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2000 film by Chito S. Roño
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Spirit Warriors
DVD cover
Directed byChito S. Roño
Written by
Produced by
Starring
  • Vhong Navarro
  • Jhong Hilario
  • Spencer Reyes
  • Danilo Barrios
  • Chris Cruz
  • Meynard Marcellano
  • Sherwin Roux
  • Nikko Manalo
  • Michael Foz-Sesmundo
CinematographyNeil Daza
Edited byManet Dayrit
Music byJessie Lasaten
Production
companies
Star Cinema
MAQ Productions
Distributed byRegal Entertainment
Release date
  • December 25, 2000 (2000-12-25)
Running time101 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Budget₱45 million (estimated)

Spirit Warriors (stylized as SPIRI† WARRIORS) is a 2000 Filipino fantasy horror film written and directed by Chito S. Roño. It was followed by a sequel, Spirit Warriors: The Shortcut, which was released on January 1, 2003.

Premise

A group of amateur ghost hunters meet their biggest challenge yet, the Ulanaya, a malevolent elemental.

Cast

Main roles

  • Vhong Navarro as Thor
  • Jhong Hilario as Buboy
  • Spencer Reyes as Jigger
  • Joel Torre as Roman
  • Danilo Barrios as Red
  • Chris Cruz as Ponce
  • Meynard Marcellano as Dos
  • Sherwin Roux as Nato
  • Nikko Manalo as Levi
  • Michael Foz-Sesmundo as Spike
  • Denise Joaquin as Gretch

Supporting roles

  • Pamela delos Santos as Fanny
  • Fritz Ynfante as Father James
  • Cris Vertido as Mr. Pio Andres
  • Dexter Doria as Ms. Arriola
  • Roy Alvarez as Steve
  • Raul Dillo as The Ulanaya
  • Dante Balois as Mang Guding
  • Nanding Josef as Father Buane
  • Cezar Xerez-Burgos as Father Virgilio
  • Christian Alvear as Bong

Production

The film was released by MAQ Productions while the majority of the visual effects were handled by Roadrunner Network, Inc.

Accolades

Year Award-Giving Body Category Recipient Result
2000 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Visual Effects Roadrunner Network, Inc. Won
Best Make-up Cecile Baun, Benny Batoctoy and Warren Munar Won
Best Float Roadrunner Network, Inc. Won

See also

References

  1. "Metro Manila Film Festival:2000". IMDB. Retrieved April 9, 2014.

External links

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