I Have Three Hands is a 1985 Filipino comedy film directed by Luciano B. Carlos, written by Carlos and Jose Javier Reyes, and starring the comedy trio of Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon, as well as Maricel Soriano, Sheryl Cruz, Manilyn Reynes, Chuckie Dreyfuss, and Kristina Paner. The film's title is a play on the nursery rhyme "I Have Two Hands".

I Have Three Hands
Directed byLuciano B. Carlos
Screenplay by
Story byJose Javier Reyes
Starring
CinematographyGener Buenaseda
Edited byEfren Jarlego
Music by
  • Tito Sotto
  • Homer Flores
Production
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Distributed byRegal Films
Release date
  • September 12, 1985 (1985-09-12)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Plot

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Bitoy, Atoy and Caloy (Tito, Vic and Joey respectively) are 3 hapless brothers who got employed by a rich couple to take care of their children who turned out to be spoiled brats who have successfully driven out all their nannies from their house through their improvised booby traps. But the brothers stuck through with the children until the end. In the midst of all the mess comes Bridget (Maricel Soriano) who is their next-door neighbor's maid. She becomes the Agatep brothers' object of affection, but unknown to them she also brings trouble.

Cast

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Production

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Music

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Tito Sotto and Homer Flores composed the musical score of I Have Three Hands. An instrumental version of "We Are the World" is played throughout the film, and by the end, a parody song titled "Maid in the Philippines" is performed by the characters in a similar way to the USA for Africa music video.[1]

Home media

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I Have Three Hands was released on DVD by Regal Capital in 2009 paired with another film also starring the comedy trio, Shoot That Ball.[2]

The entire film was made available on YouTube for streaming without charge by Regal Entertainment on September 4, 2019.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Regal Entertainment, Inc. (September 4, 2019). "I HAVE THREE HANDS: Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto & Joey de Leon | Full Movie". YouTube. YouTube LLC. Event occurs at 16:15, 1:45:50. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Shoot that ball. OCLC. OCLC 805572805.
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