The Search for Weng Weng

2013

93 mins

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Directed by Andrew Leavold
62%
Documentary

Documentary on the unlikeliest of movie stars, the 2 foot 9 inch Filipino karate chopping, babe-attracting, Weng Weng.

Australian filmmaker Andrew... More

Documentary on the unlikeliest of movie stars, the 2 foot 9 inch Filipino karate chopping, babe-attracting, Weng Weng.

Australian filmmaker Andrew Leavold sets off in search of the diminutive B-movie icon, star of such films as For Y'ur Height Only and The Impossible Kid. The equivalent of James Bond in his home country at the peak of his fame, also the Philippines' "Second Golden Age" of cinema (marked by a high volume of B-movie production), Weng Weng is now hard to pin down...

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The Search for Weng Weng | Ratings & Reviews

62_%11 reviews
Audience score rating

"Though the final flurry of “We Heart Weng Weng” sentiments (as well as the input from one particularly grating Pinoy film academic) pushes the “too much of a good thing” envelope, for the most part "Search” is delightful and unexpectedly deep."

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