New local flick reunites veteran actors

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