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Bobo Cop

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Bobo Cop
Directed byTony Y. Reyes
Written byWoodrow Serafin
Starring
CinematographyOscar Querijero
Edited byEfren Jarlego
Music byBoy Alcaide
Production
company
Release date
  • May 12, 1988 (1988-05-12)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Bobo Cop (lit.'Stupid Cop') is a 1988 Filipino action comedy film directed by Tony Y. Reyes and starring Joey Marquez as the titular cop, alongside Alice Dixson, Matet, Kristina Paner, Cris Villanueva, Atoy Co, Amy Perez, Willie Revillame, Panchito and Cachupoy. The film's title is in reference to the 1987 American film RoboCop. Produced by Regal Films, Bobo Cop was released on May 12, 1988.

Critic Lav Diaz gave the film a mildly positive review, commending it for being hilarious despite its imitation of numerous screen works such as Police Academy and The Six Million Dollar Man while criticizing the third act for being boring.

Cast

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Release

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Bobo Cop was released on May 12, 1988.[2]

Critical response

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Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, gave Bobo Cop a mildly positive review. He stated that though the film tried to cram as many imitations as it can into the story, from Police Academy to The Six Million Dollar Man to Jimmy Wang Yu, it was still able to garner effective hilarity. Diaz criticized, however, the film for becoming boring when it became a parody of RoboCop in the third act.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yeatter, Bryan (2007). Cinema of the Philippines: A History and Filmography, 1897-2005. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-7864-3047-5. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Movie Guide". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. May 13, 1988. p. 10. GREENBELT-4................Bobo Cop
  3. ^ Diaz, Lav (May 15, 1988). "Sinira ni Robocop" [Destroyed by Robocop]. Manila Standard (in Filipino). Standard Publications, Inc. p. 10. May kaguluhan ang kinalabasan pero kahit papaano'y nakahatak din ng tawa.
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