Alex Boncayao Brigade (film)

Alex Boncayao Brigade is a 1989 action film directed by Joey del Rosario. The film stars Ronnie Ricketts, Mia Prats, George Estregan Jr., Richard Bonnin and Marco Polo, alongside Dave Brodett, Val Iglesias, Nick Romano, Bomber Moran, and Dexter Doria. It is about the titular communist militant group (otherwise known as the Sparrow Unit) that functions as the urban guerrilla unit of the New People's Army. Produced by Olympia Pictures, the film was released on January 18, 1989.^[1]

Alex Boncayao Brigade
Directed by	Joey del Rosario
Written by	Tony A. Calvento
Produced by	Ricky Salonga
Starring	Ronnie Ricketts Mia Prats George Estregan Jr. Marco Polo Richard Bonnin
Cinematography	Bhal Dauz
Edited by	Augusto Salvador
Music by	Vehnee Saturno
Production company	Olympia Pictures
Distributed by	Olympia Pictures
Release date	January 18, 1989 (1989-01-18)
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Critic Lav Diaz expressed that the film was "nothing extraordinary".

Cast

• Ronnie Ricketts as Romy
• Mia Prats as Dolores
• George Estregan Jr. as Rudy
• Marco Polo as Ricky
• Richard Bonnin as Leo
• Dave Brodett as Lt. Cordero
• Val Iglesias as Sgt. Padilla
• Nick Romano as Roberto
• Bomber Moran as Slim
• Dexter Doria as Fe
• Emil Estrada as Pfc. Salcedo
• Eddie del Mar Jr. as Pfc. Abad
• Lucita Soriano as Ka Rosa
• Dante Abadeza as Carding
• Mayleen Gonzales as Celina
• Jumbo Montelibano as a rebel
• Andy Oba as a rebel
• Danny Estrella as a rebel
• Philip Gamboa as Col. Ramos
• Rodolfo 'Boy' Garcia as Maj. Francisco
• Zandro Zamora as Col. Espiritu
• Teri Robles as news caster
• Vic Varrion as Col. Medina
• Renato del Prado as a detective
• Rene Hawkins as Itoy
• Nello Nayo as Atty. Juan Sevilla
• Becky Misa as Mrs. Gonzales
• Cris Daluz as Cristino
• Nonoy de Guzman as driver of Col. Espiritu
• Eddie Tuazon as Patis
• Tony Bagyo as a detective
• Omay Rivera as a detective

Release

Alex Boncayao Brigade was released on January 18, 1989.^[2][3]

Critical response

Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, considered the film to be "nothing extraordinary", with a standard "Ka" (communist) story and ordinary, albeit numerous, action scenes. He criticized, however, the "corny" speech towards the end of the film.^[4]

See also

Other depictions of the Alex Boncayao Brigade (Sparrow Unit) in film:

• Target: Sparrow Unit (1987) - also written by Tony Calvento and starring Ronnie Ricketts
• Ambush (1988) - also starring Ronnie Ricketts
• Patrolman (1988)