Terrorist Hunter

Terrorist Hunter
Directed byVal Iglesias
Written byJorge Isaac
Produced byCol. Jerry Valeroso
Starring
  • Eddie Garcia
  • Ronald Gan
CinematographyApolinar Cuenco
Edited byRudy Tabotabo
Music byEd Barcena
Production
company
Double Impact Films
Release date
  • December 25, 2005 (2005-12-25)
CountryPhilippines
Languages
Budget₱20 million[1]
Box office₱1.9 million

Terrorist Hunter is a 2005 Filipino action film directed by Val Iglesias from a script by Jorge Isaac and starring Eddie Garcia, Ronald Gan, Dennis Roldan, Jess Sanchez, Maricar de Mesa, Alma Soriano, Ramon Christopher, Alvin Anson, Isaac and Camille Roxas.

Produced by Double Impact Films in 2003, the film was released on December 25, 2005 as an entry to the 31st Metro Manila Film Festival. Earning only ₱1.9 million by the end of the festival against a budget of approximately ₱20 million, it was a box-office bomb.

Cast

Production

Actress KC Castillo was initially included in the film with her scenes already shot, but due to her casting in another company's film, a temporary restraining order was filed against her.[2]

Director Val Iglesias stated that unlike his previous films, Terrorist Hunter did not resort to using computer graphics for its action scenes.[3]

On February 20, 2005, actor and producer Dennis Roldan, who portrayed a terrorist-kidnapper in the film, was arrested for the February 9 kidnapping of a Chinese-Filipino boy in Pasig City.[4][5] Due to this, Col. Jerry Valeroso later bought the rights to the film and became its producer.[1]

Release

Shot in 2003, Terrorist Hunter was submitted as an entry to the 31st Metro Manila Film Festival,[6][1] where it received enough votes from the festival committee to be included in the first batch of entries shown on December 25, 2005.[7]

Box office

The film was among the three lowest-grossing films out of the ten entries of the festival, earning just ₱1.9 million by the festival's end.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Samio, Veronica R. (December 17, 2005). "Mine-menos na pelikula sa MMFF". Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved November 7, 2023. Katwiran naman ni Edde, hindi pa ito naipapalabas sa alin mang commercial theater kaya, maituturing pa ring bago ito.
  2. ^ Samio, Veronica R. (May 25, 2006). "Sa hiya kay Eddie Garcia, KC Castillo, di na nag-artista!" [Due to shame for Eddie Garcia, KC Castillo will no longer be an actress!]. Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Bautista, Emy Abuan (December 19, 2005). "Pangarap mainterbyu si Bin Laden". Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved November 7, 2023. Idinagdag naman ni Direk Val Iglesia na kaiba ito sa action movies na ginawa niya dahil hindi sila gumamit ng computer graphics...
  4. ^ Del Puerto, Luige A.; Esguerra, Christian V. (February 21, 2005). "Ex-solon in kidnap held". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A1. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Acierto, Drew (September 11, 2023). "Marco Gumabao opens up about arrest of dad Dennis Roldan: 'Isa sa traumatic experiences ko yun'". Push.com.ph. ABS-CBN Corporation. Retrieved November 7, 2023. The 29-year-old actor remembered that it was around 5 in the morning when 30 policemen surrounded their home and forced their way inside...
  6. ^ Vibas, Danny (December 14, 2005). "The Monteverdes take a strong grip on the film fest". The Manila Times. The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. p. C2. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  7. ^ San Diego, Bayani Jr. (December 25, 2005). "'Terrorist Hunter'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A2-1. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Cruz, Marinel R. (January 12, 2006). "And the top grossers are ..." Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. p. A2-1. Retrieved November 7, 2023.