Alyas Pogi 2

Philippine action film

  • Jun Lawas
  • Amado Lacuesta
Produced by
  • Wally Chua
  • Victor Villegas
StarringRamon "Bong" Revilla Jr.Cinematography
  • Rey Lapid
  • Edmund Cupcupin
Edited byRuben NatividadMusic byMon del Rosario
Production
company
Moviestars Production
Distributed byMoviestars Production
Release date
  • August 26, 1992 (1992-08-26)
Running time
110 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipino

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

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

External links

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Alyas Pogi film series
  • Alyas Pogi: Birador ng Nueva Ecija (1990)
  • Alyas Pogi 2 (1992)
  • Alyas Pogi: Ang Pagbabalik (1999)
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Films directed by Toto Natividad


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