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American Adobo

Play trailer Poster for American Adobo R Released Jan 25, 2002 1h 44m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The everyday struggles of people trying to bridge two cultures, as well as their attempt to find happiness in their new homeland. Tere (Cherrie Pie Picache), mid-forties and single, hosts a dinner for a friend visiting from Manila, Lorna. Invited are their New York City-based friends and former college classmates -- Mike (Christopher De Leon), a newspaper editor in his forties, Gerry (Ricky Davao), an advertising copywriter and closeted gay, and Marissa (Dina Bonnevie).
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The characters and situations seem borrowed from overwrought sitcoms.

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Mario Tarradell Dallas Morning News American Adobo is entertaining and it's filled with fine performances from the ensemble cast. Rated: B- May 3, 2002 Full Review Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post The script by Vincent R. Nebrida ... tries to cram too many ingredients into one small pot. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 12, 2002 Full Review Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Mushes the college-friends genre (The Big Chill) together with the contrivances and overwrought emotion of soap operas. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 22, 2002 Full Review Lonny Pugh Out Magazine Adobo is spiced up by a welcoming, authentic bicultural flavor. May 25, 2022 Full Review Jean Lowerison San Diego Metropolitan A sophomoric exploration of 'life problems' most people solved long ago -- or at least got tired of hearing people kvetch about. Oct 21, 2002 Full Review Paul Malcolm L.A. Weekly Guillen rarely gets beneath the surface of things. She lists ingredients, but never mixes and stirs. Oct 3, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member predictable filipino movie cheese, but there were some good silly moments only filipinos themselves would get. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member forgettable. funny, touching... but too cliche. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review bill t American Adobo takes an old, but effective premise, A movie with a food theme! and flavors it with a Philipino point of view. 5 immigrant friends get together quite frequently for Adobo, a type of Philipino meat dish and talk about what's been happening in their lives. The characters themselves, unfortunately are so stock. There's the philandering one, the political one, the ugky duckling one, the heartbroken one, and yes, the gay dude, complete with a boyfriend in the hospotal. Nothing unpredictable really happens, but I did like the premise, and made me hungry for Adobo, whatever that is. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I watched about 1/2 an hour of this rubbishy waste of time. Phillipino rubbish made in America - give it a big miss... Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member For a Filipino movie, I rather liked it. I admit, there were many moments when it fell into stale cliches, and the guy playing Raul is a pretty bad actor, but overall I enjoyed it and think it can give outsiders a small taste of Fil-Am culture. Now I need to go eat some adobo. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member very very erotic! lolx ausam man!! just cheked it out!! :) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Laurice Guillen

Director

Christopher De Leon

Mike Manalastas

Dina Bonnevie

Marissa Tuazon

Ricky Davao

Gerry Payawal

Cherry Pie Picache

Teresita "Tere" Sanchez

Paolo Montalban

Raul Arboleda

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Synopsis The everyday struggles of people trying to bridge two cultures, as well as their attempt to find happiness in their new homeland. Tere (Cherrie Pie Picache), mid-forties and single, hosts a dinner for a friend visiting from Manila, Lorna. Invited are their New York City-based friends and former college classmates -- Mike (Christopher De Leon), a newspaper editor in his forties, Gerry (Ricky Davao), an advertising copywriter and closeted gay, and Marissa (Dina Bonnevie).
Director
Laurice Guillen
Producer
Vincent R. Nebrida, Tony Gloria, Steve Grenyo
Screenwriter
Vincent R. Nebrida
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Miramax
Rating
R (Language|Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 25, 2002, Original
Release Date (DVD)
May 27, 2003
Box Office (Gross USA)
$342.9K
Runtime
1h 44m