In 1975, when i watched the movie maynila sa mga kuko ng liwanag, i. It is d irected by erik matti and produced by star. Aug 30, 20 lr joel torre, gerald anderson, joey marquez, and piolo pascual portray gray characters in the wellcrafted pinoy action movie otj on. Two prisoners, pulled from the population to carry out highprofile assassinations in exchange for reduced sentences. Manila, philippines piolo pascual and gerald anderson star in the crime film on the job scheduled for release in the latter part of 20. Starring gerald anderson, joel torre, joey marquez and piolo pascual, it tells the story of two hitman prisoners anderson and torre who are temporarily freed to carry out political executions, and two law enforcers marquez and pascual. Joel torre at an event for on the job 20 piolo pascual in on the job 20 joel.
Turns out, i was speaking way too soon because 20 turned out to be an even better one. Meanwhile, piolo pascual plays the character of an nbi agent who will hunt daniel. Piolo pascual, gerald anderson what we know so far. The brutal mob hit that opens the film takes place in broad daylight, in a crowded square in. Otj on the job otj set to open your eyes to the real action on the streets of manila. On the job abbreviated otj is a 20 philippine neonoir action thriller film conceived and directed by erik matti, who cowrote it with michiko yamamoto. Gerald anderson, dawn zulueta, kim chiu, claudine and raymart on sir august 31 posted on august 30, 20 9. One of the most talked about celebrity in the philippines today is gerald randolph opsima anderson jr who turns 24 today march 7, 20 his career took off from his stint as one of the housemates of the pinoy big brother teen edition in 2006 to one of the promising and awarded lead actors of the philippine showbiz today. Just like the intern daniel gerald anderson, we get an immersion into the whole, icky pit of political killings. Aside from the intense action scenes, the movie also highlights on the love scenes between gerald anderson and newcomer dawn jimenez.
Sep 05, 20 otj, with a screenplay by erik matti and michiko yamamoto, presents a meatier take on the hired killing business. Shaina magdayao and piolo pascual hot love scene in on. Gerald anderson will be playing daniel, an inmate who will turn into a hitmanprofessional killer. The criticallyacclaimed film bagged the the jurys choice prize and the best actor award for torre at the bunchon international fantastic film festival in south korea in 20. The film is excels on its smart writing, strong character development, realistic characters and character dialogue, and with a strong and commanding performance by joel torre and gerald anderson the movie is a masterpiece of the philippines and a step to the right direction of the philippine movie industry.
Two cops, baffled by the rising body count but hot on their trail. Otj on the job official trailer synopsis of the film. The story mainly revolves around four men who are all in search for truth and personal justicethe law enforcers francis piolo and joaquin joey. The saying, after every hardship, there comes ease, has proven to be true enough for otj. Gerald anderson will be playing daniel, an inmate who will turn into a hitman. This is a phillipine film from 20 that first showed at the cannes film festival. Gritty otj is unabashedly filipino inquirer opinion. Although full of emotions, joey marquez as the police officer gave some hilarious scenes which lightens the movie. Aug 27, 20 gerald anderson and joel torre in on the job the kapamilya star shared with scribes at a recent press con that he did his own research to prepare for the movie, and also presented his own. On the job starring erik matti piolo pascual gerald anderson, tells the story a gritty.
Sep 02, 20 watch on the job otj full movie click on an ad so this link will work on the job is a 20 filipino indie movie starring piolo pascual, gerald anderson and rayver cruz. Gerald anderson dedicates awol to filipino soldiers push. Oct 15, 20 otj had its uswide theatrical release late september after its distribution rights were acquired by a distributor during the cannes film festival, where the star cinema movie premiered in the. The gerald anderson and bea alonzo movie under abscbns movie outfit star cinema will be under the direction of veteran director dan villegas and it is scheduled to be released sometime this year. Gerald anderson dedicates awol to filipino soldiers. It may be considered distracting for indie purists, but this stunt casting of actors against type was actually part of the appeal of this film for the general movie going public. Nominally an actionsuspense film, it is actually about systemic corruption in the phillipine government, with the government, military, police and organized crime all in bed with each other. This is an incomplete list of filipino fulllength films, both mainstream and independently produced, released in theaters and cinemas in 20. Posts about gerald anderson written by nicol latayan. Tatang being the veteran hiredkiller and daniel being the backup trainee. Click on an ad so this link will work on the job is a 20 filipino indie movie starring piolo pascual, gerald anderson and rayver cruz.
Well as the title implies, it is the story of two hired killers namely mario tatang maghari joel torre and daniel benitez gerald anderson. He is best known for his lead roles in tv series such as sana maulit muli 2007, my girl 2008, action dramas, tayong dalawa 2009 in which he plays a soldier, and an nbi agent in kung tayoy magkakalayo 2010, a mentally challenged young man in budoy 20112012, in the tv adaptation of the. It was unusual, but it was good to see gerald anderson played a dark character as a hired killer. The exclusive trailer for erik mattis on the job, premiering at the 20 cannes film fesival. Aug 15, 2017 this is not the first time that gerald took on an action movie. Anyone who missed the movie on the job otj had missed threefourths of his movie life. Dawn said that albie obviously thought something was going on between her and gerald and that was the reason she agreed to do a love scene with him. Piolo pascual, gerald anderson starrer on the job otj. Directed by erik matti, the film has been two years in the making, according to pascual. Watch the full theatrical trailer for erik mattis filipino. Torre may receive awards from his portrayal as tatang. First among equals in the cast is the veteran torre, taking a. Starring gerald anderson, joel torre, joey marquez and piolo pascual.
