Enteng the Dragon
Directed byRomy Villaflor
Screenplay byTony S. Mortel
Story by
  • Tony S. Mortel
  • Romy Villaflor
  • Roy Vera Cruz
StarringDolphy
Vandolph
CinematographyAmado De Guzman
Edited byEfren Jarlego
Music byDanny Tan
Distributed byRVQ Productions
Release date
  • July 14, 1988 (1988-07-14)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Enteng the Dragon is a 1988 Philippine comedy film directed by Romy Villaflor and written by Tony S. Mortel. It is a parody of the film Enter the Dragon.[1][2]

Plot

The story revolves around \ Enteng (Dolphy) a vendor of a mobile food house in China Town. Enteng is known for his humor, and a journalist and star reporter named Rowena (Dang Cecilio) was interested to cover his story after her Editor-in-Chief saw him as worthy of human interest. Kuto (Vandolph), a young boy that he found sleeping in his food wagon, led him to the shrine of the monks, that sealed his destiny as a vigilante and hero.[2]

Cast

  • Dolphy as Enteng
  • Vandolph as Kuto
  • Dang Cecilio as Rowena
  • Eddie Garcia as the Evil Leader
  • Monica Herrera as Christina
  • Monsour del Rosario
  • Rommel Valdez
  • Tsing Tong Tsai
  • Panchito
  • Babalu
  • Don Pepot
  • Che-Che Sta. Ana
  • Roy Aoyama
  • Ros Olgado
  • Ernie Ortega
  • Estrella Querubin

Production

The film was produced by the RVQ Productions, a production owned by Dolphy himself.

Release

The film was released on July 14, 1988.[2]

Accolades

Award-Giving BodyCategoryRecipientResult
1989 FAMAS Awards[3]
Best Picture - ComedyEnteng the DragonWon
Best Child ActorVandolphWon

References

  1. Nick Deocampo (2017). Film: American Influences on Philippine Cinema. PublishDrive. ISBN 9789712728969.
  2. 1 2 3 "Enteng the Dragon 1988". IMDb.
  3. "FAMAS Awards (1989)". IMDb. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

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