The 'Thank You' Girls is a 2008 film directed by Asian Film Awards-nominee Charliebebs "Bebs" Gohetia. The story centers on six drag queens who embark on a journey to win the Miss Gay pageants. The title is a Philippine slang for beauty pageant losers.
Thank You Girls
Directed by Charliebebs "Bebs" Gohetia
Produced by James Hohl
Written by Charliebebs "Bebs" Gohetia
Release date(s) 2008
Running time 145 minutes
Language Visaya, Tagalog, English
Cast
Gie Salonga as Allyson
Pidot Villocino as Mommy Paola
July Jimenez as Bernadette
E.J. Pantujan as Chris
Kit Poliquit as Vanette
Kim Vergara as Macario
Ari Bancale as Carlos
Joan Mae Soco as Adora
Tired of losing in all the beauty competitions in their hometown of Davao City, six dysfunctional gay beauty pageant veterans travel north to Cagayan de Oro with a single mission: to conquer the grandest competition of beauty and brains in the whole province. They figure the small town gays will never stand a chance against big city boys like them.
As they travel through the breathtaking landscape and culture vignettes of rural
Blinded by their belief in the power of their so-called beauty, they still have to prove to themselves that whether on or off stage, beauty doesn’t come in packages wrapped in foundation, mascara, eyeliners and witty beauty pageant answer. their travels will bring them back to basics of themselves might just teach them that being a run-away loser is not ugly after all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thank_You_Girls
