Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon

Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon (lit. 'Chinatown: In the Claws of the Dragon') is a 1988 action film directed by Pepe Marcos and written by Humilde Meek Roxas. It stars Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Tony Ferrer, Eddie Garcia, Aurora Sevilla, Mia Pratts, Rez Cortez, Christopher Paloma, Rommel Valdez, Baldo Marro, and Ruben Rustia. Produced and distributed by Four-N Films, the film was released on December 8, 1988.

Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon
Directed byPepe Marcos
Produced byNiki Rose Nuqui
Written byHumilde Meek Roxas
StarringRamon 'Bong' Revilla Jr.
Music byNonoy Tan
CinematographyBaby Cabrales Jr.
Edited byBas Santos
Production
company
Four-N Films
Release date
  • December 8, 1988 (1988-12-08)[1]
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Critic Lav Diaz noted Chinatown's intense violence, which he thought was influenced by the films of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, and he expressed mixed feelings over the varying quality of the film's action scenes. The film received four FAMAS Award nominations, winning Best Picture - Action and Best Sound (Rolly Ruta).

Plot

A policeman (Revilla) tries to singlehandedly defeat a syndicate involved in arms trafficking and drug smuggling, in revenge for the murder of his girlfriend.[2]

Cast

Release

Chinatown was given a "P-15" rating by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB),[2] and was released on December 8, 1988.[2]

Critical response

Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, saw the film as another Filipino work influenced by the intense violence of films starring Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger, stating that "Children too, [are] riddled with bullets." He gave mixed feelings for the action sequences, praising the chase scene involving a car and the action scenes at the start and the end of the film, but criticizing others for being basically filler. Diaz considers the love scene between Revilla's character and his lover to be the film's most memorable moment.[4]

Accolades
Group Category Name Result
FAMAS Awards Best Picture - Action Chinatown: Sa Kuko ng Dragon Won
Best Actor Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr. Nominated
Best Child Actor Christopher Paloma Nominated
Best Sound Rolly Ruta[5] Won

References
  1. "Grand Opening Today". Manila Standard. Manila Standard News, Inc. December 8, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  2. "MTRCB Film Classification and Ratings Guide". Manila Standard. Manila Standard News, Inc. December 19, 1988. p. 19. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  3. Tiongson, Nicanor G., ed. (2001). The Urian Anthology, 1980--1989. Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino and Antonio P. Tuviera. p. 495. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. Diaz, Lav (December 17, 1988). "Isa pang Rambo" [Another Rambo]. Manila Standard (in Filipino). Manila Standard News, Inc. p. 15. Retrieved August 3, 2020. Pati bata, tadtad sa bala.
  5. CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Volume VIII - Philippine Film. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 1994. p. 135. ISBN 971-8546-23-5. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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