Once Upon a Time in Manila

Once Upon a Time in Manila is a 1994 Philippine action comedy film co-written and directed by Tony Y. Reyes. The film stars Vic Sotto, who co-wrote the story, and Cynthia Luster. Distributed by Cinemax Studios.^[2][3]

Once Upon A Time in Manila
Directed by	Tony Y. Reyes
Written by	Marvic Sotto Tony Y. Reyes
Produced by	Marvic Sotto Jose Yu
Starring	Vic Sotto Cynthia Luster
Cinematography	Joe Tutanes
Edited by	Eduardo "Boy" Jarlego
Music by	Mon del Rosario
Production companies	M-Zet Productions Harvest International Films
Distributed by	GMA Films / Cinemax Studios[1]
Release date	January 11, 1994 (1994-01-11)
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	English Filipino Cebuano
Budget	₱70 million

Plot

Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations, just in the nick of time. Cynthia Luster is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents and papers. Nikita follows her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita.

A game of cat-and-mouse ensues as everyone gets swept up in a tale of international espionage with a dash of love and romance thrown into the crazy mix.

Cast

• Vic Sotto as Jet Lagman
• Cynthia Luster as Lt. Cynthia Wang
• Gloria Sevilla as Amparo Lagman
• Tiya Pusit as Panchang
• Ruby Rodriguez as Carnap Victim
• Babalu as Carnapper
• Rio Diaz as Supermarket Cashier
• Yoyong Martirez as Dong
• Val Sotto as Sgt. Beltran
• Larry Silva as Chairman Shepherd
• Ritchie Reyes as Tom Crus
• Yoyoy Villame as 'Bai
• Mely Tagasa as Salome Yu
• Romy Diaz as Mario
• Charlie Davao as Luigi