Shake, Rattle & Roll 13

Shake, Rattle & Roll 13

Year: 2011

Runtime: 145 mins

Language: Tagalog

Directors: Chris Martinez, Richard Somes

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Lando, an elderly man (Ronnie Lazaro), buries a mysterious object beneath his home. After completing the burial, a group of white settlers arrive. Their chieftain (Manu Respall) demands the return of what he claims belongs to them, but Lando refuses. Enraged, the chieftain and his men brutally kill Lando.

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Timeline & Setting – Shake, Rattle & Roll 13 (2011)

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Time period

Multiple eras: 19th century and present day

The Parola segment includes a flashback to 1879 during the Spanish era, detailing the feud between witches Rowana and Cornelia and their deaths surrounding the lighthouse. The Tamawo and Rain Rain Go Away segments unfold in contemporary times, showing modern towns, a lighthouse, and urban settings affected by supernatural events and a powerful flood.

Location

Tamawo segment: Isolated town, forest, waterfall, cave; Parola segment: Lighthouse in a remote province; Rain Rain Go Away segment: Marikina/Philippines (condominium, factory warehouse, hospital)

Tamawo unfolds in an isolated rural town where a buried object draws the attention of a tribal chieftain and the Tamawos, with key scenes in the old house, surrounding forest, and a mysterious waterfall and cave. The Parola segment centers on a coastal lighthouse with its backstory anchored in 19th-century legends that haunt the present-day. Rain Rain Go Away shifts between a modern, flooded urban setting in Marikina—featuring a condominium, a factory warehouse, and a hospital—and the eerie seaside lore that ties the haunting to water and mercy.

🏞️ Isolated town 🌊 Water-related 🗺️ Rural 🏰 Lighthouse 🏚️ Old house

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Main Characters – Shake, Rattle & Roll 13 (2011)

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Lando (Ronnie Lazaro)

An old man who hides something under his house and resists giving it back to the Tamawos. His steadfastness triggers the tribe’s wrath, leading to a brutal confrontation and his death. He embodies a mysterious past and the consequences of guarding dangerous secrets.

🗝️ Secret 🗡️ Conflict 🧭 Mystery

Bikbok (Bugoy Carino)

A poor boy who relocates to an isolated town with his blind mother Isay and his stepfather Allan. He discovers the buried crystal that the Tamawos are after, and his survival instincts drive him and his family through escalating danger. He shows courage and resourcefulness amid poverty.

🧭 Adventure 🧡 Family 🧒 Youth

Isay (Maricar Reyes)

Bikbok’s blind mother who relies on resilience and care for her child. She navigates the unfolding terror with quiet strength, seeking safety and healing for her baby. Her bond with Bikbok anchors the family through supernatural trials.

👶 Family 🛡️ Protection 🧭 Resilience

Allan (Zanjoe Marudo)

Bikbok’s discontented stepfather who mistrusts Bikbok and becomes entangled in violence and escalating fury. His actions escalate the conflict and push him toward a breaking point as the haunting intensifies.

💥 Jealousy 🗺️ Conflict 🧠 Instability

Aling Epang (Celia Rodriguez)

A village healer whose wisdom helps the family understand the Tamawos. She interprets legends, offers guidance, and codes of conduct for dealing with the supernatural threat. Her knowledge becomes pivotal to attempting protections and cures.

🧭 Lore 💊 Healing

Pey (Ervic Vijandre)

Pey is a cousin/ally who encounters the Tamawos and meets a fatal fate in the forest. His death deepens the tragedy and reinforces the Tamawos’ merciless demand for preservation of their stolen artifact.

⚔️ Violence 💔 Loss

Ranchero (Rez Cortez)

A ranch owner whose land and possessions become entangled with the ongoing conflicts. He participates in the friction surrounding the buried object and the Tamawos’ demands, representing the human cost of the supernatural feud.

