This independent film was intended as a project for the Mass Communication class of Lourdes College 2003.
Though it was never mentioned in the film, the name of the main character is Jericho. Jericho is also its working title.
Though it was never mentioned in the film, the name of the main character is Jericho. Jericho is also its working title.
None of the characters' names were mentioned in the film.
Jericho is based on a real person who is a friend of the director, a reformed drug addict who became a Born Again Christian.
In the original script, the opening scene until the climax is supposed to happen in a highway near a gasoline station. The priest is supposed to be a pastor. Most of the script was revised for the new location which was St. Agustine’s Cathedral. The location changed due to budget constraints.
The writer and director, Cloyd Winstanley, played the “Samaritan” Khalid Alonto.
Khalid Alonto is based on a real person, a muslim who has helped the director many years back.
The script was written after the director met a freak accident which ended a life of a pedestrian, he based his character and personality on the driver’s character.
During the car scene while on his cellphone, he driver mentioned 2 names, "Jeff" and "Pay". These are based on real names of real businessmen despised by the director.
It took 3 days in separate occasions to shoot the climax scene where Gio's character, Jericho, was punched.
The car used in the film was of the Mass Comm class teacher, Madeline Ravago, who was there during the shoot.
The 2 Lourdesian passersby were best friends Reydeline Torejos and Cathy Baclay who was just there to observe the shoot. Reydeline was Gio's girlfriend at that time.
“City” was shot while filming “Kulasisimo, da return op da comeback” and the documentary “Cebu, ninduta a!” where the same Mass comm class went to Cebu for 3 days to do a documentary.
The scene where Gio's character was kneeling and praying before the statue of the crucified Christ is the favorite prayer room of the director.
City was then remade in 2008 by none other than Gio Plasos himself. This time, he played the “Samaritan”.
The sign of the cross was made 13 times in the film, none of it was made by the priest.
Ritchel Butohan and Recel Remorosa are actually non-Catholics. Recel is a seventh day Adventist while Ritchell is a member of “Ang Dating Daan”. Both were required to make the sign of the cross inside the Cathedral for their scenes.
During the last scene, Recel was afraid to go inside the Cathedral because a wake was being serviced inside. She eventually went inside after being convinced by the director.
Reydeline Torejos, helped Gio to achieve the bruised right temple by putting on her makeup on him.
The hospital was actually a nursing classroom in Lourdes College.
The blood on Gio's temple was actually Mc Donald's ketchup in a sachet brought by the director.
The whole shoot only lasted 2 months. By the time it was finished, the last shot, which Gio’s character goes out of the Cathedral, buntings could be seen which wasn’t there during the previous scene. The shot was taken days after the City’s fiesta.
Jericho is based on a real person who is a friend of the director, a reformed drug addict who became a Born Again Christian.
In the original script, the opening scene until the climax is supposed to happen in a highway near a gasoline station. The priest is supposed to be a pastor. Most of the script was revised for the new location which was St. Agustine’s Cathedral. The location changed due to budget constraints.
The writer and director, Cloyd Winstanley, played the “Samaritan” Khalid Alonto.
Khalid Alonto is based on a real person, a muslim who has helped the director many years back.
The script was written after the director met a freak accident which ended a life of a pedestrian, he based his character and personality on the driver’s character.
During the car scene while on his cellphone, he driver mentioned 2 names, "Jeff" and "Pay". These are based on real names of real businessmen despised by the director.
It took 3 days in separate occasions to shoot the climax scene where Gio's character, Jericho, was punched.
The car used in the film was of the Mass Comm class teacher, Madeline Ravago, who was there during the shoot.
The 2 Lourdesian passersby were best friends Reydeline Torejos and Cathy Baclay who was just there to observe the shoot. Reydeline was Gio's girlfriend at that time.
“City” was shot while filming “Kulasisimo, da return op da comeback” and the documentary “Cebu, ninduta a!” where the same Mass comm class went to Cebu for 3 days to do a documentary.
The scene where Gio's character was kneeling and praying before the statue of the crucified Christ is the favorite prayer room of the director.
City was then remade in 2008 by none other than Gio Plasos himself. This time, he played the “Samaritan”.
The sign of the cross was made 13 times in the film, none of it was made by the priest.
Ritchel Butohan and Recel Remorosa are actually non-Catholics. Recel is a seventh day Adventist while Ritchell is a member of “Ang Dating Daan”. Both were required to make the sign of the cross inside the Cathedral for their scenes.
During the last scene, Recel was afraid to go inside the Cathedral because a wake was being serviced inside. She eventually went inside after being convinced by the director.
Reydeline Torejos, helped Gio to achieve the bruised right temple by putting on her makeup on him.
The hospital was actually a nursing classroom in Lourdes College.
The blood on Gio's temple was actually Mc Donald's ketchup in a sachet brought by the director.
The whole shoot only lasted 2 months. By the time it was finished, the last shot, which Gio’s character goes out of the Cathedral, buntings could be seen which wasn’t there during the previous scene. The shot was taken days after the City’s fiesta.
Gio Plasos is now a famous disc jockey in 89.3 killer bee. he, together with Cloyd, made a lot of radio and TV commercials together.
watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v4pgOIAZ80
Gio Plasos as Jericho
RG Balarias as Jerome
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Director Cloyd Winstanley in a cameo as Khalid Alonto
Gio Plasos as Jericho
RG Balarias as Jerome
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Director Cloyd Winstanley in a cameo as Khalid Alonto
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