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A 1984 Filipino Western film by Angel Labra.
A spoof of the Filipino fantasy icon Ang Panday and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. A mysterious beggar bestows great power upon a blacksmith who showed him kindness. Will it be enough to counter the threat by strange beings from another world?
A girl lives alone in a rural area of the Philippines and works as a prostitute. Many of the male villagers in the area want to have sex with her or have crushes on her, and most of them barge their way into her house and assault her, where, after 30 seconds or so, she gives in and has sex with them, which she appears to enjoy greatly. One of the boys has a crush on her, and gets mad when she continues her job as a prostitute, and tries to get her to give it up.
Long years of separation have made sisters Loida and Lina strangers to each other. So much so that when cruel fate makes their paths cross anew, it is by way of one man's love Willie's. As unsuspecting of the two women are, of their familial affinities, Willie gets caught in the what seems a sticky situation. Especially as Loida and Lina finally and eventually find the truth about themselves. Love and life can be as hot and sticky as rice cakes, indeed!
When Warden Cruz (Baldo Marro) assumes office, the penitentiary brims with diplomacy and fairness, which is very much unlike the situation prior to the warden's appointment. Unfortunately, Warden Cruz accidentally kills an unreasonably persistent suitor of his wife.
Apo Lorenzo is well known to their barrio as a faith healer. Little do they know that he is a leader of a cult and taking advantage of his female patients.
Eight cops are organized into an anti-vice squad. They risk their lives and test their brotherhood in every mission they accomplish.
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Samuel hones his son Alvaro to be the ultimate weapon for his revenge against the cruel De Lara clan. But while doing his mission, Alvaro discovers a dark secret and goes after his father instead.
The mountain's foothill became the living observant of Waldo's daughter, Ligaya. She was nurtured and raised as a lovely and an innocent lass. Until one day, a rich and good-looking lad from Manila visited the mountainside and found an abode place in their vicinity. Gilbert was captured by Ligaya's naive and chaste heart and fell in-love with her. But her father forbids their relationship and does everything to dump their love apart.
Based on the true-to-life story of ex-PC Sgt. Alejandrino Baun, leader of the notorious Baun Gang.
An ex-marine used by police in a drug bust. He escapes a rub-out, and goes after the group who double-crossed him.
A 1987 Filipino action film starring Rudy Fernandez.
St. Peter inadvertently lost his heavenly keys that the Almighty sends his jester planet earth of all places to search for the misplaced keys. Wandering the streets, the petulant clown is greatly grieved by poverty and the moral degradation of man.
Carlos is to put to jail for several years because a young boy named Boying witnessed him fatally stab Totoy, his attacker and the brother of his girlfriends Ellen. After ten years in prison, Carlos has been freed and is now ready to start anew. He also befriends Boying who helps him defend their weak neighborhood. All is well until Boying’s father gets killed by a group of corrupt policemen. Boying finds a friend in Carlos who teams up with him to hunt his father’s killers. As they learn to let go of their bitter experiences in life, they will also develop a new friendship stronger than blood ties.
Matang Bato is a small village which kept many dark mysteries in its past and they are starting to haunt them once again. Our unlikely hero, Tikboy was a frail teenager seeking to make his grandfather proud by joining in his Moro-Moro stage play. But little did he know there was more to his life than just being a stage actor. Suddenly monsters were appearing left and right, revived and controlled by their leader, Conde Regalado, they struck terror to the village. Acquiring the aid of old hermit, Tinyente Kulog, he learned about his past and how it will help save the villagers. Transformed into Kumander Bawang, armed with garlic bombs and superhuman strength, he ventured forth to end the battle that his father has started twenty years ago.
A girl named Sabel lives with her parents who depend on unirrigated fields as the only source of living. Their lives become even harder when they cannot plant rice due to drought. Sabel's childhood sweetheart Rafael, like her family, also depends on the rice fields for a living. Due to poverty and insinuation of her mother, Sabel was forced to marry Joey, a rich bachelor. In the twist and turn of the story, Joey was killed. Sabel returned to her hometown and finally reunite with her real love of her life, Rafael. A story of love, deceit and forgiveness.
Marian, a novice nun, on leave from a convent, is determined to save her sister from a crime group. She teams up with Dario, an ex-cop who is hoping to get his much-awaited revenge on the syndicate's leader.
In 1973 Vietnam, gas bombs are dropped on villages, killing men, women, and children. Two downed American pilots, accused of the bombings, are captured and tortured. Both men give name, rank, and serial number but neither one confesses. Elsewhere, a team of seven diverse individuals is hired to rescue the two pilots. These individuals manage to free the pilots from the river-cages where they've been imprisoned, (with water up to their shoulders), but the Vietnamese counterattack proves deadly. Only one rescuer survives and he's burdened by the knowledge that the U.S. Government wanted the pilots rescued and then silenced to order to conceal their role in dropping gas-bombs.
