Ouija (film)
Encyclopedia
Ouija is an award-winning 2007 Filipino horror
-thriller film
from director
Topel Lee
, his first feature length, from the screenplay by Aloy Adlawan
. The film stars Jolina Magdangal
, Iza Calzado
, Rhian Ramos
and Judy Ann Santos
as cousins, haunted by a spirit they accidentally trapped while playing an ouija board
.
This is the second film co-produced by GMA Films & VIVA Films years after VIVA
withdrew from GMA
. The joint production between the two companies was proven a success since fans believe that there is still chemistry among the two companies and it led to more jointly-produced movies that became box-office hits.
to bury their grandmother. Accompanied by Sandra’s friend, Lucy, the five girls dare to call on the spirits of the dead when they find their old Ouija board
from when they were kids. The Ouija board
is burned by accident before they are able to finish the ritual, trapping a murderous entity around them.
As they begin to realize the terror that they have brought upon themselves, Aileen and Romina’s hostile relationship become even more strained, while Lucy’s sanity brings a heavy burden on Sandra, and Ruth’s boyfriend, Gino, is unknowingly pulled into the danger and horror that await all of them.
Confronted by imminent Death, the girls have nowhere to go unless they can identify the spirit and find out where it is buried. It is only by leading the spirit to its burial ground that they will be able to release the spirit from the Ouija board
and survive its fatal hauntings.
10th PASADO Awards (2008)
24th PMPC Awards for Movies (2008)
5th Golden Screen Awards (2008)
movie to have international screenings and the second Viva movie to have international screenings. The scheduled overseas premieres in four U.S. cities (Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego) were cancelled. Only the one in New Jersey pushed through. The movie is titled Seance internationally.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
-thriller film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
from director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Topel Lee
Topel Lee
Topel Lee is an acclaimed Filipino film director, TV director and music video director known for the cinematography in his movies and his strong female characters.- Television :* 2011 Mistaken Identity* 2009 Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin...
, his first feature length, from the screenplay by Aloy Adlawan
Aloy Adlawan
A Chemical Engineer by profession, Aloy Adlawan is a multi-awarded Filipino filmmaker- writer, producer, director, composer...
. The film stars Jolina Magdangal
Jolina Magdangal
-Filmography:Pasan ko ang Daigdig-Television:-Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-2007:* FAMAS Awards - Golden Artist Awardee* PMPC Star Awards for TV - Favorite Female Host Starstruck: The Next Level* UNICEF Ambassadres of Goodwill...
, Iza Calzado
Iza Calzado
Iza Calzado is a Filipina actress, TV host, performer and model, working as one of GMA-7's contract artists.- Biography :...
, Rhian Ramos
Rhian Ramos
Rhian Denise Ramos Howell, who is better known by her stage name Rhian Ramos , is a Filipina actress, commercial model and singer.-Biography:...
and Judy Ann Santos
Judy Ann Santos
Judy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer....
as cousins, haunted by a spirit they accidentally trapped while playing an ouija board
Ouija Board
Ouija Board is a Thoroughbred mare racehorse owned by Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby and trained by Ed Dunlop. In a career spanning four seasons, she won 10 of her 22 races, 7 of them Group 1s, including the Epsom Oaks in 2004 and the Hong Kong Vase in 2005...
.
This is the second film co-produced by GMA Films & VIVA Films years after VIVA
VIVA Entertainment
VIVA Entertainment, Inc., also known as Viva Entertainment Group is a Philippine entertainment company. Its history started in 1981 when Vicente "Vic" del Rosario, Jr. founded Viva Films.-Divisions:*Viva Productions, Inc...
withdrew from GMA
GMA Network, Inc.
Global Media Arts Network Inc. is a multimedia entertainment conglomerate, incorporated on March 1, 1950 in the Philippines. Its main businesses are into television and radio distribution, program production, and other media related industry...
. The joint production between the two companies was proven a success since fans believe that there is still chemistry among the two companies and it led to more jointly-produced movies that became box-office hits.
Plot
Half-sisters Aileen and Romina, along with first cousins Ruth and Sandra, reunite in CamiguinCamiguin
Camiguin is an island province of the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about off the northern coast of Misamis Oriental in Mindanao. It is the second-smallest province both in population and land area after Batanes...
to bury their grandmother. Accompanied by Sandra’s friend, Lucy, the five girls dare to call on the spirits of the dead when they find their old Ouija board
Ouija Board
Ouija Board is a Thoroughbred mare racehorse owned by Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby and trained by Ed Dunlop. In a career spanning four seasons, she won 10 of her 22 races, 7 of them Group 1s, including the Epsom Oaks in 2004 and the Hong Kong Vase in 2005...
from when they were kids. The Ouija board
Ouija Board
Ouija Board is a Thoroughbred mare racehorse owned by Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby and trained by Ed Dunlop. In a career spanning four seasons, she won 10 of her 22 races, 7 of them Group 1s, including the Epsom Oaks in 2004 and the Hong Kong Vase in 2005...
is burned by accident before they are able to finish the ritual, trapping a murderous entity around them.
As they begin to realize the terror that they have brought upon themselves, Aileen and Romina’s hostile relationship become even more strained, while Lucy’s sanity brings a heavy burden on Sandra, and Ruth’s boyfriend, Gino, is unknowingly pulled into the danger and horror that await all of them.
Confronted by imminent Death, the girls have nowhere to go unless they can identify the spirit and find out where it is buried. It is only by leading the spirit to its burial ground that they will be able to release the spirit from the Ouija board
Ouija Board
Ouija Board is a Thoroughbred mare racehorse owned by Edward Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby and trained by Ed Dunlop. In a career spanning four seasons, she won 10 of her 22 races, 7 of them Group 1s, including the Epsom Oaks in 2004 and the Hong Kong Vase in 2005...
and survive its fatal hauntings.
