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Nick Nicholson (actor)
Daniel Patrick Nicholson, better known as Nick Nicholson, was an American expatriate character actor working in the Philippines. Since the early 1980s, Nicholson has appeared in both big-budget Hollywood productions shot in the archipelago and low-budget, Filipino action movies. He had acted in several films by the directors Cirio H. Santiago, John Gale, and Teddy Page. He died from heart failure on August 11, 2010, in the Philippine Heart Center.http://nicknicholson.blogspot.com/ Selected filmography *''Da du xiao'' (1975) *''Apocalypse Now'' (1979) - Soldier (uncredited) *''The Firebird Conspiracy'' (1984) - Soldier *''Heroes for Hire'' (1984) - Berenkov *''Slash'' (1984) - Randy *''American Ninja'' (1985) - Duty Officer *''Sangley Point Robbery'' (1985) - Investigator *''Deadringer'' (1985) - Steve *'' Naked Vengeance'' (1985) - Sparky *''Ninja Warriors'' (1985) - Mike Johnson *''No Dead Heroes'' (1986) - Ivan, KGB officer *''The Devastator'' (1986) - Thug (uncredited) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quezon City
Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,960,048 people. It was founded on October 12, 1939, and was named after Manuel L. Quezon, the List of presidents of the Philippines, second president of the Philippines. The city was intended to be the Capital of the Philippines, national capital of the Philippines that would replace Manila, as the latter was suffering from overcrowding, lack of housing, poor sanitation, and traffic congestion. To create Quezon City, several barrios were carved out from the towns of Caloocan, Marikina, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan and Pasig, in addition to the eight vast estates the Philippine government purchased for this purpose. It was officially proclaimed as the national capital on October 12, 1949, and several government departments and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye Of The Eagle (1987 Film)
''Eye of the Eagle'' (also known as ''The Lost Command'') is a 1987 action-thriller film directed and produced by Cirio H. Santiago, written by Joseph Zucohero, and starring Brett Baxter, Cec Verrell, William Steis, Ed Crick and Robert Patrick. It was followed in 1989 by '' Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy''. Plot Sgt. Rick Stratton sets out to stop a band of renegades known as the Lost Command who are terrorizing South Vietnam. Cast *Brett Baxter Clark as Sgt. Stratton *Robert Patrick as Cpl. Johnny Ransom *Ed Crick as Sgt. Bo Rattner *William Steis as Capt. Carter *Cec Verrell as Chris Chandler *Rey Malonzo as Cpl. Willy Leung *Mike Monty as Col. Stark *Vic Diaz Victor Sunico Diaz'', popularly known as Vic Diaz, (July 29, 1932 – September 15, 2006) was a Filipino character actor who mostly portrayed villains. He was also the father of Teddy Diaz, the founding guitarist of the Filipino Rock band The ... as Col. Trang *Henry Strzalkowski as Cpl Weasel Watkins *Willie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelfist
''Angelfist'' is a 1993 martial arts action film starring Catya Sassoon, Michael Shaner, and Melissa Moore. Directed by Cirio H. Santiago, the film was produced by Santiago and Roger Corman. The film has been described as a "reworking of '' T.N.T. Jackson''". Premise In Manila, a United States colonel is killed by the Black Brigade, a terrorist group. A martial artist who witnesses the murder is also killed. Her sister, a Los Angeles detective, travels to Manila and fights in her stead in a martial arts tournament in order to find her killer and avenge her death. Reception In his book on martial arts in American cinema, M. Ray Lott said Catya Sassoon's role that in the "subgenre of the female martial artist", ''Angelfist'' was "much more interested in showing her as a sexual object" than would be the case in a film with Cynthia Rothrock Cynthia is a feminine given name of Greek origin: , , "from Mount Cynthus" on Delos island. The name has been in use in the Anglosph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaaway Ng Batas
''Kaaway ng Batas'' () is a 1990 Philippine action film edited and directed by Pepe Marcos. The film stars Rudy Fernandez. This is the first film produced by Rudy and Lorna Tolentino under their film company Reflection Films. Cast * Rudy Fernandez as Lt. Bobby Sandoval ** Howard Aleta as Young Bobby * Zaldy Zshornack as Col. Cleofas * Vic Diaz as Don Pedro * Edu Manzano as Ryan * Efren Reyes Jr. as Mike * Star Querubin as Olga * Ali Sotto as Barbara * Gabby Concepcion as Rafael Aleta ** Harold Aleta as Young Rafael * Zandro Zamora as Lt. Mendoza * Robert Talabis as Jack * Johnny Vicar as Captain Marcelino * Mia Gutierrez as Anna ** Katrin Gonzales as Young Anna * Joey Padilla as Tisoy * Millet Advincula as Barbara's Friend * Jim Rosales as Sarge * Lucita Soriano as Mother * Rodolfo 'Boy' Garcia as Stepfather * Ernie Zarate as Doctor * Dick Israel Ricardo Vizcarra Michaca (10 December 1947 – 11 October 2016), known by his stage name Dick Israel, was a Filipino character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatal Mission
''Enemy'' (also known as ''Fatal Mission'') is a 1990 American action/adventure film directed by George Rowe and starring Peter Fonda, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Plot A CIA agent posing as a journalist (Peter Fonda) assassinates a North Vietnamese official then escapes into the jungle, where he comes across a beautiful female spy (Tia Carrere). At first they're enemies, but come to the realization that they must work together if they want to get out alive. Cast *Peter Fonda as Ken Andrews *Tia Carrere as Mai Chang * Mako as Trang * James Mitchum as Maj. Bauer Production ''Enemy'' was filmed in the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ... in 1988. References External links * 1990 films 1990s action adventure films Cold War spy films Vietnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dune Warriors
