Once Upon a Time in Manila

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{{Infobox film

| name = Once Upon A Time in Manila

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| director = Tony Y. Reyes

| writer = {{ubl|Marvic Sotto|Tony Y. Reyes}}

| producer = {{ubl|Marvic Sotto|Jose Yu}}

| starring = {{ubl|Vic Sotto|Cynthia Luster}}

| cinematography = Joe Tutanes

| editing = Eduardo "Boy" Jarlego

| music = Mon del Rosario

| studio = {{ubl|M-Zet Productions|Harvest International Films}}

| distributor = GMA Films / Cinemax Studios{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486881/ | title=GMA's Cinemax Studios official distributor of Once Upon a Time in Manila (1994) for theatrical released in the Philippines | website=IMDB }}

| released = {{Film date|1994|1|11}}

| runtime = 115 minutes

| country = Philippines

| language = {{Plainlist|

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| budget = {{Philippine Peso|70 million}}

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Once Upon a Time in Manila is a 1994 Philippine action comedy film co-written and directed by Tony Y. Reyes. The film stars Vic Sotto, who co-wrote the story, and Cynthia Luster. Distributed by Cinemax Studios.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SJcVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4648%2C1612902|title=Grand Opening Today|pages=21|date=January 11, 1994|newspaper=Manila Standard|publisher=Philippine Manila Standard Publishing|accessdate=July 7, 2022|via=Google News}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yrOlYgEACAAJ|last=Tiongson|first=Nicanor|title=The Urian Anthology: 1990-1999|date=2010|publisher=University of the Philippines Press|isbn=9789715426473|accessdate=July 7, 2022|via=Google Books}}

Plot

Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations, just in the nick of time. Cynthia Luster is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents and papers. Nikita follows her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita.

A game of cat-and-mouse ensues as everyone gets swept up in a tale of international espionage with a dash of love and romance thrown into the crazy mix.

Cast

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