Two teen stories in one movie. "Dear Partyline" tells the story of Badong who falls in love with a girl in a Coke commercial who happens to be the other half of their telephone party line. "Dear Killer" tells the story of Lenny and the mysterious disappearance of a girl who was considered the school's best Soprano singer.
Production
Two directors, two tones, one bizarre tonal whiplash experience.
Acting
Herbert Bautista commits fully to two completely different unhinged protagonists.
Director
Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara
Herbert Bautista
Badong (Dear Partyline) / Matthew Quiroy (Dear Killer)
Gelli De Belen
Grace (segment "Dear Partyline")
Gloria Sevilla
Manang (segment "Dear Partyline")
Suzanne Gonzales
Grace's Sister (segment "Dear Partyline")
Toby Alejar
Felix (segment "Dear Partyline")
Carme Sanchez
Etang (segment "Dear Partyline")
Lea Salonga
Lenny Tacorda (segment "Dear Killer")
Michael De Mesa
Mr. Simon Macalintal (segment "Dear Killer")
Rosemarie Gil
Macalintal's Mother (segment "Dear Killer")
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Party lines—shared telephone lines where users could accidentally overhear neighbors—were still common in 1980s Philippines, making this premise weirdly plausible for local audiences.
Herbert Bautista was a legitimate teen heartthrob and future Quezon City mayor, which makes watching him play two different stalkers absolutely surreal in retrospect.
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