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ANDREW LEAVOLD
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- ANTONY I. GINNANE The Aussie Filipino Invasion 1987-1989
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- EDDIE NICART filmography
- EDDIE ROMERO Beast Of The Yellow Night review
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Me playing tour guide to Marrie Lee (Cleopatra Wong) at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary during the Brisbane International Film Festival, August 2006 [photo: Jerome Bredt]
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Goon Convention, Quezon City February 2007: The One-Armed Executioner Franco Guerrero (2nd from left), kung fu film legend Roland Dantes (3rd from left), martial artist Rusty Santos (bald guy in middle), Eddie Nicart (far right)
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Coming face to face with Eddie Nicart, the director of For Y'ur Height Only and the man who taught Weng Weng how to SWING! [photo: Nina Dandan]
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Sitting at the throne of Dolphy, the King of Philippines Comedy and Weng Weng's co-star in The Quick Brown Fox (1980) and Da Best In Da West (1981)! Restaurant in Malate, Metro Manila, July 2007 [photo: Nina]
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Cirio H. Santiago's longtime collaborator Jo Mari Avellana (left) and Trinidad-via-Philippines filmmaker Anthony Maharaj (Final Mission, Future Hunters...), hotel in Makati, Metro Manila, July 2007 [photo: Nina]
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Director Elwood (SILIP) Perez and I in a Spanish restaurant, Greenhills in Metro Manila, November 2006. My interview with Elwood appears on the Mondo Macabro 2-disc DVD release of SILIP.
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Filming the interview with gorgeous Philippines actress Maria Isabel Lopez, July 2007 (also on Mondo Macabro's SILIP release) [photo: Nina]
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"The Bold and the Beautiful": Maria Isabel Lopez and I [photo: Nina]
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Filming "James Bone" himself, comedian Palito, who tells me he used to wrestle Weng Weng on stage. An anorexic beating up a midget? Comedy GOLD! National Book Store, Quezon City July 2007 [photo: Khavn de la Cruz]
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Your humble narrator across the road from Weng Weng's family home (and Weng's Grade 1 classmate on the left), Baclaran, Metro Manila, February 2007 [photo: Nina]
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Weng Weng's only surviving relative Cecilio (or "Celing") de la Cruz shows me the family grave, Pasay City Cemetary, February 2007 [photo: Nina]
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The last resting place of Ernesto de la Cruz, aka Weng Weng [photo: Nina]
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The Mad Doctor of Blood Island! Eddie Garcia interview, July 2007 [photo: Roy Arabejo]
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Imee (daughter of Ferdinand and Imelda) Marcos confesses the entire family loved Weng Weng! Greenhills, July 2007 [photo: Roy]
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Big Jim Gaines takes me on a guided tour of the old film capital of Escolta, July 2007 [photo: Roy]
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Nick Nicholson and I tear across Coloacan in a jeepney, July 2007 [photo: Roy]
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"White Gorilla in Manila": someone's pet monkey grooms me in Makati, July 2007 [photo: Roy]
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PHILIPPINES CULT CINEMA ARCHIVE (Constantly updated - last listing 19/11/07)
- Ako’y Paru-Paro Bulaklak Naman Ako (1973) Dolphy, Panchito and Rosanna Ortiz romantic comedy, in Tagalog with no subtitles.
- Alyas Batman en Robin (Tony Reyes, 1992) Jaw-droppingly absurd Batman parody with spoof king Joey de Leon, the cadaverous Rene Requiestas as the Joker, and Dolphy's sidekick Panchito as Tio Joker. Oh, and it's a musical! Tagalog, no subtitles - though none needed
- Ang Anino Ni Asedillo (1988) Sequel to Celso ad. Castillo’s 1972 Fernando Poe Jr starrer Asedillo, starring Conrad Poe with an FPJ cameo. In Tagalog, no subtitles.
