{{short description|1975 comedy film starring Dolphy and Boots Anson-Roa}} {{About|the 1975 Filipino film|the 1985 British film|The Good Father|the wrestler also known as "The Goodfather"|The Godfather (wrestler)|other uses|Good Father (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox film | name = The Goodfather | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Al Quinn | producer = | story = Roy Vera Cruz | screenplay = {{Plainlist| *Fundador Soriano *Roy Vera Cruz}} | starring = {{Plainlist| *[[Dolphy]] *[[Boots Anson-Roa]] *Dolphy Jr. *[[Rolly Quizon]] *Manny Boy Quizon *[[Freddie Quizon]] *Edgar Quizon *Sahlee Quizon *[[Marissa Delgado]] *[[Rudy Fernandez (actor)|Rudy Fernandez]]}} | music = Dominic Salustiano | cinematography = Manuel Bulotano | editing = | studio = RVQ Productions | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1975|12|25}} | runtime = | country = [[Philippines]] | language = [[Filipino language|Filipino]] | budget = | gross = }} '''''The Goodfather''''' is a 1975 Filipino comedy drama film directed by Al Quinn and starring [[Dolphy]] as the titular character, alongside [[Boots Anson-Roa]], [[Marissa Delgado]], [[Rudy Fernandez (actor)|Rudy Fernandez]], and his children: Dolphy Jr., [[Rolly Quizon]], Manny Boy Quizon, [[Freddie Quizon]], Edgar Quizon, and Sahlee Quizon. Titled in reference to the American drama film ''[[The Godfather]]'', the film was released by Dolphy's production company RVQ Productions on December 25, 1975.
Critic Justino Dormiendo of ''Sagisag'' gave the film a negative review for its melodrama, toilet humor and commonplace musical scenes.
==Cast== *[[Dolphy]] *[[Boots Anson-Roa]] *[[Rodolfo Quizon Jr.|Dolphy Jr.]] *[[Rolly Quizon]] *Manny Boy Quizon *[[Freddie Quizon]] *[[Edgar Quizon]] *Sahlee Quizon *[[Marissa Delgado]] *[[Rudy Fernandez (actor)|Rudy Fernandez]] *Edith Padilla *Ike Fernando *[[Moody Diaz]] *Er Canton Salazar *Max Vera *Rona Mercado
==Production== Actress [[Boots Anson-Roa]] considered [[Dolphy]] to be inspiring and comfortable to work with on set, describing him as compassionate in his role as a film producer in order to provide work in the film industry.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mendoza|first1=Abigail|last2=Almo|first2=Nerisa|title=Celebrities recall Dolphy’s humility and compassion|url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/34841/celebrities-recall-dolphys-humility-and-compassion |access-date=January 4, 2025|work=[[Philippine Entertainment Portal|PEP.ph]]|publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc.|date=July 12, 2012}}</ref>
It was the last film to feature all six of Dolphy's initial children with actress Engracita Dominguez.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jimenez|first=Baby K.|title=Front Row|url=https://www.balita.ca/front-row-3/|access-date=January 4, 2025|work=Balita|date=March 17, 2022|publisher=[[Ruben Cusipag|Tess Cusipag]]|location=Ontario, Canada}}</ref>
==Critical response== Justino Dormiendo, writing for ''Sagisag'', gave ''The Goodfather'' a negative review. He cited the film's melodrama, toilet humor, filler scenes, and the presence of song-and-dance numbers that are already found in local television musicals.<ref name="Sagisag">{{cite magazine|last=Dormiendo|first=Justino M.|editor-last=Lumbera|editor-first=Bienvenido|editor-link=Bienvenido Lumbera|title=Anim na Hakbang Paurong|trans-title=Six Steps Back|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mTk8AAAAMAAJ|access-date=January 4, 2025|magazine=Sagisag|publisher=Research & Analysis Center, Department of Public Information|date=February 1976|page=55|language=Filipino|quote=Matanda na ring klase ng komedyang binudburan ng malapot na rekado ng melodrama ang inihandog ni Dolphy at ng kanyang mga anak sa pagpapalit ng taon.}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|1266652}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodfather, The}} [[Category:1975 films]] [[Category:1975 comedy-drama films]] [[Category:Filipino-language films]] [[Category:Films about the illegal drug trade in the Philippines]] [[Category:Films about dysfunctional families]] [[Category:Films about siblings]] [[Category:Films about widowhood]] [[Category:Philippine comedy-drama films]]