Big Night!

{{Other uses|Big Night (disambiguation)|The Big Night (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Big Night!

| image = Big Night! 2021.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Jun Robles Lana

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Guido Zaballero
Sienna Olaso
Vitto Lazatin
Isabel Santillan
Ferdinand Lapuz

}}

| writer = Jun Robles Lana

| screenplay =

| story =

| based_on =

| starring = {{Plainlist|

Christian Bables

}}

| music = Teresa Barrozo

| cinematography =

| editing = Benjamin Tolentino

| studio = {{Plainlist|

Cignal Entertainment
The IdeaFirst Company
Octobertrain Films
Quantum Films}}

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|2021|11|25|PÖFF|2021|12|25|Philippines}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = Philippines

| language = {{ubl|Filipino|Cebuano}}

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Big Night! is a 2021 Philippine black comedy film written and directed by Jun Robles Lana.{{cite news |last1=Navarro |first1=Mell |title=Jun Robles Lana's 'Big Night' to premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Europe |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/09/19/jun-robles-lanas-big-night-to-premiere-at-tallinn-black-nights-film-festival-in-europe/ |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=19 September 2021}}

Cast

Christian Bables as Dharna/Panfilo Macaspac, Jr., a gay beautician who is determined to clear his name after he found he was included in a drug watchlist
Nico Antonio as Zues, Dharna's lover
Sunshine Teodoro as Biba
Eugene Domingo as Madam
Ricky Davao as Dharna's father
Gina Alajar as Dharna's mother
Soliman Cruz
John Arcilla as Donato Rapido
Janice De Belen as Melba, the president of Area 5
Awra Briguela as Galema, Dharna's gay youngest sibling
Sue Prado

The film also includes cameo appearances from Gina Pareño, Martin del Rosario, Ogie Diaz, Allan Paule, VJ Mendoza, and Cedrick Juan.

Production

Big Night! was directed by Jun Robles Lana and is a co-production of Cignal Entertainment, The IdeaFirst Company, Octobertrain Films, and Quantum Films.{{cite news |last1=Olea |first1=Jerry |title=Christian Bables plays Dharna in the star-studded cast of Big Night! |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/movies/157261/christian-bables-dharna-big-night-a4113-20210315 |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=PEP.ph |publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. |date=15 March 2021}}

Lana decided to use the war on drugs initiated by President Rodrigo Duterte as the setting of his film.

Principal photography of Big Night! took place from January 2020 to mid-2020.{{cite news |last1=Guno |first1=Niña |title=Man put on tokhang list tries to clear his name in latest Jun Lana film 'Big Night!'Man put on tokhang list tries to clear his name in latest Jun Lana film 'Big Night!' |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/405624/man-put-on-tokhang-list-tries-to-clear-his-name-in-latest-jun-lana-film-big-night |access-date=16 December 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=14 March 2021 |language=en}} Community quarantine measures were imposed as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic at the middle of the filming, thus part of the film had to be made under a lock-in set-up.{{cite news |last1=Calderon |first1=Ricky L. |title=Christian Bables' 'Big Night' role was draining in all aspects |url=https://www.philstar.com/the-freeman/cebu-entertainment/2021/12/15/2148099/christian-bables-big-night-role-was-draining-all-aspects- |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=15 December 2021}} Among the filming locations was the Quezon Institute.{{cite news |title=Shooting ng Big Night, nabulabog dahil sa na-possess na talent |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/162056/big-night-shooting-possessed-talent-a4118-20211116 |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=PEP.ph |publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. |date=16 November 2021 |language=tl}}

Christian Bables said that someone helped him with the Cebuano-language dialogue in Big Night!, but he no longer required their assistance by the second day of filming. He attributes his ease with the language to his upbringing, as he was raised by a Bisaya mother.{{cite news |last1=Bonoan |first1=Reggee |title=Christian Bables kay Direk Jun Lana: Natatakot po ako sa kanya na nahihiya |url=https://bandera.inquirer.net/300973/christian-bables-kay-direk-jun-lana-natatakot-po-ako-sa-kanya-na-nahihiya |access-date=26 November 2024 |work=Bandera (The Philippine Daily Inquirer) |date=19 December 2021 | language=tl}}

Release

Big Night! premiered on November 25, 2021, at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.{{cite web |title=Big Night |url=https://poff.ee/en/film/big-night/ |website=PÖFF |access-date=16 December 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=3 Filipino films competing in the prestigious Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival |url=https://www.fdcp.ph/updates/3-filipino-films-competing-prestigious-tallinn-black-nights-film-festival |publisher=Film Development Council of the Philippines |access-date=16 December 2021 |language=en}} The film will have its theatrical release in the Philippines on December 25, 2021, as one of the eight official entries of the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival.{{cite news |title=MMFF 2021 back on the big screen |url=https://malayaph.com/news_entertainment/mmff-2021-back-on-the-big-screen/ |access-date=16 December 2021 |work=Malaya Business Insight |date=16 November 2021}}

Accolades

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rowspan="15" \| 2021 \| rowspan="15" style="text-align:left" \| Metro Manila Film Festival \| style="text-align:left" \| Best Picture \| Big Night! \| {{Won}} \| rowspan="15" \| {{cite news \|last=Sanchez \|first=Giselle \|title=GOSSIP GIRL: Charo, Daniel, Christian win big at 2021 MMFF Gabi ng Parangal \|url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/28/gossip-girl-charo-daniel-christian-win-big-at-2021-mmff-gabi-ng-parangal/ \|access-date=December 29, 2021 \|work=Manila Bulletin \|date=December 28, 2021}}
style="text-align:left" \| Best Director \| Jun Lana \| {{Won}}
style="text-align:left" \| Best Actor \| Christian Bables \| {{Won}}
rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" \| Best Supporting Actor \| John Arcilla \| {{Won}}
Nico Antonio \| {{Nominated}}
rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" \| Best Supporting Actress \| Eugene Domingo \| {{Nominated}}
Janice de Belen \| {{Nominated}}
style="text-align:left" \| Best Screenplay \| Jun Lana \| {{Won}}
style="text-align:left" \| Best Cinematography \| Carlo Mendoza \| {{Won}}
style="text-align:left" \| Best Production Design \| Maolen Fadul \| {{Nominated}}
style="text-align:left" \| Best Editing \| Benjamin Tolentino \| {{Nominated}}
style="text-align:left" \| Best Sound \| Emmanuel Verona \| {{Nominated}}
style="text-align:left" \| Best Musical Score \| Teresa Barrozo \| {{Won}}
style="text-align:left" \| Best Float \| rowspan="2" \|Big Night! \| {{Nominated}}
style="text-align:left" \| Gender Sensitivity Award \| {{Won}}

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rowspan="15" | 2021

| rowspan="15" style="text-align:left" | Metro Manila Film Festival

| style="text-align:left" | Best Picture

| Big Night!

| {{Won}}

| rowspan="15" | {{cite news |last=Sanchez |first=Giselle |title=GOSSIP GIRL: Charo, Daniel, Christian win big at 2021 MMFF Gabi ng Parangal |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/12/28/gossip-girl-charo-daniel-christian-win-big-at-2021-mmff-gabi-ng-parangal/ |access-date=December 29, 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=December 28, 2021}}

style="text-align:left" | Best Director

| Jun Lana

| {{Won}}

style="text-align:left" | Best Actor

| Christian Bables

| {{Won}}

rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Best Supporting Actor

| John Arcilla

| {{Won}}

Nico Antonio

| {{Nominated}}

rowspan="2" style="text-align:left" | Best Supporting Actress