Darna, Kuno? (1979)

Directed by

Luciano B. Carlos

Genre

parody film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

2h 04m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A pregnant superheroine temporarily steps away from her duties and chooses a male replacement. He must wear her female costume to take on the job, facing other candidates and an alien threat.

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What happens

Darna, Kuno...? (lit. 'Darna, for real?') is a 1979 Filipino film directed by Luciano B. Carlos and co-written by Toto Belano. Produced under the action comedy and fantasy genres, it is a parody of Mars Ravelo's comic book character and female superhero Darna. The role of Darna Kuno is played by Filipino actor, Dolphy. The film was released on March 30, 1979. Darna was first published on May 13, 1950, written by Mars Ravelo and illustrated by Nestor Redondo, who illustrated for DC and Marvel Comics. In the film, the superheroine Darna is pregnant and can not perform her heroic duties until she gives birth. She appoints a man as her temporary replacement. Darna's magical stone transforms the man into a cross-dressing superhero who wears Darna's feminine costume. The replacement has to defend his position against other would-be replacements of Darna. And all of the would-be heroes have to fight against an alien invasion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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