A Dangerous Life
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| Directed by | Robert Markowitz |
| Produced by | Hal McElroy |
| Written by | David Williamson |
| Starring | Gary Busey Rebecca Gilling (See Cast below) |
| Music by | Brian May |
| Cinematography | James Bartle |
| Editing by | Michael Honey and Tony Kavanagh |
| Distributed by | HBO |
| Release date(s) | 27 November 1988 |
| Running time | 6 hours (HBO cable tv); 162 minutes (television) |
| Country | Philippines Australia |
| Language | English Tagalog |
A Dangerous Life is a 1988 English-language Australian film about the final years of the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos' rule, from the assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr. in 1983 to the People Power EDSA Revolution in 1986 that ousted Marcos. The film focuses on American TV journalist Tony O'Neil (Gary Busey), who finds himself in the middle of key events that lead to the downfall of the Marcos regime. Originally airing on television as a mini-series that ran for a total of six hours, the film was edited to 162 minutes for the home video release.[1]
The film was shot on location in Sri Lanka, mostly due to hostilities the producers experienced in Manila while filming The Year of Living Dangerously in 1982.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Fictional characters
- Gary Busey as Tony O'Neil
- Rebecca Gilling as Angie Fox
- James Handy as Mike Heseltine
- Roy Alvarez as Col. "Tiger" Tecson - In real life, Alvarez resembles Col. Gringo Honasan, but producers felt he was better suited as Angie's love interest.
- Guy Stone as Peter
- Alexander Cortez as Raoul
- Jaime Fabregas as Ben Balamo
- Dina Bonnevie as Celie Balamo - Though uncredited in the film, her performance was highly praised by Philippine media.
- Spanky Manikan as Ramon, a Cameraman
- Grace Parr as a New York Times secretary
- Arthur Sherman as Alex
- Betty Mae Piccio as a computer operator
[edit] Real people
- Ruben Rustia as Ferdinand Marcos
- Laurice Guillen as Corazon Aquino - Her portrayal was heavily criticized by Philippine media because of the inaccurate design of her prosthetic nose make-up.[citation needed]
- Tessie Tomas as Imelda Marcos
- Cris Vertido as Salvador "Doy" Laurel
- Robert Talabis as Joker Arroyo
- Mervyn Samson as Gen. Fabian Ver
- Joonee Gamboa as Juan Ponce "Johnny" Enrile
- Ray Ventura as Gen. Fidel "Eddie" Ramos
- Johnny Delgado as Lt. Col. "Red" Kapunan
- Rez Cortez as Col. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan
- Rolando Tinio as Cardinal Jaime Sin
- Noel Trinidad as Jimmy Ongpin
- Tony Carreon as Ramon Mitra, Jr.
- Vic Diaz as Maj. Gen. Prospero Olivas
- Lea Cabusi as Kris Aquino
- Freddie Santos as Butz Aquino
- Michael Pate as Ambassador Stephen W. Bosworth
- Pen Medina as Col. Eduardo Doromal
- Felindo Obach as Brig. Gen. Artemio Tadiar
- Junix Inocian as Evelio Javier
- Odette Khan as June Keithley
- Mona Lisa as Francisca Monzon
- Joe Gruta as Col. Antonio Sotelo
[edit] Production credits
- Robert Markowitz - director
- Brian May - composer (music score)
- James Bartle - cinematographer
