Super Inday and the Golden Bibe (1988 film)

Super Inday and the Golden Bibe
Directed by	Luciano B. Carlos
Written by	Jose Javier Reyes
Starring	Maricel Soriano Aiza Seguerra Eric Quizon Manilyn Reynes Janno Gibbs Melanie Marquez
Cinematography	Gener Buenaseda[1]
Edited by	Efren Jarlego[1]
Music by	Jaime Fabregas[1]
Production company	Regal Films
Release date	June 23, 1988 (1988-06-23)
Running time	107 minutes[2]
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino English

Super Inday and the Golden Bibe (lit. 'Super Missy and the Golden Duck') is a 1988 Filipino superhero comedy film directed by Luciano B. Carlos, written by Jose Javier Reyes, and starring Maricel Soriano and child actress Aiza Seguerra as the respective titular characters, alongside Eric Quizon, Manilyn Reynes, Janno Gibbs, and Melanie Marquez. Produced by Regal Films, it was released on June 23, 1988. Critic Lav Diaz gave the film a positive review, praising the costumes of the villains but criticizing the lack of distinction between right and wrong in a scene involving theft by children.

Plot

Cast

• Maricel Soriano as Super Inday / Inday
• Aiza Seguerra as the Golden Bibe / Snow White
• Eric Quizon as Henzel, a reporter
• Manilyn Reynes
• Janno Gibbs
• Melanie Marquez as Alakdana (lit. 'Scorpion Lady')
• Nova Villa as Inda, mother of Inday
• Jimmy Santos as Brutus, the stepfather of Inday[3]
• Mel Martinez
• Michael Roberts
• Palito as Hunyango
• Ramil Rodriguez
• Roy Alvarez
• Flora Gasser
• Evelyn Vargas
• Bomber Moran
• Jack Fajardo

Release

Super Inday and the Golden Bibe was released in Philippine theaters on June 23, 1988.[4][2] It was originally due for release on June 9, but Regal Films head Lily Monteverde belatedly moved it to two weeks later the day before, with an industry observer speculating that it is to avoid the release of Rambo III in local theaters.[5]

Critical response

Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, gave Super Inday and the Golden Bibe a positive review. He expressed that the film has almost everything kids like, and especially gave praise to the villains' costumes for being cartoon-like and not looking fake. However, he criticized the film's lack of a clearly demonstrated difference between right and wrong for when the kids steal a chicken from their neighbor to save the duck Snow White from getting killed by Brutus, stating that "it is true that the cliched fight between a disciple of good and the evil spirits was demonstrated but it is not just the evil spirits that are bad. It is also bad to steal – even if it was presented as simply for fun."[3]

Home media

The film was released on DVD by Regal Entertainment in 2006.[6]

References

1. Yeatter, Bryan (2007). Cinema of the Philippines: A History and Filmography, 1897-2005. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-7864-3047-5. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
2. "Super Inday and The Golden Bibe | June 23, 1988 Movie". iWantTFC. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
3. Diaz, Lav (July 8, 1988). "Pambata at isip-bata" [For children and children-in-the-mind]. Manila Standard (in Filipino). Standard Publications, Inc. p. 14. Retrieved September 10, 2020. Totoong naipamalas ang gasgas nang laban ng isang kampon ng mabuti at mga impakto pero hindi lang naman impakto ang masama. Masama rin ang magnakaw – kahit na palabasin pang katuwaan lang ito.
4. "Movie Guide". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. July 1, 1988. p. 14. Retrieved September 11, 2020. NEW LOVE-4.Super Inday and the Golden Bibe
5. Miralles, Nitz (June 9, 1988). "Reel and real-life lovers". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. p. 14. REGAL Films' producer Lily Monteverde is afraid of Rambo after all.
6. "Super Inday and the Golden Bibe (1988)". Regal Home Entertainment. Regal Capital Inc. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013.

External links

• Super Inday and the Golden Bibe at IMDb