Ikaw Lang

Philippine action drama film

Gina Marissa Tagasa
Humilde "Meek" Roxas
Tom Adrales
Chito S. Roño

Story by

Gina Marissa Tagasa
Humilde "Meek" Roxas

Produced by

Wally Chua
Victor Villegas
Fely Ong
Tony Ong

Starring

Vilma Santos
Ronnie Ricketts
Cesar Montano

CinematographyJun DalawisEdited byRenato de LeonMusic byMon del Rosario

Production
companies

Silver Screen
Cinestars

Distributed byMoviestars Production

Release date

January 12, 1993 (1993-01-12)

Running time

115 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipino

Ikaw Lang is a 1993 Philippine action drama film directed by Chito S. Roño from a story and screenplay written by Gina Marissa Tagasa and Humilde "Meek" Roxas, with Tom Adrales and Roño co-writing the latter. The film stars Vilma Santos, Ronnie Ricketts and Cesar Montano.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Plot

A librarian's husband and mother-in-law turn out to be psychotically abusive. When the husband mistakenly thinks he has killed her, he dumps her in a river, where she is saved by a fisherman. Desperate for money and in need of help to take revenge on her husband, she hooks up with a bank robber whom she falls in love with. Together, they return to her husband's home in an attempt to kill him and save her baby.^[1]

Cast

Vilma Santos as Celina
Ronnie Ricketts as Dalton
Cesar Montano as Alfred
Zeny Zabala as Martha
Dencio Padilla as Erning
Janine Barredo as Tess
Feling Cudia as Trining
Aurora Yumul as Yaya
Vangie Labalan as Senyang
Cris Daluz as Andres
Roldan Aquino as Sarge

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
1994	5th YCC Awards	Best Achievement in Cinematography and Visual Design	Jun Dalawis Charlie Arceo	Won	^[2]
		Best Achievement in Film Editing	Renato de Leon	Nominated
		Best Achievement in Sound and Aural Orchestration	Mon del Rosario Vic Macamay	Nominated

References

^ ^a ^b Alegre, Edilberto (1994). Pinoy Na Pinoy!. Anvil Publishing. p. 212. ISBN 9789712703812. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Sampung Taong Sine: 1990-1999. National Commission for Culture and the Arts. 2002. p. 17,118,134. ISBN 9789718140260. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Google Books.
^ "Ikaw Lang". Filipinas Magazine (57–68). Filipinas Publishers: 45. 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Google Books.
^ "Ronnie in First Movie with Vi". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. January 12, 1993. p. 18. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Google News.
^ Kamote, Kalabasa (October 3, 2012). "Movie Ads: "Ikaw Lang"". Pinoy Pop Culture. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ Cruz, Edgar (December 30, 2015). "The 'cinematic' Thelmo House in Pandacan". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^ Santos, Pietro (August 3, 2010). "Top 10 Most Wicked Pinay Contrabidas". Spot.ph. Retrieved August 3, 2021.