Shake, Rattle and Roll 8 is a 2006 horror film and an entry for the 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival. The film is the 8th installment of the Shake, Rattle & Roll series.
Plot[]
13th Floor[]
On October 14, 1986, an orphanage was burned down by fire triggered by a burning paper plane. Many of the orphans died including their matron, Jene. Twenty years later, a high-rise apartment building stands on the site of the orphanage. In one of its penthouse suites resides a girl named Alex (Krystal Reyes).
One day, her parents Digna (Isay Alvarez) and Oscar (Robert Seña) hired a group of birthday planners to organize a birthday party in their suite. The party organizers led by Sonny (Bearwin Meily) and Marge (Keanna Reeves) went to the condo and examined the place. As soon as they entered, they began to feel the presence of lost souls; they felt this especially when they rode the elevator.
Upon stepping at Alex's suite, the group began to feel eerie things. Dismissing it, they started to organize the party. After inviting some children and their matron, they happily started Alex's birthday. Unknown to any of them, the children they invited were the lost souls of the children who died in the aforementioned fire.
The presence of the souls disrupted the party and the chase began. The spirits manifested themselves altogether and the original 14th floor where the party was held was changed to 13. After the chase, the lost souls reappeared in the form of ghosts of children and Jene. The latter explains that Alex herself has a connection to the incident: she was born on Oct. 14, 1995, the ninth anniversary of the fire, and that two of the party organizers, Sonny and Jun, are the only survivors of the incident and were also the cause, albeit unintentionally. Eventually, the souls forgive the organizers and depart in peace.
Yaya[]
Benjo (Nash Aguas) is a very mischievous boy and a prankster. After sending many nannies packing, his mother Grace (Sheryl Cruz) had to hire a new one again. This time, Benjo must promise he won't prank her again.
One day, Grace had finally hired a new nanny: Cecil (Iza Calzado). Benjo becomes suspicious about Cecil; this evidence was shown when Benjo's dog Toby started to bark mad at the nanny. Grace insisted to Benjo to calm down.
During Cecil's tenure, Benjo became more suspicious and watchful. What he feared came one evening: he himself witnessed Cecil who was about to eat his little baby sister with her long tongue. Still, the boy obeyed his mother not to say anything.
Benjo, however, won't give up just like that. He sought help from his teacher Mel (TJ Trinidad). He told Mr. Mel everything about his new nanny being a vampire and the attempt that happened last night to his sister. The teacher told Benjo the only weapon to repel aswangs: garlic.
One night, the full moon loomed high and what the household feared came: it was time for Cecil's transformation to an aswang. Benjo remembered everything what Teacher Mel had said. After a big fight, Benjo thrusted garlic to the aswang, killing it. Grace arrived at the scene.
LRT[]
After a hard and busy day, thirteen commuters took the last trip of the Manila LRT Purple Line at nearly midnight. Since it was nearly midnight, they were the last passengers of the train for the day.
While relaxing inside the cozy train cars, Jean (Manilyn Reynes) met her long lost ex-boyfriend Cesar (Kempee De Leon), who according to him, they last saw each other since they were college. Jean introduced her son, Jimmy (Quintin Alianza). During their conversation, a deacon named Lita preaches verses from the Bible, annoying some passengers.
As they traverse into an abandoned station, they saw that the gate were closed .Minutes crawled by. Annoyed, the passengers decided to find a telephone.
As they find a telephone, something pulled one of the passengers. When they found him, his heart is pulled out: Someone or something was lurking in the station, apparently a monster who eats human hearts. Another passenger was swiped away by that someone. Alarmed the passengers make their way back to the train.
In a worse turn of fate, that something appeared out of nowhere: it was a hideous and foul eyeless monster. It further killed many more. This monster, vigilant and strong-sensed, forgave no one as it hunt down the passengers, save for Jimmy, Jean and Cesar, one by one.
After several desperate tries of finding an emergency exit, the remaining survivors Jean, Cesar and Jimmy, found an emergency exit. Shortly after climbing down from the station tower, Cesar pledges his still-living love for Jean. He urged Jimmy and Jean to run while he wards the monster off. After a long fight, Cesar, too, was killed.
Authorities arrived immediately. The terrible truth was unveiled: The monster is the mutant son of their boss (implied to be their chief), and that the passengers on the last train every night are being set up to be the food of the monster, with any survivors being killed off by the police.
Cast[]
13th Floor[]
- Bearwin Meily as Sonny
- Keana Reeves as Marge
- Roxanne Guinoo as Alyson
- Janus Del Prado as Jun
- Joseph Bitangcol as Gino
- Aaron Junatas as Bitoy
- Robert Seña as Oscar
- Isay Alvares as Digna
- Krystal Reyes as Alex
- Aaron Junatas as Ghost Kids 1
- Kenneth Luague as Ghost Kids 2
- Stephanie Marzan as Ghost Kids 3
- Kendy Takai As Ghost Kids 4
- Cezar Ian Santos As Ghost Kids 5
- Ekrima Amro As Ghost Kids 6
- Apple Cruel as Ghost Kids 7
- Antonio Arca as Ghost Kids 8
- Ashley Arca as Ghost Kids 9
- Cresta Amor as Jerie
- Myqeen Rodriguez as Ella
Yaya[]
- Sheryl Cruz as Grace
- Iza Calzado as Cecil
- Nash Aguasas Benjo
- TJ Trinidad as Teacher Mel
- Nene Tamayo as Arlyn
- Debraliz Valasote As Manang Hermie
- Jillian Usero as Kyla
- Nicole Cruz as Janine
LRT[]
- Manilyn Reynes as Jean
- Keempee De Leon as Cesar
- Quintin Alianza as Jimmy
- Empress Schuck as Nina
- Mico Palanca as Rico
- Cass Ponti as Steph
- Ehra Madrigal as Jenny
- Dino Imperial as Rocky
- Eugene Domingo as Lita
- Ic Mendoza as Ojie
- Charles Christianson as Don
Movie Mistake[]
- Before The Janitor clean all the mess around the train station, He stops. The director say lights camera and action! before he cleans the mess. The voice of director was cut.
Trivia[]
- Although the same title, "Yaya" was not a remake from the first episode of Shake Rattle and Roll III.
- Teacher Mel as played by TJ Trinidad can be seen exiting from the LRT at the start of the third episode, "LRT". He is noticeably wearing the same clothes he was wearing at the end of the previous segment Yaya.
- This is Nash Aguas first appearance in the franchise.
- This film marks the return of Manilyn Reynes and IC Mendoza to the franchise. Reynes last appeared in the fifth installment while Mendoza last appeared in the fourth.
- Although Reynes returned, she did not make any appearances further after this installment.
- Producer Roselle Monteverde-Teo hired director Topel Lee to do the movie after she saw Dilim.e title
- This is the first film in the franchise that doesn't use the traditional roman numeral number for the film corresponding number.