Member Atherton Posted November 26, 2008 Member Share Posted November 26, 2008 Ramon Zamora has been mentioned here awhile back. Anyone interested check out this page. http://video48.blogspot.com/search/label/RAMON%20ZAMORA Dig deeper and I believe there's some stuff on mid to late 60's Filipino martial arts movies. If anyone is interested Andrew Leavold is doing a documentary on Filipino films and his site touches some martial arts bases. I believe he's been doing loads of interviews and was last trying to contact Philip Ko Fei (who I believe is still in the Philippines) via Monsour Del Rosario. http://andrewleavold.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member FrankBolte Posted November 26, 2008 Member Share Posted November 26, 2008 Monsour is a friend of mine and I also know Franco Guerreao (one armed executioner,cleopatra wong etc.)...Franco used to be my door to door neighbour here in chinatown before i moved to another house..(still near by) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Atherton Posted November 27, 2008 Author Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 that's awesome Franky. I read that Ko Fei does fight choreography for a lot of Filipino tv, do you ever get a chance to check those out? I've seen a few Franco Guerreo films usually directed by Bobby Suarez. I imagine some of these older Filipino martial arts films are pretty hard to find. please feel free to share any stories about hanging with TKD champ Monsour. Have you had a chance to meet Gabriel Romulo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member FrankBolte Posted November 27, 2008 Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 theres a tv channel here called pbo they play those old b-movies all the time..i think many are available on VCD here or bootlegs..i just dont know what is what and mostly they are in tagalog and have no subs...but i get an interest in those lately..just need to upgrade my knowledge on those old flicks....XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bruceleeclones Posted November 27, 2008 Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 ive been trying to find some of the Ramon Zamora bruce lee clone movies but havent had much luck, apart from Chop Suey. Seems he made quite a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Atherton Posted November 27, 2008 Author Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 Channel 5422 has played both They Call Him Chop Suey and Revenge of THe Dragon both starring Ramon Zamora. http://pages.tvunetworks.com/channels/index.jsp?g=5# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member theshape Posted November 27, 2008 Member Share Posted November 27, 2008 does tvu have a schedule? if i can record the english dubbing of chop suey i can dub it over the widescreen print. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jesse Smooth Posted November 30, 2008 Member Share Posted November 30, 2008 I took a glance at the site...were some of these films comedies? I've seen trailers for two of his movies and knew those were serious films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Atherton Posted November 30, 2008 Author Member Share Posted November 30, 2008 I've only seen Revenge of The Dragon and it has some unintentional humor. But was overall a very nice film, surprisingly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member falkor Posted November 30, 2008 Member Share Posted November 30, 2008 You should invite Andrew Leavold to the forum to discuss Philly films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Atherton Posted November 30, 2008 Author Member Share Posted November 30, 2008 Yeah I'll go do that. I believe he's actually in the Philippines right now shooting more interviews. There's a huge thread at AV Maniacs Asian forum on Filipino action films that Andrew Leavold takes part in. There seems to be a core group of a dozen or so guys really digging these films on that forum, uncharted waters for many in the cult film sectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member falkor Posted November 30, 2008 Member Share Posted November 30, 2008 He's in the wrong place. He needs to come here. There is several people here with info on Philly martial arts films, as well as collectors with rare stills and lobby cards etc. I'm sure we could suggest some very good ideas re: the documentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Andrew Leavold Posted December 5, 2008 Member Share Posted December 5, 2008 Wrong place, eh? You know Pinoy kunbg fu freaks always find each other eventually... Just returned from Manila on Sunday, interviewed Monsour del Rosario but no sign of Philip Ko (most likely back in HK). Also caught up with Franco Guerrero, Bobby Suarez, and swung by Singapore for a Cleo Wong pool party (more stories about that later!!!). Also fouind Tsing Tong Tsai's Fifties Diner in Baguio but he was in Manila at the time. I talked to him on the phone though, lovely old guy but terrible English. Funny you should mention Ramon Zamora - since I've been back, I've been working on my Pinoy Kung Fu list 1972-1981 at www.andrewleavold.blogspot.com, and desperately need posters, stills etc etc. It's going to take the best part of a week to finish so please bear with me. My own RZ collection is spare: Chop-Suey, The Dragon The Lizard And The Boxer and Return Of The Dragon. As far as I can tell there's only another 3 dubbed into English and sold during the 1982 Manila International Film Festival: The Game Of Death (1974), Bruce Of The Golden Chaku aka Golden Chaku (1977), and Spirit Of The Dragon (retitling, original title unknown). Most of his Tagalog films, particularly the 70s kung fu titles, have long since perished. Ramon alternated between "serious" and comic martial arts roles throughout the Seventies and even did a martial arts TV show in '73 called "Dragon". He started as a dancer before getting a break in 1970 with the local version