CLIPS - DARNA AND THE GIANTS

Directed, screenplay: Emmanuel H. Borlaza; Cast: Vilma Santos, Helen Gamboa, Loreta Marquez, Rosanna Marquez, Romeo Miranda, Desiree Destreza, Florence Aguilar, Ike Lozada, Pepito Rodriguez, Cesar Ramirez, Zandro Zamora, Max Alvarado, Renato Robles, Protacio Dee, Chris "Bhuda" Cruz, Jing Caparas, SOS Daredevils, Greg Lozano, Ricky Valencia, Dave Esguerra, Robert Miller, Karlo Vero, Lorelei, Carina Zawalsky, Lorna Locsin, Nita Lincoln, Elizabeth Vaughn, Christine Soriano, Danny Rojo; Cinematography: Ben Lobo

The second film after the massive success of Lipad Darna Lipa (Fly Darna Fly), Vilma Santos returned as Darna/Narda in Darna and the Giants. Directed by Emmanuel H. Borlaza, Giants was about X3X (Helen Gamboa) who infected ordinary people with serum that made them giants. The giants played havoc to the city and thank goodness Darna eliminated them before demonic X3X conquered the whole world. Now paired with Don Don Nakar as Ding, Vilma radiated the screen for the second time. Kudos to the tricky special effects that made the giants realistic. Ike Lozada stole the film though. His scenes were the funniest in years. Darna used a huge church bell to defeat him. It was unclear why the fat giant, Ike, were allergic to the sound of the church bell. Darna rung the bell to great effects, making the giant Ike felt excruciating pain in his ears. Darna then threw the bell on Ike's head suffocating him to his immediate death. That alone made everyone's theatre tickets worth every penny! And lots of pennies as the film became the top grosser of the 1974 Christmas festival.

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Film & Animation

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• Cesar Ramirez
• Chris Bhuda Cruz
• Darna and the Giants (1973)
• Desiree Destreza
• Emmanuel H. Borlaza
• Florence Aguilar
• Greg Lozano
• Helen Gamboa
• Ike Lozada
• Jing Caparas
• Loreta Marquez
• Max Alvarado
• Pepito Rodriguez
• Protacio Dee
• Renato Robles
• Romeo Miranda
• Rosanna Marquez
• SOS Daredevils
• Vilma Santos
• Zandro Zamora