I'm Drunk, I Love You - Movie | Maja & Paulo Avelino

If you haven't seen 'I'm Drunk, I Love You' yet released almost 2 years ago then this long weekend is the perfect time to do so especially if you will just be staycationing, so you can live vicariously through Dio, Carson and Jason as they go on a road trip to La Union before the first two finally graduates after seven long years - the same amount of time Carson has been pining over her best friend Dio. The movie was conceived during the director's nightly drinking sessions with friends (whoever said that being a drunkard will get you nowhere?), it is relatable in the sense that unless you have strict parents that you never tried to go against there's a big chance that you've:

*Gone on a road trip spontaneously, *Bad influenced a friend to ditch work due to said road trip, *Got drunk and said stupid things, *Woke up the next morning regretting saying such stupid things.

Days before graduation, two college best friends go on one last road trip where they settle how they really feel for each other. But to put it upfront, this is not a love story.




I’m Drunk, I Love You is a 2017 Filipino romantic comedy independent film directed by JP Habac, and written by Habac and Giancarlo Abrahan. It stars Maja Salvador and Paulo Avelino, who previously worked together in the 2015 television soap opera Bridges of Love; the film serves as their second project together. The film tells the story of two best friends, Carson (Salvador) and Dio (Avelino), and the former’s seven-year-long unrequited love for the latter.

Days before graduation, two college best friends go on one last road trip where they settle how they really feel for each other

Development

Director JP Habac conceived the idea for the film by citing his nightly drinking sessions he had had with his friends. He stated in Filipino: "Alam mo na yan, inuman tapos may kaibigan kang masyadong nalasing, tapos sinigaw niya yung mga salitang yan (You know what it is, drinking and there is that friend who gets intoxicated, and then he shouts those words)." Additionally, he stated: "Gusto ko talaga magpakita ng sine na totoo at yung mapapaisip ka. Marami na tayong mga cute na pelikula. I wanted to make a film that would challenge and break RomCom norms. (I truly wanted to show true cinema and one that makes you think thoroughly. We have gotten many cute films. I wanted to make a film that would challenge and break RomCom norms.)"

Casting

Habac said that during the casting call for the character of Jason, he noted that actors auditioning for the role should come across as someone similar to George, one of the lead characters played by English actor Rupert Everett in the 1997 romantic comedy film My Best Friend's Wedding. The role later went to Dominic Roco.