What happens when legends collide? Worlds in chaos, just imagine Batman
battling Superman … oh, wait, they made a movie about that.
OK, then how about what Wild Eye Releasing has in store for
genre fans to savor on DVD this coming Nov. 8?
Filipino acting legend, Weng Weng (aka: Ernesto de la Cruz)
— all two feet, nine inches of him — meets writer, filmmaker and past
owner/operator of one of the most “unique” video stores, Trash Video, in all of
the world (rivaled only by California’s Amoeba trio of stores), Andrew Leavold.
Worlds in chaos; battles of titanic proportions … perhaps,
but how about his documentary, The Search for Weng Weng, as a more
entertaining alternative? Which is
exactly what Wild Eye Releasing has ready on that early November street date.
Weng Weng was a little person who was not expected to live,
but he proved everyone wrong, and despite his miniscule size he became
proficient in the martial arts and a world-renown actor, famous for his two
James Bond spoofs, For Your Height Only and The Impossible Kid. By 34 he was no longer with us.
Cut to eclectic film affectionado, Andrew Leavold, who came
across the films of Weng Weng from the 1980s while operating Trash Video and
became fascinated with the actor. What
happened to him?
The result: The Search for Weng Weng, a personal
quest by the filmmaker to learn more about this “unique” actor — Agent 00! So come along for a one-of-a-kind film
adventure … and learn about this screen legend who was almost lost to time.
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