Manila Boy
| Manila Boy | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arturo San Agustin |
| Written by | Eddie Joson |
| Produced by | Vic del Rosario (Viva Films Executive Producer) |
| Starring | Robin Padilla |
| Cinematography | Danny Bustos Ricardo Herrera Ben Lobo Joe Tutanes |
| Edited by | Edgardo "Boy" Vinarao |
| Music by | Magnum "Jun" Garlan |
Production company | Pioneer Films |
| Distributed by | Pioneer Films, Viva Films |
Release date | 22 September 1993 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Languages | Filipino Tagalog |
| Budget | P55 million |
Manila Boy is a 1993 Filipino crime action comedy-drama film which starring Robin Padilla, Tony Ferrer, Aurora Sevilla, Andy Poe, Berting Labra, Rommel Padilla and Judy Ann Santos. Directed by Arturo San Agustin under Pioneer Films.
Plot
This is a story about Diego (Robin Padilla), a wacky provincial man from Zambales to find a job for works to Manila with Mang Berto (Berting Labra) and finding Mang Berto's long time friend Sibuboy (Val Iglesia) to met Diego for helping him and he likes to willingly work with Sibuboy as his business partner. Suddenly Mang Berto escapes when the cops captured Diego and Sibuboy as a gun runners. Then Ragoy (Romy Diaz) and his men prepares for released Diego and Sibuboy to out of jail and applied for a works to a millionaire kingpin Señor Escudero (Tony Ferrer) as their big boss and hunts against his enemies about the drug smuggling, sex trafficking, hoodlum in roads, and illegal gambling for Señor Escudero's businesses and Gonzalo (Paquito Diaz) taking care of Señor Escudero's decision. Diego remains his alias and become a hitman as Manila Boy.
Cast
- Robin Padilla as Diego/Manila Boy
- Tony Ferrer as Señor Escudero
- Aurora Sevilla as Anita
- Judy Ann Santos as Neneng
- Berting Labra as Mang Berto
- Vanessa Escaño as Vanessa
- Norman Lucena as Jake
- Gilda Aragon as Minda
- Fred Panopio as Tiyo Pedong
- Ben Dato as Barangay Chairman
- Jenny Roa as Señor Escudero's secretary
- Andy Poe as Maj. Zaragoza
- Paquito Diaz as Gonzalo
- Romy Diaz as Ragoy
- Max Alvarado as Turko
- Val Iglesias as Sibuboy (as Val Iglesia)
- Flora Cristobal as Aling Flora
- Conrad Poe as Alvarez
- Lovely Rivero as Turko's hitwoman
- Rommel Padilla as Señor Escudero's henchmen no. 1
- June Hidalgo as Señor Escudero's henchmen no. 2 (as Jun Hidlago)
- Cesar Iglesias as Señor Escudero's henchmen no. 3 (as Cesar Iglesia)
- Danny Riel as Señor Escudero's henchmen no. 4
- Jim Rosales as Señor Escudero's henchmen no. 5
- July Hidalgo as Ragoy's henchmen no. 1
- Jorge Estregan as Ragoy's henchmen no. 2
- Renato del Prado as Alvarez's henchmen no. 1
- Tony Bernal as Alvarez's men no. 2
- Robert Miller as Alvarez's henchmen no. 3
- Bomber Moran as Turko's henchmen no. 1
- Nonong de Andres as Turko's henchmen no. 2
- Rey Solo as Turko's henchmen no. 3
- Bobby Oreo as Turko's henchmen no. 4
- Bebeng Amora as Turko's henchmen no. 5
- King Gutierrez as Gambling syndicate leader
- Zandro Zamora as Police officer no. 1
- Rene Matias as Police officer no. 2
- Ernie David as Erning Barako
- Tony Bagyo as Erning Barako's Inmate
Manila Boy Movie was disqualified
Robin Padilla's movie was disqualified by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) in 1993, because of the movie title Manila Boy. The name of the Philippine capital, Manila, is kindly not better for the Philippine government, but the showing of the movie was postponed all over Metro Manila cinemas. The Senate committees investigate Padilla's movie because of the title of the movie poster should being as "Boy" and cancelled "Manila" on Padilla's movie poster.
External links
Manila Boy at IMDb