Enteng the Dragon

1988 Filipino film

Tony S. Mortel
Romy Villaflor
Roy Vera Cruz

StarringDolphy
VandolphCinematographyAmado De GuzmanEdited byEfren JarlegoMusic byDanny TanDistributed byRVQ Productions

Release date

July 14, 1988 (1988-07-14)

CountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipino

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 Body	Category	Recipient	Result
1989 FAMAS Awards^[3]
	Best Picture - Comedy	Enteng the Dragon	Won
	Best Child Actor	Vandolph	Won

References

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