Cast
- Judy Ann SantosJudy Ann SantosJudy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer....
- Aileen - Jolina MagdangalJolina Magdangal-Filmography:Pasan ko ang Daigdig-Television:-Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-2007:* FAMAS Awards - Golden Artist Awardee* PMPC Star Awards for TV - Favorite Female Host Starstruck: The Next Level* UNICEF Ambassadres of Goodwill...
- Romina - Iza CalzadoIza CalzadoIza Calzado is a Filipina actress, TV host, performer and model, working as one of GMA-7's contract artists.- Biography :...
- Sandra - Rhian RamosRhian RamosRhian Denise Ramos Howell, who is better known by her stage name Rhian Ramos , is a Filipina actress, commercial model and singer.-Biography:...
- Ruth - Desiree Del ValleDesiree del ValleDesirée Lois del Valle Dunham, better known by her screen name Desiree del Valle , is a Filipina actress born from American father and Filipina mother...
- Lucy - JC de VeraJC de VeraJohn Carlo de Vera, better known by his screen name J.C. de Vera , is a Filipino actor and model.-Biography and career:...
- Gino - Jackie Lou Blanco - Racquel
- Ruby RodriguezRuby RodriguezMaria Ruby Rodriguez Aquino is a Filipino artist and one of the hosts of the Philippines' longest-running television shows, Eat Bulaga!.-Career:Ruby Rodriguez was originally a teacher at the O.B. Montessori Center in Greenhills, San Juan...
-Yaya - Perla Bautista - Lagring
- Anita LindaAnita LindaAnita Linda is a two-time FAMAS award-winning and Gawad Urian award-winning Filipino film actress. A romantic lead in her youth, she later gained critical acclaim for her portrayals in maternal or elderly roles...
- Lola Corazon - Valerie ConcepcionValerie ConcepcionValerie Concepcion is a Filipina actress, host and celebrity endorser. A former GMA-7 talent, she is known of her role as Nora Ferrer in the soap opera Sinasamba Kita but later transferred to its rival network ABS-CBN...
- Rape victim - Paolo SerranoPaolo SerranoPaolo Matthew Serrano, more widely known as Paolo Serrano is a television and film actor in the Philippines. His film debut was in the indie film Matthew, Mark, Luke and John but morely gained his fame when he got a role in Green Paradise released in 2007 and into Joel Lamangan's film Heavenly...
as Jake - Angelo Ilagan - Nilo
- Nanding Josef - Mario
Reception
The movie is graded A by the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) of the Philippines. An A rating gives the film a 100% tax rebate on its earnings.Awards and nominations
26th FAP (LUNA) Awards (2008)- Best Editing - Marya Ignacio
- Best Musical Score - Carmina Robles (won)
- Best Sound - Ditoy Aguila (won)
10th PASADO Awards (2008)
- Best Actress - Judy Ann SantosJudy Ann SantosJudy Anne Lumagui Santos-Agoncillo , popularly known as Judy Ann Santos or Juday/Judai, is Philippines film and television actress, product endorser, recording artist, and film producer....
(won) - Best Original Screenplay - Aloy AdlawanAloy AdlawanA Chemical Engineer by profession, Aloy Adlawan is a multi-awarded Filipino filmmaker- writer, producer, director, composer...
(won) - Best Sound - Ditoy Aguila (won)
24th PMPC Awards for Movies (2008)
- Movie of the Year - GMA FilmsGMA FilmsGMA Network Films, Inc. is a film production company and a film studio established in 1995 by GMA Network, Inc. in the Philippines....
- Movie Director of the Year - Topel LeeTopel LeeTopel Lee is an acclaimed Filipino film director, TV director and music video director known for the cinematography in his movies and his strong female characters.- Television :* 2011 Mistaken Identity* 2009 Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin...
- Movie Supporting Actress of the Year - Iza CalzadoIza CalzadoIza Calzado is a Filipina actress, TV host, performer and model, working as one of GMA-7's contract artists.- Biography :...
- New Movie Actress of the Year - Rhian RamosRhian RamosRhian Denise Ramos Howell, who is better known by her stage name Rhian Ramos , is a Filipina actress, commercial model and singer.-Biography:...
- Movie Original Screenplay of the Year - Aloy AdlawanAloy AdlawanA Chemical Engineer by profession, Aloy Adlawan is a multi-awarded Filipino filmmaker- writer, producer, director, composer...
- Movie Cinematographer of the Year - Neil Daza
- Movie Editor of the Year - Marya Ignacio
- Movie Production Designer of the Year - Mark Sabas
- Movie Musical Scorer of the Year - Carmina Robles Cuya
- Movie Sound Engineer of the Year - Ditoy Aguila and Rudy Gonzales (won)
5th Golden Screen Awards (2008)
- Breakthrough Performance by an Actress - Rhian RamosRhian RamosRhian Denise Ramos Howell, who is better known by her stage name Rhian Ramos , is a Filipina actress, commercial model and singer.-Biography:...
(won) - Best Visual Effects - Ignite Media
International screenings
The movie would have been the first GMA FilmsGMA Films
GMA Network Films, Inc. is a film production company and a film studio established in 1995 by GMA Network, Inc. in the Philippines....
movie to have international screenings and the second Viva movie to have international screenings. The scheduled overseas premieres in four U.S. cities (Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego) were cancelled. Only the one in New Jersey pushed through. The movie is titled Seance internationally.