Eh, Kasi Bata

{{Short description|1992 science fiction film starring Gretchen Barretto}}

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| name = Eh, Kasi Bata

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| director = Efren Jarlego

| producer =

| writer = Cesar Cosme

| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Gretchen Barretto
• Romnick Sarmenta
• Jennifer Sevilla
• Billy Joe Crawford
• Atong Redillas
• Cesar Montano}}

| music = Rey Magtoto

| cinematography = Clodualdo Austria

| editing = Edgardo Jarlego

| studio = Seiko Films

| distributor = Seiko Films

| released = {{Film date|1992|5|29|ref1=}}

| runtime = 104 minutes{{cite book|last=Willis|first=Douglas|title=Horror and Science Fiction Films IV|date=1997|publisher=Scarecrow Pres|location=Lanham, Maryland|isbn=0-8108-3055-8|page=152|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HetkAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=February 20, 2021}}

| country = Philippines

| language = Filipino

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Eh, Kasi Bata ({{Literal translation|Eh, Because Kid}}; marketed as Eh, Kasi Bata!) is a 1992 Filipino science fiction comedy film directed by Efren Jarlego. The film stars Gretchen Barretto, Romnick Sarmenta, Jennifer Sevilla, Billy Joe Crawford, Atong Redillas, and Cesar Montano. Named after the song of the same name by Jamie Baby Magtoto, it was produced by Seiko Films and released on May 29, 1992.{{cite news|last=V.|first=Nena|title=From selling shampoo to the movies|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19920603&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|access-date=February 20, 2021|work=Manila Standard|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=June 6, 1992|page=20}}

Critic Justino Dormiendo of the Manila Standard panned the film as "an infantile piece of movie trash" for its formulaic and "sickly" gags.