Genre:
Action + Adventure + Comedy + Fantasy

Synopsis:
Teng-Teng (Herbert) lives a miserable life. He is an orphan who works by collecting junk. But despite his condition, Teng-Teng does not lose hope. Instead he shares his meager income with other indigent people. One day, as a reward for his good deeds, he was given the opportunity to defend the people against evil forces headed by Gagamba (Beth Bautista), a female spider who took human form. he was given the magic barbel which empowers him to be Capt.Barbel (Edu). All goes well except for Teng-Teng's lovelife since the girl of his dreams Rosemarie (Lea Salonga) is already falling in love with the super hero. Will Capt.barbel be able to fight the evil forces of Gagamba? How can Teng-Teng prove to Rosemarie that he is Capt.Barbel?
(from kabayancentral.com)

Casts:
Edu Manzano ... Captain Barbell
Herbert Bautista ... Tengteng
Sharon Cuneta ... Darna
Dina Bonnevie ... Dina
Beth Bautista ... Gagamba
Tonton Gutierrez ... Aswang
Leroy Salvador ... Maestro
Nova Villa ... Aling Tinay
Lea Salonga ... Rosemarie
Dennis da Silva ... Yoyong
Bing Loyzaga ... Bing
Ruel Vernal ... Bugoy
Rez Cortez ... Atong
Ricky Davao ... Huramentado
Mon Lee ... Chan

Runtime:
107 min

Country:
Philippines

Superheroes:
Captain Barbell (more)
Darna (more)

Villains:
Gagamba

Based on the comic books:
"Captain Barbell" & "Darna" created by Mars Ravelo

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