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My Best Friend's Girlfriend
Directed by	Mark A. Reyes
Produced by	Annette Gozon-Abrogar Lily Y. Monteverde Roselle Monteverde-Teo Jose Mari Abacan Manny Valera
Written by	Suzette Doctolero
Starring	Richard Gutierrez Marian Rivera J.C. de Vera Ehra Madrigal
Music by	Longrod Von Hugendong
Cinematography	Jay Linao
Editing by	Aleks Castañeda Jay Halili
Distributed by	GMA Films Regal Entertainment
Release date(s)	February 13, 2008
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino, English
Budget	Php30 million
Gross revenue	Php102,757,000.00
Preceded by	The Promise
Followed by	When I Met U

My Best Friend's Girlfriend is a Filipino romantic comedy film, released in 2007, under GMA Films and Regal Entertainment. The movie marks the 8th feature film of Mark A. Reyes.

The movie opened in the Philippines on February 13, 2008, starring Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera.

Synopsis

After an awkward yet memorable encounter at a stag party, Evo (Richard Gutierrez) and Grace (Marian Rivera) thought they would never see each other again. Little did they know that Grace is actually the girlfriend of Evo's best friend, Mark (JC de Vera). As the arrogant player that he is, Evo takes advantage of what happened at the party to make Grace agree to his demands. He forces Grace to pretend as his girlfriend to make Akiko (Ehra Madrigal), his ex, jealous.

Cast and characters

Main cast

• Marian Rivera as Grace
• Richard Gutierrez as Ivo/Primitivo

Extended Cast

• J.C. de Vera as Mark
• Ehra Madrigal as Akiko
• Chariz Solomon as Chicky
• Renz Valerio as Christian
• Alex Castro^[1] as "Jun"
• J.C. Cuadrado
• Pilar Pilapil
• Deborah Sun
• Paolo Paraiso
• Victor Aliwalas

Reception

The movie gained many positive reviews, notably getting a grade B from the Cinema Evaluation Board (CEB) of the Philippines, praising the film's different take on romantic comedies accompanied by strong performances from the lead stars Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera. Critics agreed that new actress Chariz Solomon was able to shine in her comedic supporting role.^[2], while JC de Vera showed the best performance in his career.^[3] According to [GMANetwork.com], the film had grossed PHP 107 million.^[4]

Soundtrack

• "My Bestfriend's Girlfriend" Title track performed by INTRoVOYS
• "All I Need" performed by Shamrock
• "Why Can't It Be" performed by 3rd Avenue

Awards and nominations

• 6th Golden Screen Awards ^[5]
  • Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy - Nominated
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role—Musical or Comedy - Marian Rivera - Nominated
  • Breakthrough Performance by an Actress - Chariz Solomon - Nominated
• 40th Box Office Entertainment Awards ^[6]
  • Valentine Box Office King - Richard Gutierrez
  • Valentine Box Office Queen - Marian Rivera
• 25th PMPC Star Awards for Movies^[7]
  • New Movie Actress of the Year - Chariz Solomon - Nominate
  • Original Movie Song - My Bestfriend's Girlfriend by Introvoys - Nominated

References

External links

• Official website
• My Best Friend's Girlfriend at the Internet Movie Database