- Ang Lamat Ng Lawin (2000) The late Fernando Poe Jr directs and stars in his final fantasy role, the legendary "Lawin". Tagalog, no subtitles
- Ano Ba'yan (c.1990) Vic Sotto comedy. Tagalog, no subtitles
- Ano Ba'yan 2 (1993) Vic Sotto sequel. Tagalog, no subtitles
- Bamboo Gods And Iron Men (dir. Cesar Gallardo, 1974) Mad Filipino kung fu action, produced by Cirio H Santiago and released by AiP. Stars James Inglehart, Shirley Washington, Chiquito, Ken Metcalfe (also co-writer) and the prolific Eddie Garcia.
- Beast Of Blood (Eddie Romero, 1970) BLOOD ISLAND #3
- Beast Of The Yellow Night (Eddie Romero, 1971) John Ashley, Vic Diaz as Satan
- Beneath The Cogon (Rico Ilarde)
- Beyond The Call Of Duty (Cirio H. Santiago, 1992) Latter-day Cirio 'Namsploitation with Jan Michael Vincent, Henry S and Nick Nicholson
- Big Bird Cage (Jack Hill, 1972) follow-up to The Big Bird Cage with Pam Grier
- Big Boss (Cesar "Chat" Gallardo, 1965) Rough Joseph Estrada crime actioner in dual roles. Tagalog, no subtitles
- Big Doll House, The (Jack Hill, 1971) Pam Grier
- Bionic Boy, The (produced by Bobby A. Suarez, 1977)
- Black Cobra 2 (Stelvio Massi as "AJ Dawson", 1988) Fred Williamson heads to Manila with an Italian crew and Nicholas (70s Spiderman) in tow
- Black Mama White Mama / Women In Chains (Eddie Romero, 1972) Pam Grier chained to Margaret Markov in a crass remake of The Defiant Ones! With Sid Haig (natch), Vic Diaz and Eddie Garcia
- Black Mamba (1974) Rare John Ashley horror
- Blood Drinkers, The (Gerry de Leon, 1964)
- Blood Surf
- Blood Thirst (1965/71) Vic Diaz
- Boys In Company C (Sidney J Furey, 1978) The first post-Apocalypse Now 'Nam flick stars Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens and Craig Wasson for Golden Harvest
- Brides Of Blood (Eddie Romero, 1968) BLOOD ISLAND #1
- Caged Heat 2: Stripped Of Freedom (Cirio H. Santiago, 1992)
- Cannibal Curse (aka Curse, 1987) Hong Kong horror filmed in the Philippines with Maria Isabel Lopez and a tribe of cannibal dwarves!
- Captain Barbell
- Cavalry Command / Day Of The Trumpet (Eddie Romero, 1957) John Agar
- Chaku Master (Luis San Juan, c.1979) Kung fu actioner with Bruce Ly, Anthony Alonzo and Jim Gaines
- Cleopatra Wong (Bobby A. Suarez, 1978) Marrie Lee as all-kicking, all-loving super-agent Cleo Wong
- Comfort Women (Celso ad Castillo, c.1992) Renowned director ad Castillo straddles the divide once again between exploitation and art, in a tale of Filipino sex slaves during the Japanese occupation. Tagalog, no subtitles
- Commander Lawin (Eddie Nicart, 1981) The director of For Y'ur Height Only cranks out a generic jungle actioner with Dante Varona
- Cover Girl Models (Cirio H. Santiago, 1975)
- Curse Of The Vampires / Blood Of The Vampires (Gerry de Leon, 1966) Eddie Garcia, Amalia Fuentes
- D'Wild Wild Weng (Eddie Nicart, 1982) a Weng Weng western!
- Darna (1991) Viva Films' resurrection of the classic Pinoy superheroine stars Nanette Medved as Darna/Narda, Pilar Pilapil as reptilian super-villainess Valentina, and Nida Blanca
- Death Force / Fighting Mad / The Last Samurai (Cirio H. Santiago, 1978)
- Deathhead Virgin, The (1974) Expats Jock Gaynor and Larry Ward wrote and star in an obscure supernatural horror
- Demon Of Paradise (Cirio H. Santiago, 1987)
- Devil's Three (Bobby A. Suarez, 1979) Cleopatra Wong returns in her third adventure with a cross-dressing Franco "Chito" Guerrero and a 300 pond psychic sidekick!
