Rakenrol

Behind the office desk, the cigarette smoke and this awkward person is a Fan Girl who used to collect every Jingle magazine issue, listened to every radio stations that play rock songs, cut out music artist's photos in magazines, and send fan mails. This was a fan girl whose taste in music was shaped by the constant replay of the Eraserheads' Circus album when she was 11 and the late night music sessions with her brothers. This was a fan girl who dreamed of being in a band, listened to Alanis Morissette cassette tapes when her high school classmates were into Spice Girls, and learned to play the guitar at 13 but somehow never continued that on a later life.

Of course, I'm talking about myself. Now there's actually a movie that talks just about that, and it's entitled Rakenrol. Directed by the ultimate fan boy himself -- Quark Henares. Co-written by Sandwich's Guitarist-extraordinaire Diego Castillo. It's a story I  have always wanted for myself and somehow these two guys have got the courage, talent and wit to actually put it together in one great movie.

It's a story of two best friends who have loved rock and roll all their lives, Odie and Irene. When Irene heard Odie's self-recorded songs, they decided to form a band. They recruited Mo, an ex-punk-turned-barista and Junfour as drummer, a bully who knew nothing about bands. They called themselves: Hapipaks. It lead them to meet their manager, an ex-childstar-turned-band-manager, named Matet. After playing a few gigs, Irene met and dated her "all-time super crush" rockstar Jacchi Rocha. The plot thickens when Odie came to realize that he is secretly in love with his best friend -- Irene.

Don't be fooled by the seriousness of the plot though, because this movie has nothing but humor from start to end. You might even piss yourself laughing. It also features cameos of legendary, as well as indie musicians. For those who have followed the Philippine rock music scene, those who go to gigs, those who buy our local bands' albums, those who listens to local rock radio stations, those who have local bands' posters on their wall, and those who ever dreamed of being in a band -- this movie is dearly made for you.

It's going to be shown in the local cinema starting on the 21st of September, 2011. Get updates by following them on Facebook. Watch their trailer below: