Philippine/filipino References In A Foreign Movie

[thecunninglinguist]

That NCIS video was jarring...

[puretuts]

The Exodus - baised on Leon Uris book about the birth of Israel.

 

The Philippine case one of the decisive votes for Israel. The news reel clip of the voting was included in the movie. This is also a historical fact.

[puretuts]

CSI LAS VEGAS - Season 12

Vampire vs Werewolves episode

 

Fishborne: In the Philippines there is a creature that is half vampire and turns into an animal.

[puretuts]

Marc Dacascus - part filipino as per PDI article April 25, 2011

as a villain in Hawaii five O

[johnnydrama]

Marc Dacascus - part filipino as per PDI article April 25, 2011

as a villain in Hawaii five O

 

Yup...as the one and only Triad leader Wo Fat, the Joker to Steve McGarrett's Batman.

 

Mark Dacascos also made a movie here a couple of years ago...The Hunt for Eagle One...it gets played from time to time over at Star Movies

[xxxxdgnr8xxxx]

i could have sworn i heard jabba the hut shout invectives in tagalog. the movie was the return of the jedi.

[cocoy0]

Man on the Moon - Andy Kaufman sought treatment in the Philippines. He went to a faith healer who performed psychic surgery on him. He died.

[dfgvan]

mga ewoks nag tatagalog and bisaya

yung ineexorcise sa start ng constantine pilipina

[puretuts]

Fugitive Plan B - Korean Television Action Drama

 

Episode One - Opening Scene of the pilot. Set in a resort in the Philippines (not identified), lead actor stole an artifact and was chased by the bodyguards to Parts of Manila.

 

Episode Two - Lead actor was looking for someone at the Manila Hotel Champagne Room (I am sure because i saw this in Mabuhay Magazine) then to the lobby of Manila Hotel.....

 

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RxNlkDInPxA/TXZ2PptCBSI/AAAAAAAAJ6I/c7bOBos4Z1k/s1600/fugitive-plan-b.jpg

[the_passerby5981]

There's a pinoy designer in one of the Project Runway seasons.

 

In one of Rob Schneider's movies, his father (in the movie) was cleaning the bathroom. And his favorite food was Bibingka. Rob's mother in that movie was Filipino. The movie, I think, was The Animal.

 

Tom Cruise's breakout movie, Born on the Fourth of July has scenes shot in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.

 

In Fame (2009), Joy is played by Anna Maria Perez de Tagle who is the grand daughter of Sylvia La Torre.

 

And then I decided to just Google the heck away and found this:

 

1. Born on the 4th of July - This is a movie about a Vietnam war veteran. They wanted to shoot this in Vietnam but at that time, the relationship between this country and the US was not yet stabilized so the producer instead had it filmed in Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte.

Ilocos Norte was depicted as Vietnam while Vigan was depicted as Mexico.

 

 

2. Missing in Action - This is a 1984 Chuck Norris film about Vietnam war again. Laguna, Quezon and Cavite were used as locations.

 

 

3. The Year of Living Dangerously - Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver are the famous actors of this film. The story is about a love affair in Jakarta, Indonesia during the overthrow of President Sukarno.

 

 

As usual, Philippines was used again as Indonesia. While they were filming the movie, Mel Gibson and the other actor, Peter Weir, recieved many death threats from Filipino Muslims who believed the film was anti-Islam. The production was forced to move to Australia.

 

 

4. Platoon - This is another Vietnam war movie using Philippines as Vietnam in 1986. The lead actors are Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe. The shooting in the Philippines was almost canceled because at that time, the Ferdinand Marcos government wasn't stable. It was shot in Pagsanjan, Laguna, Quezon and Cavite.

 

 

5. Noriega: God's Favorite - This is a movie about a Panamanian ruler named Noriega. From that statement alone, one can conclude the Philippines is again used as Panama and South America this time. The lead actor is Bob Hoskins.

 

 

6. Thirteen Days - Making the Philippines as Cuba, Kevin Costner and Bruce Greenwood starred in this 2000 historical film. I think this movie was a flop because the budget was around 80M US dollars but the gross revenue was around 35 million US dollars only.

 

 

7. Apocalypse Now - This is a 1979 war movie by Francis Ford Coppola. It was shot in Baler, Quezon and Pagsanjan, Laguna. The filming and scouting of locations were done around 1974 up to 1977.

 

 

Cheap labor and the existing American military bases at that time are the primary reasons why the producer chose to film this in our country instead of Australia.

 

 

The actors are Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall, Albert Hall, Frederic Forrest, Sam Buttons and Laurence Fishburne.

 

 

8. Brokedown Palace - Who can't forget the controversy stirred by the actress of this film because of her comments about Manila? Claire Danes was declared persona non grata by Manila local government when she said in her interview with Vogue that "Manila is a ghastly weird city" in 1998 after the filming.

 

 

At the premiere of the film, she further remarked that the city (Manila) "smelled of cockroaches, with rats all over and that there is no sewage system and the people do not have anything-no arms, no legs, no eyes."

 

 

This movie shows a critical view of the Thai legal system so they were prevented to shot it in Thailand and had it instead in Manila. This is also a movie about friendship. I've watched this in the cinema and I did like it.

 

 

Aside from Danes, the other actors are Kate Beckinsale and Bill Pullman.

 

 

9. An Officer and a Gentleman - This time, the setting of the first part of the movie is the Philippines, in Subic Bay in particular. I haven't watch the movie yet but from the words of a friend, in fact, this movie is all about a Filipino-American boy who became a US Navy. It was played by Richard Gere.

 

 

According to Wikipedia, "the film begins with Zack Mayo (Richard Gere) receiving a graduation present from his father Byron (Robert Loggia), a brash, womanizing U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate formerly stationed at Subic Bay in the Philippines. Mayo moved in with his father there in early adolescence when his mother committed suicide. Aloof and taciturn with repressed anger at his mother's suicide and his father's inability to properly parent him, Mayo surprises his father when he announces his aspiration to be a Navy pilot."

 

 

The other actors are Debra Winger, David Keith, Louis Gossett, Jr. and Robert Loggia.

 

 

10. Hamburger Hill - This is a 1987 Vietnam war film starred by Dylan McDermott, Steven Weber, Courtney B. Vance, Don Cheadle and Michael Boatman.

 

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[the_passerby5981]

Alex Tizon - Pulitzer Prize winning journalist

Amapola Cabase - singer, actor

Angela Perez Baraquio - Miss America, 2001

Anna Bayle - international Model

Anthony Begonia - producer

Anthony Ruivivar - actor

Billy Joe Crawford - singer, actor

Bobby Chouinard - baseball player

Camille Velasco - Final 12, American Idol Season 3

Charo Ronquillo - 2nd runner up, 2005 Ford Supermodel of the World

Cheryl Burke - grand champion, Dancing with the Stars, 2006

Christian Bonoan - Hip Hop Artist

Christian Mendoza - 2003 Denmark Idol

Christine Mendoza - model

Dave Dynamix - DJ, producer

David Bautista - wrestler

Dean Devlin - writer, producer of Independence Day and Godzilla

Death Angel - vocalist, Thrash Metal band

Derek Basco - producer

Donita Rose - MTV VJ

Elizabeth Punsalan - US ice dance champion

Emy Coligado - actress

Emm Gryner — singer-songwriter

Enrique Iglesias - singer

Ernabel Demillo, news reporter, Fox 5's

Ernie Reyes Jr. - actor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Fe de los Reyes - actress, singer

Francine Dee, model

Freddie Aguilar - singer, composer, Anak

Gene Cajayon - director

Giovanie Pico - Actress, ER

Glen Madeiros - singer

Hervé Villechaize - actor

Honey Labrador, host of Queer Eye For The Straight Girl

Jamisen Tiangco, Fame contestant

Jasmine Trias - 3rd place American Idol Season 3

Jebson - rap star

Jeff Francisco - actor

Jerome Fontamillas - guitarist

Jocelyn Enriquez - singer, Do You Miss Me?

Joe Bataan - Latin Soul legend

Jordan Segundo - American Idol semi-finalist

Jose Garcia Villa - one of the world's finest poets

Jose Marie Chan - singer, composer, Christmas in our Hearts

Josephine “Banig” Roberto - singer

Jose "Sway" Penala - American Idol contestant

Josie Natorie - fashion designer

Josh Du - director

Kate Earl - singer-songwriter

Kat Gutierrez - model

KC Montero - MTV-Asia VJ

Kirk Hammett - lead guitarist for Metallica

Lalaine - actress

Lea Salonga - theater actress

Leeann Tweeden - model, TV personality

Lexa Doig — actress

Lisa Foronda - news anchor

Lou Diamond Phillips - actor, Bats

Madison Michele - actress and television host

Malia Jones - Surfing model

Maniya Barredo - Atlanta-based Prima Ballerina

Maricel Pagulayan - visual effects production supervisor, Superman Returns, X-Men

Mark Dacascos - actor, martial artist, TV host

Meiling Melançon - actress

Michael Copon - actor

Mig Ayesa - Rockstar INXS, 3rd Runner-up

Mutya Buena — singer

Neal McCoy - country music singer

Nia Peeples - actress

Nicole Scherzinger - lead singer of Pussycat Dolls

Paolo Montalban - actor, Mortal Kombat TV series

Phoebe Cates - actress

Pia Clemente - film maker, Oscar nominee

Rachael Lampa — Gospel singer

Rex Navarrete - comedian

Rob Schneider - comedian

Roman Gabriel - former NFL quarterback

Ronnie del Carmen - story supervisor, Finding Nemo

Samanta Marie Becker - US-based actress

Shannyn Sossamon - actress

Sharon Leal - actress

Sumi Sevilla Haru - actress

Tai Babilonia - Olympic figure skater

Tamlyn Tomita - actress

Tia Carrere - actress, True Lies

Vanessa Anne Hudgens - actress

Vanessa Minnillo - Miss Teen USA 1998

Van Partible - writer, director

Veronica Pedrosa - CNN News Anchor

Vicky Manalo Draves - US diving champion

Victoria Principal - actress

Wil Castillo - actor

 

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[the_passerby5981]

Batista has several movies out. House of the Rising Sun is the latest.

 

Notably, most of the champions from America's Best Dance Crew have members who are of Filipino descent.

Edited July 16, 2011 by the_passerby5981

[johnnydrama]

The upcoming Blade animated series from Marvel & Japan's Madhouse studios will have the titular hero going after Pinoy aswangs among others in his hunt for Deacon Frost across the length and breadth of Southeast Asia

[puretuts]

Notably, most of the champions from America's Best Dance Crew have members who are of Filipino descent.

One of the contestant in the latest season was seen wearing a UP t-shirt.

 

Last Season's America's Best Dance Crew.... an all Filipino dance group was in it. Kaya lang tangal very early in the show.

 

 

Law and Order Criminal Intent

Season 2 Episode7 - Tomorrow

The lead detectives investigating a murder asked the nanny of the children if ever she was hurt by her employer. The male lead detective asked her if she has family back in the Philippines and if she sent money back. She was asked if she was maltreated by her employer and was paid to keep from complaining of the incident.http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/images/law-n-order-criminal-intent-year-2-dvd.jpg

[metropolis09]

There was this one Tom Selleck movie in the late 80's where the maid was filipina. "Ewan ko nagsukahan sila lahat!!! Lason daw! Lason!"