- Dog Tags
- Driving Force (1988) Futuristic trucking saga, like an extended Road Warrior ending. With Don Swayze, Sam Jones & Catherine Bach. An Aussie/US coproduction from Tony Ginnane, directed by Rolf (BAD BOY BUBBY) de Heer!
- Dune Warriors (Cirio H. Santaigo, 1990) Post-apocalypse, David Carradine
- Dyesebel (1973) Vilma "Darna" Santos as Mars Ravello's famous love-lorn mermaid. Tagalog, no subtitles
- Dynamite Johnson (Bobby A. Suarez, 1978) The Bionic Boy returns - and Cleopatra Wong (Marrie Lee) is his auntie! Outrageous martial arts/spy caper
- Ebony, Ivory And Jade (Cirio H. Santiago, 1976)
- El Kapitan (Rico Ilarde)
- El Robo (1957) Tagalog, no subtitles
- Enforcer From Death Row (Enfren C. Pinon, 1978) Leo Fong hits San Francisco AND Manila in an export kung-fu-athon. With Charlie Davao, Lotis Key, George Estregan
- Exodus: Tales From The Enchanted Kingdom (Erik Matti, 2005) Matti tries a Lord Of The Rings saga on one-five hundredth of the budget. With Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr and Ramon Sr. Tagalog, English subtitles
- Family That Eats Soil (2005) Khavn's feature-length weird grossout a la Takashi Miike. Tagalog, English subtitles
- Firing Line, The (1991) Shannon Tweed
- For Y'ur Height Only (Eddie Nicart, 1981) Weng Weng as Agent 00
- Gagamboy (Erik Matti, 2004) Hugely enjoyable homage to Spiderman and its numerous Pinoy offspring; stars teen heartthrob Vhong Navarro. Tagalog, no subtitles.
- Hell Camp (1986) Marines are parachuted into the jungle for training, only to find themselves the playthings of a twisted ex-Nam Colonel in his Filipino POW camp. Orion actioner with Tom Skerritt, Lisa Eichhorn, Richard Roundtree
- Hiwaga Ng Panday (dir. Carlo J. Caparas, 1998) Caparas resurrects his own Panday/ “Blacksmith” komik character popularized by FPJ in the early 80s. Stars Jinggoy Estrada, Kris Aquino. Poor colour due to a bad transfer; in Tagalog with no subtitles.
- Home Alone Da Riber (2002) Recent pairing of Dolphy and Palito, based loosly on Dolphy's long-running TV show "Home Alone da Riles". Tagalog, no subtitles
- Impossible Kid, The (Eddie Nicart, 1982) Sequel to For Y'ur Height Only starring Weng Weng as Agent 00
- Invaders Of The Lost Gold/ Greed / Horror Safari (1982) Stuart Whitman, Laura Gemser. Produced by Dick Randall
- James Batman (1966) Dolphy as James Bond AND Batman!
- Jungle Rats - Jim Gaines
- Killing Of Satan, The (Efren C. Pinon, 1983) Ramon Revilla
- Lastikman (2004) Bigger budget means more CGI, less cheap yuks. With Mark Bautista, Cherie Gil as the villainess Lastika, and Elizabeth Oropesa. Tagalog, English subtitles
- Lastikman (Tony Reyes, 2003) Sillier version of Mars Ravello's elastic hero starring Vic Sotto, plus Michael V, Joey de Leon, Joonee Gamboa and Elizabeth Oropesa. Tagalog, no subtitles
- Losers, The (1970) Bikers in 'Nam led by William Smith!
