Post by phtvarchive on Dec 12, 2021 5:55:36 GMT
I know I already posted this on reddit, but I'll repost it again here on the forums. This is about two lost Filipino iconic commercials, and I hope this will gain attention, or maybe, an organized search effort for these two commercials.
Encarnacion Bechaves is a Filipino florist shop. In the 1990s, a commercial was made advertising the flower shop which soon became iconic due to its apparent creepiness. The commercial starts off with a shot of flowers in front of a dark background, to which the camera zooms into. Then it fades into another scene with a couple, with the text "Encarnacion Bechaves" in Alex Brush appearing on screen. It then continues to fade into 2 more scenes featuring flowers. This is where both the creepiness and where it became iconic came. It then fades into another scene, featuring a lady in a red dress (with some eyewitness saying a black or a white dress) facing away from the camera. The lady proceeds to turn to look at the camera smiling. She appears to have messy hair the covered her face, with her eyes, nose, and mouth still visible, and held roses in front of her face. The camera pauses on the shot of the lady's face, until ultimately fading into another screen with the logo and the addresses of the shop's 3 branches. The voiceover, known to said also voice a Philsteel Milano/Halls Honey Lemon commercial also said along these lines: "When the occasion becomes special. You can make it more special, with flowers, from Encarnacion Bechaves. Encarnacion Bechaves. When you want to show how much you really care." The commercial's background music is known to be Shepherd Moons by Enya. The commercial is known to be primarily aired on ABC-5 (now TV5) during WWF (now WWE), RPN-9 (now CNN Philippines) during Goggle Five/One Million Dollar Chance of a Lifetime. The commercial first aired in the early to mid-1990s according to eyewitnesses and ended during the early 2000s. Since 2018, search efforts and mentions about it skyrocketed but the commercial is yet to be found. An audio recreation was made by Jemmanuel Cordero in 2017.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eUEOnpYSw
Now, RA Homevision. It was a video rental shop in the Philippines. According to my research, it was affected from the "Cash N Carry Inferno" or the fire that destroyed some of it. In the 1990s, a commercial was made advertising the shop. Again, it became iconic primarily due to the "alien hand on a spaceship" scene. The commercial starts off with a space background and fight scene-type music. The "Movies, Movies, Movies" are displayed then the alien hand on the spaceship (eyewitnesses claim its werewolf/gorilla/zombie hand) appeared. Then, while the voiceover speaks VHS tapes are gradually stacking like dominos. The words "RA Homevision, Your Dependable Home Video Services" are then displayed with moving squares zooming three times, and afterwards a diamond moving was shown. Then, Michael Jackson performing Smooth Criminal was shown, and then stars displayed one by one (with genres inside: Drama, Action, etc.). VHS and Betamax tapes stacking up were shown, tape sides displayed for a second, and a woman screaming in the bathroom, helicopter flying in the air, Mr. T on the ring with some saying punching a punchbag, cat catches a Smurf, a circle opening on the black background, and a blurry pageant event (some says a Oscars/Academy Awards scene) with And More displayed. A human hand was then shown putting a tape on a player and the RA Homevision logo with the slogan, address, and telephone number are displayed. The voiceover, who is said to be late Frankie "Ka Kiko" Evangelista said along these lines: "Looking for entertainment? Take in, zero in and rent your favorite VHS tapes from RA HOMEVISION! Your dependable home video services where you can find those Box Office Hits, guaranteed top-quality VHS tapes at very popular prices! We got them! VHS Thrillers! Adventures! Dramas! Sports! Cartoons! Award Winners! And more! Come and bring home the excitement! Go to RA HOMEVISION at #5 Dian St., Cash & Carry, Makati!" There is also an unintentional creepiness of the commercial, primarily due to the alien hand and the woman screaming at the bathroom scene. According to an eyewitness, there is also a Star Wars with Han Solo and an E.T. scene. A recreation was made by ishimot0 in 2021 and it seems that there is also a Rambo scene on the commercial.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNLRQBcOiUU&ab_channel=ishimot0
The commercial was said to be aired on WWF on ABC-5/IBC-13, All-Star Wrestling too on IBC-13 and The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime on RPN-9. It was aired in the late 80s-mid 1990s, although I talked to someone who is one of the admins of The Philippine Advertisement History Group that she saw the ad as late as 1986. Both commercials were also said to be aired during boxing matches. With the mentions and search efforts, this commercial is also yet to be found.
