Sigaw

Sigaw
US release poster
Directed byYam Laranas
Written by
Produced by
  • William Lao
  • Roselle Y. Monteverde
Starring
CinematographyYam Laranas
Edited byManet A. Dayrit
Music byJesse Lucas
Production
companies
Distributed byRegal Entertainment
Release date
  • December 25, 2004 (2004-12-25)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱25.3 million[1]

Sigaw (lit.'Shout'), internationally known as The Echo, is a 2004 Filipino supernatural horror film directed by Yam Laranas. It stars Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin (both from Mulawin). It was one of the entries in the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival, becoming a box office success in the Philippines where the horror genre has become increasingly popular. In 2005, the film received a release in both Singapore and Malaysia.[2][3][4]

An American remake of the film was made in 2008, entitled The Echo.[5][6]

  1. ^ Cruz, Marinel (January 9, 2005). MMFF organizers exhorted: Plug 'holes' before '05 fest. Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. 60.
  2. ^ "Direk Yam lives his scary dreams". The Philippine Star. December 5, 2004. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. ^ O'Terror, Scarlett (September 14, 2010). "Film Review: Sigsaw". Horror News. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Breese, Keith (December 25, 2004). "Sigaw Review". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "Farewell to Peque". The Philippine Star. September 6, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  6. ^ Santiago, Erwin (November 10, 2006). "Hollywood to remake Filipino horror flick, 'Sigaw'". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved July 25, 2021.