Eh, Kasi Bata

Eh, Kasi Bata (lit. 'Eh, Because Kid'; marketed as Eh, Kasi Bata!) is a 1992 Filipino science fiction comedy film directed by Efren Jarlego. The film stars Gretchen Barretto, Romnick Sarmenta, Jennifer Sevilla, Billy Joe Crawford, Atong Redillas, and Cesar Montano. Named after the song of the same name by Jamie Baby Magtoto, it was produced by Seiko Films and released on May 29, 1992.^[2]

Eh, Kasi Bata
Directed by	Efren Jarlego
Written by	Cesar Cosme
Starring	Gretchen Barretto Romnick Sarmenta Jennifer Sevilla Billy Joe Crawford Atong Redillas Cesar Montano
Cinematography	Clodualdo Austria
Edited by	Edgardo Jarlego
Music by	Rey Magtoto
Production company	Seiko Films
Distributed by	Seiko Films
Release date	May 29, 1992 (1992-05-29)
Running time	104 minutes[1]
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Critic Justino Dormiendo of the Manila Standard panned the film as "an infantile piece of movie trash" for its formulaic and "sickly" gags.

Plot

Two female aliens land in the Philippines and hijinks ensue.^[1][3]

Cast

• Gretchen Barretto
• Romnick Sarmenta
• Jennifer Sevilla
• Billy Joe Crawford as Daryll
• Atong Redillas
• Cesar Montano as Glen
• Nova Villa as Meldie
• Dencio Padilla
• Ramon Zamora as Frank Chavit
• Ruben Rustia
• Rez Cortez
• Berting Labra
• Don Pepot
• Danny Labra
• Rusty Santos
• Ben Sagmit
• Ernie David
• Dino Espiritu
• Jamie Baby Magtoto
• Jovit Moya
• Ike Lozada

Critical response

Justino Dormiendo of the Manila Standard gave Eh, Kasi Bata a negative review, calling it "an infantile piece of movie trash." He severely criticized the film's formulaic gags as "sickly", stating that "[t]he scenario seems to have been concocted by the least developed brain in the universe as stock situation after stock situation [...] makes the jokes unfit for human consumption."^[3]