Quantum of Smallness
From Andrew Leavold at Trash Video: The Search for Weng Weng is a site to promote my forthcoming documentary on my quest for the Philippines’ long-dead midget James Bond. Read the REAL Weng Weng story and interview with Weng Weng’s brother, see stacks of stills from my Philippines shoots – photos with President Marcos’ daughter, WW co-star Dolphy, Eddie Garcia, 80s bold superstar Maria Isabel Lopez, and shots of Weng Weng’s family home, friends and last resting place… the most complete Weng Weng filmography yet, with posters (We’ve found yet another one – a 1981 prequel to For Your Height Only called Agent 00!)… “White Guerrilla In Manila†article on the history of Philippines B-films, Gerry de Leon’s vampire double, Eddie Romero filmography, the Blood Island trilogy reviewed AND MORE!
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
July 5th, 2008 at 05:49
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I was introduced to the coolness that is Weng Weng when somebody back in college showed me a bit of “For Your Height Only”. Made of pure epic win.
July 5th, 2008 at 15:19
Weng Weng movies were shown a couple of months ago at Paddington in Sydney. They love him. =)
July 5th, 2008 at 16:18
Weng-weng was the film star midget who jumped from a building by using an umbrella as a parachute, right? I vaguely remember his numerous films which were re-run I think every afternoon on Ch. 13 during the mid-80’s. That was hilarious for us young boys then, but cool today for all its sentimental value. What I clearly remember was the sound effects of punches and kicks that went “Toka-bigzzz!!” and the fantastic background music. I also remember the other 80’s classics starring Chiquito as Mang Kepweng, featuring zombies- Pinoy style. In one scene, a funeral lasted till the night because the relatives of the dead thought the departed wanted “Cha-cha” for his funeral. Turns out he wanted “marcha”. Chiquito’s “aswang” series also scared the wits out me, and on hot summer nights I actually feared that there was a half-human creature on our G.I. roof with the long proboscis-tongue!