🏞️ Land 🛡️ Power

Lucy (Kathryn Bernardo)

Best friends with Shane; a central figure in the Parola segment whose experiences with ghosts test her friendships and family loyalties. Her fate intertwines with the lighthouse legends and the lingering feud of Rowana and Cornelia.

👥 Friendship 🌀 Haunting

Shane (Louise delos Reyes)

Lucy’s close friend whose life becomes haunted by the lighthouse spirits and whose relationship with her mother is strained by supernatural events. The haunting and rivalry influence her choices and her bond with Lucy.

👭 Friendship 👻 Haunting

Bryan (Sam Concepcion)

A friend who helps narrate the lighthouse legends and serves as a link between students and the eerie past. His observations frame the present-day mystery and the dangers the girls face.

🗺️ Narration 🧭 Curiosity

Rowana (Dimples Romana)

A vengeful witch from the Spanish era whose spirit resurfaces in the lighthouse. Her feud with Cornelia fuels the haunting and tests the characters’ courage and forgiveness.

🕯️ Witch ⚡ Rivalry

Cornelia (Julia Clarete)

Rowana’s rival witch from the Spanish era who fights back with magic. Her past actions contribute to the haunting that persists into the present, affecting the lighthouse’s inhabitants.

🪄 Witch ⚔️ Conflict

Norman (Lloyd Samartino)

Husband of Beth whose affair and family dynamics are tangled with hauntings and tensions. His presence intensifies the emotional stakes as supernatural events unfold.

💔 Relationship 🧠 Tension

Mrs Reyes (Dexter Doria)

A matriarchal figure whose interactions with her family complicate the Rain Rain Go Away narrative. Her choices intersect with the ghosts and the fate of the youth workers.

👩‍👧 Family 🧟 Haunting

Angelie (Ina Raymundo)

Lucy and Shane’s mother whose strained relationship with Beth drives some of the parental conflict in Parola. She becomes entangled in the supernatural tension surrounding the lighthouse legacy.

👩‍👧 Family 🌀 Tension

Maritess (Boots Anson-Roa)

A maternal figure in the Rain Rain Go Away segment whose actions and presence contribute to the family drama and the haunting that follows the typhoon’s consequences.

👩‍👧 Family 🗡️ Conflict

Nante (Edgar Allan Guzman)

Mar’s brother whose involvement in the aftermath of the typhoon adds to the familial guilt and the unfolding spirits linked to the old factory and warehouse.

🧭 Family 🕯️ Haunting

Head Surveyor (Ria Garcia)

A figure associated with the Tamawo segment, appearing as an authority figure who becomes aware of the tamawos and the danger they pose to those who cross them.

🧭 Authority 🧩 Mystery

Husband of Cornelia (Richard Quan)

A supporting character tied to Cornelia’s backstory in the Spanish-era feud. His presence reinforces the intertwined histories that haunt the lighthouse.

🕊️ Legacy 🗡️ Conflict

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Major Themes – Shake, Rattle & Roll 13 (2011)

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👻 Hauntings

The film threads a thread of restless spirits across segments: Tamawos, lighthouse ghosts, and lingering witches. The living confront memories and wrongdoings that refuse to stay buried. Ghostly presence shapes decisions, fear, and protection of loved ones, driving the plot and its emotional arcs.

🧭 Lore vs Reality

Folklore and legends (Tamawos, Rowana, Cornelia) intersect with present-day actions, forcing characters to interpret signs, rumors, and prophecies. Clues, crystals, and ancestral backstories reveal motives and consequences behind actions. The narrative blurs the line between myth and truth as characters seek explanations for unexplained events.

💧 Water as Judgment

Water and flood are central, acting as both threat and purifier. The Ondoy-inspired flood and the tamawos’ affinity for water emphasize vulnerability and guilt among the living. Ruptures caused by water push characters toward reckoning, sacrifice, and, in some cases, tragic ends.

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 09:38

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