of Laugh-In called "Super Laff-In". His most famous creation was a German stormtrooper complete with Hitler moustache who spouted pigeon German and punctuated sentences with an explosibe "Isprackenhayt!" (poster's at http://andrewleavold.blogspot.com/2007/12/ramon-zamora-in-action.html) Hope this fills in a few blanks! Cheers, and look forward to hearing to your ideas, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member jiujitsu77 Posted December 6, 2008 Member Share Posted December 6, 2008 RZ definitely looked good. Something worth digging up to view. i have had the pleasure of seeing some good Pinoy b movies thanks to a few friends and FMA instructors. never got to see his, however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member thedirtytiger Posted December 6, 2008 Member Share Posted December 6, 2008 I have the Turkish lobby card set from Golden Chaku and maybe another Zamora film, will have to check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bruceleeclones Posted December 6, 2008 Member Share Posted December 6, 2008 Any idea who the guy playing Bruce was in 'Chaku Master'? Bruce Ly the movie credits him as. Was that the only film he made? http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=45xK22kD4Ng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member falkor Posted December 6, 2008 Member Share Posted December 6, 2008 Hi Andrew, Regarding your documentary it would be nice if you could look into some of the Philly based ninja films, including one of my personal favourites: Ninja Warriors. http://free.7host07.com/rarekfm/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=380 I think these are co-productions with USA? Others starring Ron Marchini include Forgotten Warrior. The only production company listed on my VHS tapes is Silver Star. Always wondered about these type of mid-80s films... In case you are not already aware, two of Ramon Zamora's films appeared in a collection of original theatrical trailers released on DVD as "Celluloid Fury". Some good Philly discussion can be found here: http://free.7host07.com/rarekfm/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Andrew Leavold Posted December 7, 2008 Member Share Posted December 7, 2008 Hey all, Great to hear from you! Holy shit, falcor, that Game Of Death lobby is amazing!!!And dirtytiger, if you ever get a chance to scan the Golden Chaku lobbies... cheers... The Silver Star ninja films are all-Filipino productions (see http://andrewleavold.blogspot.com/search/label/silver%20star) from the Silver Star Film Company, aka Kinavesa Films or Kinavesa International. There's a few non-Silver Star ninjas (Ultimax Force etc) listed on http://andrewleavold.blogspot.com/search/label/silver%20star bruceleeclones: Chaku Master's lead actor is credited TWICE in the credits, as Rey Malonzo (his real name) AND Bruce Ly! Along with RZ, he's the most prolific of the "Pinoy Bruce Lees" (http://andrewleavold.blogspot.com/2008/12/pinoy-kung-fu-register-1972-1981.html) Hey, if you guys know where I could find copies of the following i'd be eternally grateful: - They Call Him Bruce Lee (Rey Malonzo) - Game Of Death (Ramon Zamora) - Golden Chaku (Ramon Zamora) - Bruka Queen Of Evil - Tiger Force/Kill The Tiger (Chen Xing) or posters/scans for Blood Hero (Meng Fei), The Dragon The Lizard And The Boxer (Fei/Zamora), Chaku Master, Treasure Of Bruce Le, Revenge Of The Lady Fighter and any other Pinoy kung fus I've missed. Cheers! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HAZ Posted December 7, 2008 Member Share Posted December 7, 2008 I live near a pretty big Filipino community. Are any of these films english friendly & on DVD? I'm going to go on a hunt tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bruceleeclones Posted December 7, 2008 Member Share Posted December 7, 2008 thanks for clearing that up for me. theres also a Filipino produced movie, american title Cobra. stars another bruce clone, Bruce Lei, any idea who he is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member bruceleeclones Posted December 7, 2008 Member Share Posted December 7, 2008 also just wanted to briefly mention a mistake i noticed on your blog, Treasure of bruce lee and king boxer 2 are two different films. King Boxer 2 is also known as Bruce and the Shaolin Bronzemen. both movies were made in the philippines tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Andrew Leavold Posted December 7, 2008 Member Share Posted December 7, 2008 Are you sure Cobra was made in the Philippines? From the cast and crew lists it looks like a Hong Kong or Taiwan production. If you can confirm it's Pinoy, that would be great news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member thedirtytiger Posted December 7, 2008 Member Share Posted December 7, 2008 - They Call Him Bruce Lee (Rey Malonzo)- is this the same film as Tghey Call Him Chop Suey ? I have the Thai VCD ( dubbed in Thai ) and German lobby set. Tiger Force/Kill The Tiger (Chen Xing) - I have the poster but never managed to get the film. The Dragon The Lizard And The Boxer (Fei/Zamora) - I have the Oceasn Shores video and a couple of Greek lobbies. Treasure Of Bruce Le - I have the American video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member HAZ Posted December 7, 2008 Member Share Posted December 7, 2008 I'm watching the Impossible Kid right now. HOLY CRAP THIS IS AMAZING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Andrew Leavold Posted December 8, 2008 Member Share Posted December 8, 2008 I'm watching the Impossible Kid right now. HOLY CRAP THIS IS AMAZING. Isn't it?? It isn't as absurd as For Your Height Only but they up the ante on the ludicrous stunts. Hilarious. dirtytiger, would LOVE to see some scans of those lobbies. They Call Him Chop Suey's the Ramon Zamora film from '75, They Call Him Bruce Lee is Rey Malonzo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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