Encarnacion Bechaves is a Filipino florist shop. In the 1990s, a commercial was made advertising the flower shop which soon became iconic due to its apparent creepiness. The commercial starts off with a shot of flowers in front of a dark background, to which the camera zooms into. Then it fades into another scene with a couple, with the text "Encarnacion Bechaves" in Alex Brush appearing on screen. It then continues to fade into 2 more scenes featuring flowers. This is where both the creepiness and where it became iconic came. It then fades into another scene, featuring a lady in a red dress (with some eyewitness saying a black or a white dress) facing away from the camera. The lady proceeds to turn to look at the camera smiling. She appears to have messy hair the covered her face, with her eyes, nose, and mouth still visible, and held roses in front of her face. The camera pauses on the shot of the lady's face, until ultimately fading into another screen with the logo and the addresses of the shop's 3 branches. The voiceover, known to said also voice a Philsteel Milano/Halls Honey Lemon commercial also said along these lines: "When the occasion becomes special. You can make it more special, with flowers, from Encarnacion Bechaves. Encarnacion Bechaves. When you want to show how much you really care." The commercial's background music is known to be Shepherd Moons by Enya. The commercial is known to be primarily aired on ABC-5 (now TV5) during WWF (now WWE), RPN-9 (now CNN Philippines) during Goggle Five/One Million Dollar Chance of a Lifetime. The commercial first aired in the early to mid-1990s according to eyewitnesses and ended during the early 2000s. Since 2018, search efforts and mentions about it skyrocketed but the commercial is yet to be found. An audio recreation was made by Jemmanuel Cordero in 2017.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eUEOnpYSw
Now, RA Homevision. It was a video rental shop in the Philippines. According to my research, it was affected from the "Cash N Carry Inferno" or the fire that destroyed some of it. In the 1990s, a commercial was made advertising the shop. Again, it became iconic primarily due to the "alien hand on a spaceship" scene. The commercial starts off with a space background and fight scene-type music. The "Movies, Movies, Movies" are displayed then the alien hand on the spaceship (eyewitnesses claim its werewolf/gorilla/zombie hand) appeared. Then, while the voiceover speaks VHS tapes are gradually stacking like dominos. The words "RA Homevision, Your Dependable Home Video Services" are then displayed with moving squares zooming three times, and afterwards a diamond moving was shown. Then, Michael Jackson performing Smooth Criminal was shown, and then stars displayed one by one (with genres inside: Drama, Action, etc.). VHS and Betamax tapes stacking up were shown, tape sides displayed for a second, and a woman screaming in the bathroom, helicopter flying in the air, Mr. T on the ring with some saying punching a punchbag, cat catches a Smurf, a circle opening on the black background, and a blurry pageant event (some says a Oscars/Academy Awards scene) with And More displayed. A human hand was then shown putting a tape on a player and the RA Homevision logo with the slogan, address, and telephone number are displayed. The voiceover, who is said to be late Frankie "Ka Kiko" Evangelista said along these lines: "Looking for entertainment? Take in, zero in and rent your favorite VHS tapes from RA HOMEVISION! Your dependable home video services where you can find those Box Office Hits, guaranteed top-quality VHS tapes at very popular prices! We got them! VHS Thrillers! Adventures! Dramas! Sports! Cartoons! Award Winners! And more! Come and bring home the excitement! Go to RA HOMEVISION at #5 Dian St., Cash & Carry, Makati!" There is also an unintentional creepiness of the commercial, primarily due to the alien hand and the woman screaming at the bathroom scene. According to an eyewitness, there is also a Star Wars with Han Solo and an E.T. scene. A recreation was made by ishimot0 in 2021 and it seems that there is also a Rambo scene on the commercial.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNLRQBcOiUU&ab_channel=ishimot0
The commercial was said to be aired on WWF on ABC-5/IBC-13, All-Star Wrestling too on IBC-13 and The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime on RPN-9. It was aired in the late 80s-mid 1990s, although I talked to someone who is one of the admins of The Philippine Advertisement History Group that she saw the ad as late as 1986. Both commercials were also said to be aired during boxing matches. With the mentions and search efforts, this commercial is also yet to be found.
