Tween Academy: Class of 2012
| Tween Academy: Class of 2012 | |
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| Directed by | Mark Reyes |
| Written by | Kit Villanueva-Langit |
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| Starring | Barbie Forteza Bea Binene Elmo Magalona Jake Vargas Joshua Dionisio Joyce Ching Kristofer Martin Lexi Fernandez Derick Monasterio |
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| Country | Template:Film Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
| Box office | Php 32 million |
Tween Academy: Class of 2012 is a Filipino film for tweens produced by GMA Films and SM Development Corporation. The show Tween Hearts, top-billed by the love teams of Joshua Dionisio - Barbie Forteza and Jake Vargas - Bea Binene, together with Joyce Ching and Kristofer Martin, Lexi Fernandez and Derick Monasterio, Louise delos Reyes and Alden Richards, Elmo Magalona is the basis of the film. The film was released August 24, 2011.[1]
Plot
Kara (Barbie Forteza), George (Bea Binene), and Enzo (Elmo Magalona) are 3 best friends who have been constantly been bullied at school and nicknamed the Imba Trio. On the night of the school dance Enzo gets carried out of the dance by Maximo (Derick Monasterio) and his crew because he accidentally bumped into Chloe (Lexi Fernandez) while dancing. And while Kara and George try to help him they also get dumped in the trash along with Enzo and are helped by Christian (Alden Richards) and Diego (Kristofer Martin). After the prom the 3 decide to make a list to do that help them be popular so they won't get bullied and pranked anymore by the date of the prom, and they make the list a dare.
The next day at school Enzo learns that he has to retake a class again. And after trying to go to the bathroom but is stopped by the janitor who is still cleaning the bathroom. So Enzo decides to use the women's restroom hoping no one will notice. But he bumps into the new teacher, Maddie (Sam Pinto), and develops a crush on her. Meanwhile, George and her best friend Jepoy (Jake Vargas) is back in town. And Kara is at a comic convention where she helps Robin (Joshua Dionisio) when his backpack gets snatched, and unknowingly sells him the #1 issue of Metal Man online. Later that night, Enzo helps Maddie get her car out of a tight parking space and locks himself out of his car. Kara later becomes friends with Robin online without knowing his true identity. George later hangs out with Jepoy who sings his new song for her and starts to think he has a crush on her and she starts to develop a crush on him.
Cast
- Barbie Forteza as Kara
- Bea Binene as Georgina/George
- Elmo Magalona as Lorenzo/Enzo
- Jake Vargas as Jeremy/Jepoy
- Joshua Dionisio as Robin/Bino
- Louise delos Reyes as Jess
- Alden Richards as Christian
- Kristofer Martin as Diego
- Joyce Ching as Ashlee
- Derick Monasterio as Maximo
- Lexi Fernandez as Chloe
- Sam Pinto Ms. Maddie
- Yassi Pressman as Caitlin
- Angelu De Leon as Angele
- Bobby Andrews as Jedon
- Yayo Aguila as Myla
- Nadia Montenegro as Loisena
- Pinky Amador as Anna
- German Moreno as Mang Ambo
- Julie Anne San Jose as Herself
The Official Movie Soundtrack
GMA Records released the 14-track, all-revival soundtrack album entitled, Tween Academy: Class of 2012 (The Official Movie Soundtrack), which in fact pays homage to romantic comedy movies of the past. But there also contemporary songs in the soundtrack to spice up the fans' and moviegoers' listening pleasure.
The mood is easily and clearly established through the remake of Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now with three different versions. The first version is rendered by Julie Anne San Jose and Elmo Magalona. It was Starship's number 1 hit which also used in the movie Mannequin in 1987.
The other two versions of the song are rendered by the two lead loveteams: Barbie Forteza and Joshua Dionisio, and Bea Binene and Jake Vargas.
While Lexi Fernandez sings Taylor Swift's Back to December. Her male counterpart in the album, John Miguel also does Wham's Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go.[2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Julie Anne San Jose & Elmo Magalona)" | Albert Hammond, Diane Warren | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Everytime (Frencheska Farr)" | Mikaella Vinluan | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (John Miguel)" | George Michael | 2:34 |
| 4. | "Kaba (Julie Anne San Jose)" | Vehnee Saturno | 3:56 |
| 5. | "Lazy Song (Derrick Monasterio & Kristofer Martin)" | Bruno Mars | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Back to December (Lexi Fernandez)" | Taylor Swift | 4:47 |
| 7. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Barbie Forteza, Joshua Dionisio, Bea Binene & Jake Vargas)" | Albert Hammond, Diane Warren | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Kaba (Louise delos Reyes & Alden Richards)" | Vehnee Saturno | 3:58 |
| 9. | "Lazy Song (All male cast)" | Bruno Mars | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Back to December (All female cast)" | Taylor Swift | 4:47 |
| 11. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (All cast)" | Albert Hammond, Diane Warren | 4:10 |
| 12. | "Pers Lab (Barbie Forteza)" | Mon Torralba | 2:30 |
| 13. | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Minus one)" | 4:10 |
Media Release
The film was released onto DVD and VCD-formats within the week of January 15, 2012 onwards under GMA Records Home Video. However , it recently made their Television Premiere on April 22 at the same year on it's film producer of TV arm GMA Network. it is exactly 24 weeks after the first media release.
Reception
According to BoxOfficeMojo, the movie has a final gross of Php 32 million.
References
- ^ Nora V. Calderon, "Tween Hearts, now on its third season, gets another extension until September 2011,", Philippine Entertainment Portal, June 10, 2011, retrieved August 16, 2011 Template:Tl icon
- ^ http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/331779/tweens-try-singing-soundtrack