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What could be a better reunion of ‘Iskul Bukol’ co-stars than the inclusion of one cast member who went astray…from the law? This makes the upcoming film, “Iskul Bukol…20 Years After,” extra special for Tito Sotto, Vic Sotto, and Joey de Leon, who will reprise their roles in the top rating TV comedy on IBC-13 from the late 1970s to the 1980s in this much-awaited reunion movie for this year’s Metro Manila Film Festival. Ritchie d’ Horsie, whose real name is Ritchie Reyes, will rejoin the “Iskul Bukol” cast after the trio shouldered his long-standing bail bond of P120,000 since his arrest for illegal drug use in 2004. After his release from the Quezon City jail, Ritchie immediately went into character as the Escalera brothers’ (Tito and Joey) reliable sidekick in his first shooting day for the film on Wednesday. “This is a wake-up call for me,” Ritchie said in Filipino in an interview with reporters visiting the movie shoot in a Manila college. “I would only concentrate on changing my ways and God.” Vic, who played the diligent and bookish Vic Ungassis in the TV comedy, admitted that they gave up on Ritchie after they shouldered his bail bond several times. “He always kept on going back to his old ways. I told him the last time that this is it, you should learn your lesson,” he said in a separate interview. Now, they are very much willing to give Ritchie another chance at renewing his life. “After all, we have been friends for so long,” Vic said. Aside from “Iskul Bukol,” Ritchie also appeared with Tito, Vic, and Joey in the longest-running noontime show, “Eat Bulaga,” as one of its original hosts when the program premiered on RPN-9 in 1979. Vic added he is impressed with Ritchie’s transformation. “He’s okay. He’s healthier,” Vic said. Ritchie will not be the only original ‘Iskul’ cast member to rejoin the zany Wanbol University alumni in “Iskul Bukol…20 Years After,” which is co-produced by Octo Arts Films, M-Zet Films and APT Entertainment. Mely Tagasa (Miss Tapia), Jimmy Santos (Big J), Anthony Roquel (Tonette Macho), Redford White, and Bibeth Orteza will again portray the roles that became household names during the show’s hey day. Gian Sotto, Oyo Sotto and Keempee de Leon will also appear, obviously, as the children of Tito, Vic and Joey respectively. Ryan Agoncillo, Pauleen Luna, Jose Manalo, Wally Bayola, Francine Prieto, Benjie Paras, and Carlene Aguilar, among others, will portray supporting roles.