Shake, Rattle, & Roll 13 is touted as the final installment of the
long-running horror franchise.
Rain, Rain Go
Away episode
Director Chris
Martinez describes the first episode as being “the fear ng bawat
Filipino. ‘Di ba takot na takot tayo sa baha, sa sakuna, sa
disaster? Parang everytime na uulan, o may malakas na bagyo, lahat
tayo napapraning kasi baka mamatay ang mga tao, malunod.
“It’s a
revenge story; it’s about guilt. Hindi mo matatakasan ang kasalanan
mo.”
This is Direk
Chris’s first foray into directing a horror film and he is very
happy to have this experience. “E, siyempre, Diyos ko ‘no, I grew
up watching Shake, Rattle & Roll. Dream ko na makagawa ng isang
Shake, Rattle & Roll episode kahit man lang isang beses.”
Tamawo episode
The Tamawo
episode is the come backing film of Richard Somes who returns to SRR
after six years of absence.
"Actually, ang
tamawo is very much close din sa maligno,” he explains. “Tamawo
is an Ilonggo word."
The episode is
all about a man named Alan who brings his wife and stepson to a
provincial ranch. The ranch was previously looked after by his uncle
whose death remained mysterious. It’s there where the family
experiences various encounters with supernatural creatures.
Direk Richard
also injects a serious message in his film: “Actually ‘yong theme
ko ng Tamawo is ‘yong tayo as human beings, kaya nating mang-invade
ng territory na kung minsan, e, hindi na sa atin.
“Hindi natin
nirerespeto ang boundaries. Napaka-greedy talaga ng tao. So, ang
ganda ng lesson.”
Parola episode
The Parola
episode is Director Jerrold Tarog second directorial stint with the
SRR franchise. The filmmaker admits that this film came all along
after making Aswang, starring Lovi Poe and Paulo Avelino.
“It’s pretty
tiring,” Direk Jerrold bluntly admits. “But the good thing is
that Parola is a totally different concept from Aswang, which makes
visualizing the project easy.”
The director is
very happy to be included in this year’s entry to the film
festival. “The other episodes are going to be helmed by two
directors whom I have great respect for. I’m not so much pressured
as I am in awe.
“With [Chris]
Martinez and [Richard] Somes in the line-up, I’m prepared to lie
low in this installment. Those two are awesome. I look forward to
seeing their episodes.”
Written by Gerry
Ignacio, the film stars Eugene Domingo, in her first attempt to do a
horror flick, Jay Manalo, Edgar Allan Guzman, Boots Anson Roa, Zanjoe
Marudo, Maricar Reyes, Bugoy Cariño, Celia Rodriguez and introducing
Ervic Vijandre, Kathryn Bernardo, Louise de los Reyes, Sam
Concepcion, Hiro Magalona, Dimples Romana, Ina Raymundo, and Ara
Mina.