''Dune Warriors'' is a 1991 American action sci-fi film co-produced and directed by Cirio H. Santiago. The film stars David Carradine. Several film critics consider the film a rip-off of '' Mad Max''. Plot Set in the year 2040, a group of outlaws prey upon the small cities in hopes to obtain any water they might possess. When they attempt to take over the town of Chinle, a mysterious warrior named Michael (Carradine) leads a band of fighters to ward off their attack. Cast * David Carradine as Michael * Rick Hill as John * Luke Askew as William * Jillian McWhirter as Val * Blake Boyd as Dorian * Val Garay as Jason * Joseph Zucchero as Reynaldo * Bon Vibar as Emilio * Henry Strzalkowski as Luis * Dante Varona as Ricardo * Maria Isabel Lopez Maria Isabel Pagunsan Lopez—Melrod (born 19 August 1957), is a Filipina movie and television actress. Lopez was the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1982 titleholder and represented the Philippines in the 31st Miss Universe Pageant in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born On The Fourth Of July (film)
''Born on the Fourth of July'' is a 1989 American biographical anti-war drama film based on the 1976 autobiography by Ron Kovic. Directed by Oliver Stone, and written by Stone and Kovic, it stars Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Raymond J. Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whaley, and Willem Dafoe. The film depicts the life of Kovic (Cruise) over a 20-year period, detailing his childhood, his military service and paralysis during the Vietnam War, and his transition to anti-war activism. It is the second installment in Stone's trilogy of films about the Vietnam War, following ''Platoon'' (1986) and preceding '' Heaven & Earth'' (1993). Producer Martin Bregman acquired the film rights to the book in 1976 and hired Stone, also a Vietnam veteran, to co-write the screenplay with Kovic, who would be played by Al Pacino. When Stone optioned the book in 1978, the film adaptation became mired in development hell after Pacino and Bregman left, which resulted in him and Kovic putting the film on hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Death
''After Death'' ( it, Oltre la Morte) is an Italian zombie film directed by Claudio Fragasso. The film is set on a remote island where a Haitian Vodou, voodoo curse raises the dead from their graves to feast on the flesh of the living. When a boat of explorers—including a young girl who experienced the zombie uprising years earlier—makes an emergency docking on the island, the crew find that their only hope for survival is a protective idol given to the young girl by her mother years ago. Plot Researchers at a remote jungle island outpost discover the natives are practicing Haitian Vodou, voodoo and black magic. After killing the local priest (James Sampson), a voodoo curse begins to raise the dead to feed on the living in retribution. The researchers on the island are killed by the newly risen zombies, except for Jenny (Candice Daly), the daughter of a scientist couple. She escapes, protected by a magical necklace charm given to her by her mother shortly before her d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Case Of Honor
''A Case of Honor'' is a 1989 Australian/Philippine international co-production film directed by Eddie Romero. Plot 1983: A group of American prisoners of war still held captive in Vietnam are informed they are to be taken to the Soviet Union for unknown reasons. Perplexed and despondent, the group places their fate into the hands of Sgt Case, a devout Christian regarded by both his peers and the Vietnamese as a lunatic. Case leads his friends into a Divine inspired escape with several surprises in store. Cast * Timothy Bottoms as Sgt. Joseph 'Hard' Case * John Phillip Law as Capt. Roger L. Barnes * Candy Raymond Candida Raymond (born 1950) is an Australian actress of film and television during the 1970s and early 1980s. She attended St Ives High School in Sydney. Professional career As a teenager she played small guest roles in Australian televisio ... as Charlene 'Charlie' Delibes * Nick Nicholson as Pops * Brent Venables as Grissom * Jeff Griffith as Luke * Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Expendables (1989 Film)
''The Expendables'' (released in the Philippines as ''Full Battle Gear'') is a 1988 Filipino-American action film directed by Cirio H. Santiago and written by Philip Alderton. It stars Anthony Finetti, Peter Nelson, Loren Haynes and Kevin Duffis. Plot The film is a Vietnam exploitation film where a commando makes an elite team out of rebels. The men are trouble makers and rebels, but are able to perform well. The men are sent out to blow up a bridge and manage to destroy the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) guards. However, another NVA force arrives and an all out battle commences. During the battle, two of the men are killed, but the team kills off all of the NVA reinforcements and captures their leader. The team is next sent on another mission to capture two village women, and then another to destroy an enemy base where another member is killed. They kill all of the NVA forces in the base, but their mission gets tougher when a prisoner escapes and captures American women and hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Siege Of Firebase Gloria
''The Siege of Firebase Gloria'' is a 1989 war film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, starring Wings Hauser and R. Lee Ermey. It was filmed in the Philippines. Plot At the start of the Tet Offensive, a Marine Long Range Reconnaissance unit led by Sergeant Major Bill Hafner ( R. Lee Ermey) and Corporal Joseph L. Di Nardo (Wings Hauser) come upon a village where the locals have been executed gruesomely for fraternising with the US troops. Di Nardo finds a sole survivor, a young Vietnamese child (Michael Cruz). Hafner's recon unit which also consists of college kid Murphy and radioman Shortwave who has only 17 days left on his enlistment exit the village and while on patrol, come upon a VietCong tunnel complex where they find an American POW. Later the Marines arrive at the poorly defended firebase called Gloria. Hafner immediately takes control of the base when he discovers the commanding officer Captain Williams is a burned out drug addict and is not fit for duty. Hafner and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
