American Adobo (2002)
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Five Filipino-American friends living in New York City deal with love, sex, friendship, careers, and cultural identity in this romantic comedy-drama directed by veteran Philippine actress Laurice Guillen. Tere Sanchez (Cherry Pie Picache) is an accountant who is in her early forties, single, and not… More Five Filipino-American friends living in New York City deal with love, sex, friendship, careers, and cultural identity in this romantic comedy-drama directed by veteran Philippine actress Laurice Guillen. Tere Sanchez (Cherry Pie Picache) is an accountant who is in her early forties, single, and not especially happy about it. Tere is an excellent cook, and often throws dinner parties for her friends, and the arrival of her old friend Lorna (Sol Oca) from Manila is all the reason she needs to invite her friends over for a feast. Mike (Christopher De Leon) is a former political journalist who is now enjoying the fruits of a lucrative career as a newspaper editor, but he wonders if he left his principles behind along the way; he's also feeling unfulfilled in his marriage to Gigi (Susan Valdez-LeGoff). Gerry (Ricky Davao) is a advertising copywriter who is afraid to tell his friends and family that he's gay, though circumstances may well drive him out of the closet. Raul (Paolo Montalban) is a good-looking ladies' man who prefers to date Caucasians, and lacks a certain amount of emotional maturity. And Marissa (Dina Bonnevie) is on the surface a well-to-do social butterfly; however, deep inside she's woefully insecure, and is afraid to confront her boyfriend Sam (Randy Becker) about his constant infidelity. Meanwhile, Lorna confesses that while she's married to a wealthy man in Manila, she's terribly unhappy, and is considering staying in America as an illegal alien. American Adobo was the first American-Philippine co-production to open in three major American cities at once (New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco); incidentally, adobo is a spicy chicken or pork dish popular in the Philippines. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Laurice Guillen
- Written By
- Vincent Nebrida
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 25, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- Outrider Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News
American Adobo is entertaining and it's filled with fine performances from the ensemble cast.
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Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
The script by Vincent R. Nebrida ... tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Mushes the college-friends genre (The Big Chill) together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas.
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David Hunter, Hollywood Reporter
A big meal of cliches that the talented cast generally chokes on.
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Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
Stiff and schmaltzy and clumsily directed.
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Cast
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Christopher De Leon
as Mike
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Dina Bonnevie
as Marissa
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Ricky Davao
as Gerry
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Cherry Pie Picache
as Tere Sanchez
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Paolo Montalban
as Raul
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Randy Becker
as Sam
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Keesha Sharp
as Debbie
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Gloria Romero
as Gerry's Mom
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Wayne Maugans
as Chris
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Sandy Andolong
as Emma
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Lorli Villanueva
as Lydia
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Susan Valdez-LeGoff
as Gigi
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Jojo Gonzalez
as Frank
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Sol Oca
as Lorna
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James C. Burns
as Fireman
- Cherrie Pie Picache
- Traci Ann Wolfe
