Basta't Kasama Kita (film)

This article is about the 1995 film. For the 2003 TV series, see Basta't Kasama Kita.

Basta't Kasama Kita
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRory B. Quintos
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Jerry Lopez Sineneng
  • Olivia M. Lamasan
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJoe Batac, Jr.
Edited byJess Navarro
Music byNonong Buencamino
Production
company
Distributed byStar Cinema
Release date
  • February 1, 1995 (1995-02-01)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryPhilippines
Language
  • Filipino

Basta't Kasama Kita (lit. '"As Long As I'm with You"') is a 1995 Philippine romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rory B. Quintos on her feature film directorial debut.[1][2] The film stars Aga Muhlach and Puerto Rican actress and Miss Universe 1993, Dayanara Torres. The plot is similar to that of the 1953 film Roman Holiday, which was directed by William Wyler and starred Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.[3]

The film was produced and released by Star Cinema on February 1, 1995. Basta't Kasama Kita became a box office success and in the later years, the film was selected as one of the best romantic-comedy films in the last 25 years, according to a retrospective by CNN Philippines in 2017.[4]

The film was digitally restored and remastered by the ABS-CBN Film Archives and Central Digital Lab.

  1. ^ "Rory Quintos joins rare breed of RP lady movie directors". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. November 11, 1995. p. 30. Retrieved September 6, 2023. She made her own auspicious debut as movie director with Basta't Kasama Kita, a smash-hit romance-drama which starred also Aga Muhlach with Dayanara Torres
  2. ^ "Director Cathy Garcia Molina does not want to work with big stars". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Filipino). March 19, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2017. Ang huli ko pong pagsasama kay Aga, yung Basta't Kasama Kita. AD [assistant director] po ako doon. First movie ni Direk Rory [Quintos], with Dayanara Torres. It was...mga 1995.
  3. ^ "Aga Muhlach, Dayanara Torres willing to work together again". GMA News and Public Affairs. December 2, 2006. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "The 25 best Filipino rom-coms of the last 25 years". CNN Philippines. August 4, 2017. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.