New local flick reunites veteran actors

JAKARTA: Long after playing together in the box-office movie series that started with Catatan Si Boy (Boy's Notebook, 1987), actors Didi Petet and Onky Alexander have got together for the first time in 18 years in a new flick.

Apa Artinya Cinta? (What Does Love Mean?), produced by Soraya Intercine Films, will have the seasoned actors playing the role of the fathers of leads Sandy Aulia and Samuel Rizal, the country's two hottest stars of today.

"In the film, we are in-laws because Onky's daughter marries my son," Didi was quoted by Detik.com as saying.

Didi is one of the country's most acclaimed actors and has won several awards; he is also a mime actor and a lecturer at the Jakarta Arts Institute.

For shooting, both actors were flown to San Francisco and Los Angeles, two cities in the U.S. that also featured in Catatan Si Boy.

In one of the most memorable scenes from the '80s film, a transgender Didi was ganged up upon and bullied by members of a notorious Hells Angels motorcycle gang on the streets of Hollywood. -- JP