Once Upon a Time in Manila

1994 Filipino film
  • Marvic Sotto
  • Tony Y. Reyes
Produced by
  • Marvic Sotto
  • Jose Yu
Starring
  • Vic Sotto
  • Cynthia Luster
CinematographyJoe TutanesEdited byEduardo "Boy" JarlegoMusic byMon del Rosario
Production
companies
  • M-Zet Productions
  • Harvest International Films
Distributed byHarvest International Films
Release date
  • January 11, 1994 (1994-01-11)
Running time
115 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguages
  • English
  • Filipino
  • Cebuano
Budget₱70 million

Once Upon a Time in Manila is a 1994 Philippine action comedy film co-written and directed by Tony Y. Reyes. The film stars Vic Sotto, who co-wrote the story, and Cynthia Luster.[1][2]

Plot

Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations, just in the nick of time. Cynthia Luster is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents and papers. Nikita follows her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita.

A game of cat-and-mouse ensues as everyone gets swept up in a tale of international espionage with a dash of love and romance thrown into the crazy mix.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Grand Opening Today". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. January 11, 1994. p. 21. Retrieved July 7, 2022 – via Google News.
  2. ^ Tiongson, Nicanor (2010). The Urian Anthology: 1990-1999. University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 9789715426473. Retrieved July 7, 2022 – via Google Books.

External links

  • Once Upon a Time in Manila at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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Films directed by Tony Y. Reyes
1980s
  • Hee-Man: Master of None (1985)
  • Grease Gun Brothers (1985)
  • Parrot Unit (1988)
  • Bobo Cop (1988)
  • Sheman: Mistress of the Universe (1988)
  • Smith & Wesson (1988)
  • Starzan: Shouting Star of the Jungle (1989)
  • SuperMouse and the Robo-Rats (1989)
1990s
  • Kabayo Kids (1990)
  • Alyas Batman en Robin (1991)
  • Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!: The Movie (1991) (with Bert De Leon)
  • Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!: Part 2 (1992)
  • Pandoy: Ang Alalay ng Panday (1993)
  • Once Upon a Time in Manila (1994)
  • Run Barbi Run (1995)
  • Lab en Kisses (1996)
2000s
  • Bestman: 4 Better, Not 4 Worse (2002)
  • Lastikman (2003)
  • Pakners (2003)
  • Utang ng Ama (2003)
  • Enteng Kabisote: OK Ka, Fairy Ko... The Legend (2004)
  • Ispiritista: Itay, May Moomoo (2005)
  • Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko... The Legend Continues!
  • Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay Ka, Fairy Ko... The Legend Goes on and on and On (2006)
  • Enteng Kabisote 4: Okay Ka Fairy Ko... The Beginning of the Legend (2007)
  • Dobol Trobol: Lets Get Redi 2 Rambol! (2008)
  • Iskul Bukol 20 Years After: The Ungasis and Escaleras Adventure (2008)
  • Love on Line (LOL) (2009)
  • Ang Darling Kong Aswang (2009)
2010s