Describing awol, gerald said that it is definitely actionpacked and has a good storyline. These lives intersect on the dangerous streets of metro manila. Bea alonzo and gerald anderson to star in a new movie. In otj, pascual portrays a national bureau of investigation agent, whose job puts him at odds with his wife. Movie piolo pascual and gerald andersons on the job ojt. Movie piolo pascual and gerald andersons on the job. Otjs main stars gerald anderson, rayver cruz and piolo pascual were able to walk cannes red carpet. Gerald anderson sergeant acosta joey marquez takes the lead on the.
Otj on the job a prison hitman trains his replacement. A pair of hitmen, veteran tatang joel torre and young apprentice daniel gerald anderson, murder a man executionstyle in broad daylight in a busy market. This is not the first time that gerald took on an action movie. I have to admit though that among the talented cast, the most difficult to accept was gerald anderson.
During the third week of the southeast asian movie month at tpd, cinema space would like to introduce the filipino film on the job. From the official website of star magic once he finalized the treatment and script for otj, what followed was translating the idea into a workable project. Gerald anderson and joel torre in on the job the kapamilya star shared with scribes at a recent press con that he did his own research to prepare for the movie, and also presented his own. Otj had its uswide theatrical release late september after its distribution rights were acquired by a distributor during the cannes film festival, where the star cinema movie premiered in.
It was overwhelming, it was a blessing to be invited to represent not just the movie, but with our country the philippines to be there, like bringing a flag with you and i guess, overall the experience was a success because the screening was packed and after the show. Newcomer dawn jimenez revealed that her love scene with gerald anderson in the movie, on the job, caused her split with boyfriend of nearly two years, albie casino. But while they seem to have the same feel given the theme, they are different from each other. The film was one of the twentyone selected feature films screened and had a world premiere in the directors fortnight at the 20 cannes film festival held in cannes, france from may 16 until 26, 20. Gerald anderson, joey marquez, piolo pascual genres international, suspense. Gerald randolph anderson aka gerald anderson, born march 7, 1989 is a filipinoamerican actor. Here is the official movie poster of piolo pascual and gerald anderson s actiondrama movie on the job under star cinema. Coproduced by star cinema and reality entertainment, the internationallyacclaimed actionthriller otj will hit cinemas nationwide next wednesday august 28. An honest cop seeks justice for the death of a friend. Gritty is a term often used for movies like otj, the filmmakers preferred title.
Otj on the job bloggers conference with piolo pascual, joey marquez. Sep 24, 20 directed by erik matti, starring piolo pascual, gerald anderson, joel torre, joey marquez and many more, otj which was distributed by star cinema, is a film that tackles high crimes in the country that involves government officials, military men and prisoners. Pht of the 20 filipino crime thriller film on the job. Piolo pascual, gerald anderson, joel torre and joey marquez were the lead stars of the movie. The story mainly revolves around four men who are all in search for truth and personal justicethe law enforcers francis piolo and joaquin joey, and law breakers daniel gerald and tatang joel. Otj actors from left rayver cruz, piolo pascual, gerald anderson and joel torre pose in cannes in this photo taken in may. Aug 16, 20 otj actors from left rayver cruz, piolo pascual, gerald anderson and joel torre pose in cannes in this photo taken in may. The film is based on the true scandal that rocked the philippines where prison. Certainly, it is a raw, unadulterated view of life in the country. The theme and the style is indie but the stars are big names.
We open on two men, tatang joel torre and daniel gerald anderson, making their. In 1975, when i watched the movie maynila sa mga kuko ng liwanag, i immediately told myself that lead star. Aug 30, 20 lr joel torre, gerald anderson, joey marquez, and piolo pascual portray gray characters in the well. Otj on the job shaina magdayao, empress, angel aquino. Sep 18, 20 anyone who missed the movie on the job otj had missed threefourths of his movie life. In 20, he starred in the erik matti film on the job otj. An actionpacked thriller inspired by the shocking true stories of inmates forced by prison officials to. One of the most talked about celebrity in the philippines today is gerald randolph opsima anderson jr who turns 24 today march 7, 20 his career took off from his stint as one of the housemates of the pinoy big brother teen edition in 2006 to one of the promising. With piolo pascual, gerald anderson, joel torre, joey marquez. An idealistic nbi agent gets caught up in the political machinations of his powerful inlaws.
Earlier set for a february 20 premiere on the job otj starring. Dawn said that albie obviously thought something was going on between her and gerald and that was the reason she agreed to. No ordinary gangsters, they are in fact prison inmates who are regularly let out of jail to. On the job abbreviated as otj is a neonoir crime thriller film written and directed by erik matti. Otj, with a screenplay by erik matti and michiko yamamoto, presents a meatier take on the hired killing business. Last year, i opened my list by saying that 2012 was an enjoyable year in local cinema. The movie revolved around these two characters while tatang teaches daniel the insandouts of being a hired killer. Otj is a rare modern filipino film that has an actual engaging story to tell in a brilliantly. A son of an nbi chief and with a wife the daughter of a congressman, piolos. Here is the official movie poster of piolo pascual and gerald andersons actiondrama movie on the job under star cinema. This pinoy film is directed by erik matti under reality entertainment and star cinema.
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