepe's henchman
Tom Olivar as Don Pepe's henchman
Manjo del Mundo as Don Pepe's henchman
Rando Almanzor as Don Pepe's henchman
Frank Lapid as Don Pepe's henchman
Efren Lapid as Don Pepe's henchman
Telly Babasa as Don Pepe's henchman
Bebeng Amora as Don Pepe's henchman
Rene Hawkins as barrio captain
Zandro Zamora as "hepe" (lit. 'Chief')
Philip Gamboa as "hepe"
Ding Salvador as police
Rene Pascual as police
Ruben Rustia as Padre Jose
Olive Madredejos as barrio girl
Criz Daluz as "albularyo"
Max Alvarado as shabu distributor
Danny Labra as man in coffin
Bebeng Amora as shabu distributor

Release

Alyas Pogi 2 was released in theaters on August 26, 1992.^[2]^[3]

Reception

Justino Dormiendo, writing for the Manila Standard, gave the film an extremely negative review, stating that it is "more empty (but noisy) posturing in the local action genre." In addition to his criticisms toward the lack of "intelligent dialogue", he severely criticized the film's "theater of cruelty" and the filmmakers' blatant violation of the instructions from "censors" to remove or shorten seven violent parts of the film by keeping them in, writing that "I left the theater feeling devastated, dehumanized, and degraded by a bunch of sadists on the screen and the perpetrators behind it."^[4]

References

^ Tiongson, Nicanor (2010). The Urian Anthology: 1990-1999. University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 9789715426473. Retrieved March 1, 2023 – via Google Books.
^ "Theater Movie Guide". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. August 26, 1992. p. 20. Retrieved June 3, 2021. AVENUE [-] Alyas Pogi 2
^ "Theater Movie Guide". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. August 25, 1992. p. 24. Retrieved June 3, 2021. AVENUE [-] Mahirap Maging Pogi
^ Dormiendo, Justino (September 2, 1992). "Pure rage and sheer outrage". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 19. Retrieved June 3, 2021.