Hey Babe! (1999 film)

Hey Babe!
Official released poster
Directed by	Joyce Bernal
Screenplay by	Ricky Lee Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario
Story by	Ricky Lee Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario Dindo Perez
Produced by	Malou N. Santos
Starring	Jolina Magdangal Marvin Agustin
Cinematography	Charlie Peralta
Edited by	Joyce Bernal Marya Ignacio Tara Illenberger
Music by	Jessie Lasaten
Production company	Star Cinema
Distributed by	Star Cinema
Release date	August 25, 1999 (1999-08-25)
Running time	114 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Hey Babe! is a 1999 Filipino romantic comedy film directed and co-edited by Joyce Bernal from a story and screenplay written by Ricky Lee and Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario, with Dindo Perez as the co-writer of the former. It stars Jolina Magdangal and Marvin Agustin in the lead roles, with the supporting cast include Gina Pareño, Alma Moreno, Dominic Ochoa, Roldan Aquino, and Nikki Valdez, and special participation of Joey Marquez.

Produced and distributed by Star Cinema, the film was theatrically released on August 25, 1999. This was the last love-team movie with Magdangal and Agustin and also a spin-off of Labs Ko Si Babe.

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Plot

Every Friday, Abigail (Jolina Magdangal) religiously consults Madame Lola (Gina Pareño), a fortune teller. The old shrewd lady takes advantage of Abigail’s extreme grip on superstition by giving her signs about the perfect man for her. Nelson (Marvin Agustin) also takes advantage on the situation and paid Madame Lola to give Abigail signs that would make her believe that he is the one for her. Eventually through Nelson’s perseverance, and Madame Lola’s bogus prediction, Abigail started to believe that Nelson is her Mr. Right. But there is no secret that remains uncover. Abigail learns about Nelson’s tricks hence her innocent love turns into a pure rage. It’s now Nelson’s turn to work things out and stop relying his luck to the make believe powers of cards and stars.

Cast

Main

Jolina Magdangal as Abigail
Marvin Agustin as Nelson
Alma Moreno as Rose
Gina Pareño as Madame Lola

Supporting

Nikki Valdez as Queenie
Dominic Ochoa as Jim
Joey Marquez as Felipe
Koko Trinidad as Lolo
Roldan Aquino as Jose
J.R. Herrera as Noel
Bearwin Meily as Noli
Mo Twister as Nito
Monina Bagatsing as Ruby
Justin Cuyugan as Marlon

Soundtrack

Hey Babe! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	1999 (1999)
Genre	Pop, Ballad, Upbeat
Label	Star Music
Producer	Dennis R. Quila, Vehnee Saturno, Ben Escasa

Singles from Hey Babe! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Oh Babe (ballad)" "Chuva Choo Choo"

Hey Babe! is the soundtrack to the film and was released in 1999 by Star Music. It was awarded a gold record certification from the Philippine Association of the Record Industry.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Oh Babe (ballad)" (Recorded by Jeremiah)	Renato Santos	Dennis R. Quila	4:10
2.	"Baka Sakali" (Recorded by Jolina Magdangal and Marvin Agustin)	Vehnee Saturno	Vehnee Saturno	4:14
3.	"I Love You Babe" (Recorded by Jeffrey Hidalgo, Richard Marten, and Bojo Molina)	Vehnee Saturno and Annabelle Regalado	Vehnee Saturno	4:12
4.	"May Hinahanap Ang Puso" (Recorded by Jolina Magdangal)	Vehnee Saturno	Vehnee Saturno	4:30
5.	"Chuva Choo Choo" (Recorded by Jolina Magdangal and Nikki Valdez)	Vehnee Saturno and Enrico Santos	Vehnee Saturno	3:05
6.	"Hey Babe" (Recorded by Lito Camo)	Lito Camo	BMG Records Pilipinas	4:18
7.	"Baile De Amor" ((instrumental))		Dennis R. Quila
8.	"Open Sesame" (Recorded by Leila K)	Leila K	Beaver Music, Hong Kong
9.	"Panaginip Lang Kaya" (Recorded by Tootsie Guevara)	Ben Escasa	Ben Escasa	3:434
10.	"Oh Babe (dance)" (Recorded by Nikki Valdez, Carol Banawa, Kaye Abad, and Mo Twister)	Renato Santos	Dennis R. Quila
11.	"Baka Sakali" (Recorded by Nikki Valdez and Richard Marten)	Vehnee Saturno	Vehnee Saturno
12.	"Oh Babe (upbeat)" (Recorded by Jolina Magdangal)	Renato Santos	Dennis R. Quila
13.	"Oh Babe Chuva Hey! (dance remix)" (Remix by Rico Blanco)

Personnel

Adapted from the Hey Babe! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack liner notes.^[2]

Dennis R. Quila – arranger (tracks 1, 4, 7, 10, 12)
Tito Cayamanda – arranger (tracks 2, 3, 11)
Arnold Buena – arranger (track 5)
Marc Lopez – arranger (track 9)
Noel Mendez – guitars (tracks 2, 3 4, 5, 11)
Gerald Portacio – rap lyrics (track 10)
Mo Twister – rap lyrics (track 10)
Rico Blanco – remix (track 13)

References

^ "PARI List of Awardeed". pari.com.ph.
^ Hey Babe! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Liner Notes). Various artist. Star Music. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)