This full-length dispatch is filled with almost every form of wasak and more entertaining than it has any right to be from first glance at the material.
[text_image img=”https://8list.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/weng-weng-textses-8.png” width=”100%” type=”subheading”]8. From alien to Super Agent[/text_image]
[text_image img=”https://8list.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/weng-weng-textses-7.png” width=”100%” type=”subheading”]7. Weng Weng, martial artist [/text_image]
[text_image img=”https://8list.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/weng-weng-textses-6.png” width=”100%” type=”subheading”]6. Andrew Leavold, director and superfan [/text_image]
[text_image img=”https://8list.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/weng-weng-textses-5.png” width=”100%” type=”subheading”]5. Seven years in Weng Weng Land [/text_image]
While Leavold’s voice and obsession with the midget from Baclaran fuels this docu, it is ultimately his good intentions and love for Pinoy movies that both guides and protects him on his journey to discovery and catharsis.
[text_image img=”https://8list.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/weng-weng-textses-3.png” width=”100%” type=”subheading”]3. The cult fandom [/text_image]
[text_image img=”https://8list.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/weng-weng-textses-2.png” width=”100%” type=”subheading”]2. Imelda and the art of living in a bubble [/text_image]
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There’s a scene here where Leavold and his crew travel to Ilocos Norte and become guests of Madame herself as she celebrates her birthday. While this part goes on longer than it should, it does drive home the point of how much the former First Lady lives in a psychological bubble of pure delusion. There’s also a good explanation why she’s in this docu and how ’80s films like Weng Weng’s can be contextualized as part of the Imeldific idea of beauty.[text_image img=”https://8list.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/weng-weng-textses-1.png” width=”100%” type=”subheading”]1. The rise and fall of Ernesto de la Cruz [/text_image]
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Don’t worry, he eventually does find Weng Weng and the story of the little man born with a case of primordial dwarfism (which is why he’s only 2’ 9”) became the darling and cash cow of Liliw Productions, a cult hero of the ’80s and one of the most-loved actors among those he worked with is a story of heartbreak, betrayal, and woe.Everybody from Weng Weng’s former director Eddie Nicart, stuntmen comrades, film critics, and his brother and last living relative makes an appearance, so as far as completism goes, this movie has covered all the bases.
Check it out if you like feature docus with leftfield content, but definitely watch this if you like Weng Weng and hold a special place in your heart for ’80s movies.
Catch “The Search for Weng Weng” at the 15th Cinemanila International Film Festival this December at SM Aura.