- Mad Doctor Of Blood Island (Eddie Romero & Gerry de Leon, 1969) BLOOD ISLAND #2
- Madonna... Babaeng Ahasss (c.1992) Real snake horror soapie with Snooky Serna, Rosemarie Gil. Tagalog, no subtitles
- Maestro Toribio: Sentensyador (1994) Low budget actioner with Eddie Garcia, Tirso Cruz III, Lito Legaspi, Patrick Dela Rosa. Eddie Nicart is Fight Instructor. In Tagalog with no sutitles.
- Mantis Boxer (dir. Ronaldo P. San Juan, 1979) The Filipino Drunken Master with Chan-alike “Ulyssess Chan” aka Ulysses Tzan
- Missing In Action (1984) Chuck Norris!
- Naked Vengeance (Crio H. Santiago, 1985) Cirio's reworking of I Spit On Your Grave.
- No Blood No Surrender (1986) Stick-thin comedian Palito stars as an emaciated John Rambo! With Max Alvarado, Ruben Ramos, and Panchito as his commander sent to "bring him in".
- Obsessed (Bobby A. Suarez)
- Omegans, The (1967) VERY obscure science fiction filmed in the Filipino jungle starring Ingrid (Countess Dracula) Pitt!
- Once Before I Die (1965) John Derek directs his then-wife Ursula Andress in a steamy love story set against a Pacific WW2 backdrop. With an uncredited Jock Mahoney.
- Pedro Penduko, Episode II: The Return Of The Comeback (Erik Matti, 2000) Freewheeling parody of every recent effects-driven Hollywood movie AND their Pinoy counterparts. Based on the popular character, the orginal "Pedro" Ramon Zamora makes a token appearance. Tagalog, no subtitles
- Perlas Ng Silangan (Pablo Santiago, 1969) Fernando Poe Jr and Susan Roces costume drama; in Tagalog with no subtitles.
- Phantom Soldiers
- Raiders Of The Sun (Cirio H. Santiago)
- Raw Force (1982) Zombie ninja monks led by Vic Diaz take on a boatload of tourists, including crusty Cameron Mitchell and Jillian (Firecracker) Kessner. Fantastic!
- Red Roses For A Call Girl (Bobby A. Suarez)
- Return Of The Dragon (Celso Ad Castillo, 1974) The granddaddy of all Filipino kung fu films! Stars Ramon Zamora, Lotis Key
- Revenge Of The Stolen Stars (Uli Lommel)
- Robo War (Bruno Mattei, 1987)
- Rubberman (Edgardo "Boy" Vinarao, 1996) Popular comedian Michael V sends up komik superheroes with his basketball-playing supernerd. Tagalog, no subtitles
- Sabotage (aka Sabotage 2; Efren C. Pinon, 1979) Rare English language copy of Tony Ferrer as Tony Falcon, Agent X44 in a crazed low-budget spy adventure and all-star goonathon! With Jim Gaines, Mike Cohen, Max Alvarado, Romy Diaz, Conrad Poe AND Andy Poe.
- Savage Sisters (Eddie Romero, 1974) John Ashley
- Savage! (Cirio H. Santiago, 1973) Cirio's first export film for Roger Corman, a crazed jungle-bound blaxploitationer with James Iglehart & Carol (Abby) Speed!
- Scavengers, The (written by Eddie Romero, 1959) Vic Diaz
- Shake Rattle & Roll 2 (dir. Peque Gallaga & Lore Reyes, 1990) Janice de Belen, Joey Marquez, Manilyn Reynes, Eric Quizon, Carmina Villaroel. In Tagalog with no subtitles.
- Shake Rattle & Roll 5 (1994) Sheryl Cruz, Manilyn Reynes, Ruffa Gutierrez, Chuck Perez. In Tagalog with no subtitles.
- Shake Rattle & Roll 6 (1997) Matet De Leon, Aiza Seguerra, Tonton Gutierrez, Camille Prats. In Tagalog with no subtitles.
- Silip (Elwood Perez, 1986) Maria Isabel Lopez, Sarsi Emmanuelle
- Sisterhood, The (Cirio H. Santiago, 1987) Post-apocalypse
- Stryker (Cirio H. Santiago, 1983) First and most successful of Cirio's Mad Max clones
- Super-B (Joyce Bernal) Tagalog, no subtitles
- Supercock (1975) Ross Hagen and Nancy Kwan star in a one-joke comedy about a prize-winning fighting chicken breeder looking for his lost "cock". Priceless.
- Tag-Ulan Sa Tag-Araw (Celso Ad. Castillo, 1975) Characteristically Filipino teen weepie with star-crossed lovers/cousins Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon fighting for their forbidden love. With Eddie Garcia, Joonee Gamboa, Rez Cortez. In Tagalog, no subtitles.
- Terror Is A Man / Blood Creature (Gerry de Leon, 1958) Atmospheric remake of Island Of Dr Moreau. Produced by Eddie Romero.
- The Thirsty Dead (1974) American stripper runs foul of a blood cult in the Philippines mountains. With Jennifer Billingsley, Vic Diaz.
- This Is Not A Film By Khavn (comp) Seven no-dudget digital shorts: Can & Slippers, Our Daily Bread, Rugby Boyz, Small Ali, Barong Brothers, Greaseman, Mondomanila - Institute Of Poets. Tagalog, English subtitles
- Three Days Of Darkness (200?) No-budget feature by Khavn. Tagalog, English subtitles
- TNT Jackson (Cirio H. Santiago, 1974) "She'll put you in traction!" Jeanne Bell
- Too Hot To Handle (Don Schain, 1976) Ginger series director Schain and star Cheri Caffaro team up yet again for a typically sleazy adventure. Caffaro is “professional killer Samatha Fox, a woman of means, mystery and ulterior motives.” Also stars Vic Diaz; released by Roger Corman’s New World Pictures.
- Twilight People (Eddie Romero, 1973) Pam Grier
- Vampire Hookers / Cemetary Girls (Cirio H. Santiago, 1979) John Carradine
- Vengeance Squad (c.1982) Jim Gaines
- Volta (2004) Ai-Ai de las Alas stars as Perla Magtoto aka Volta, a meek girl turned superheroine destined to save the world. Tagalog, no subtitles
- W / W Is War (Willy Milan, 1983) Mad Max meets Death Wish! Anthony Alonzo
- Walls Of Hell/Intramuros (Eddie Romero & Gerry de Leon, 1964) Jock Mahoney, Fernando Poe Jr
- Woman Hunt (Eddie Romero) Loose, sleazy rendering of The Most Dangerous Game with John Ashley, Eddie Garcia
- Woman Of Mud (Rico Ilarde) "New wave" Filipino horror
- Women In Cages (Gerry de Leon, 1971) Pam Grier
- Zombie 3 (Lucio Fulci, Bruno Mattei & Claudio Fragasso, 1987)
- Zombie 4: After Death (Bruno Mattei & Claudio Fragasso, 1988) Nick Nicholson, Jim Gaines
PHILIPPINES POSTER ARCHIVE
Fly Me (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1973) Cirio does a "Swinging Stewardesses" - with kung fu! - for Roger Corman's fledgling New World Pictures
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Cover Girl Models (dir. Cirio H. Santiago, 1975) Cirio's second T&A adventure for Corman features Mary (Eating Raoul) Woronov and a flustered-looking Tony Ferrer
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Fight Batman Fight! (1973) A long-lost Tagalog caped crusader-thon
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James Bone: Agent 001 (dir. Ruben Ramos, 1987) Stars Palito as the corpse-thin secret agent and ladies man!
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Dolpinger (1965) One of Dolphy's seemingly endless Bond parodies from the Bond-crazy Sixties
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Naked Island (1984) A typical 80s adult or "bold" film starring the "Soft Drink Beauties" - Pepsi Paloma, Coca Nicolas and Sarsi Emmanuel
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