Pepeng Kuryente: Man with a Thousand Volts (1988)

Original title

Pepeng Kuryente (A Man with a Thousand Volts)

Directed by

Jose Yandoc

Genre

fantasy

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Filipino action hero with electric powers fights villains. The movie was released in 1988 and stars Ramon Revilla.

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What happens

Pepeng Kuryente: Man with a Thousand Volts is a 1988 Filipino science fiction action film written and directed by Jose Yandóc and starring Ramon Revilla as the titular character. Also starring are Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr., Dante Rivero, Marissa Delgado, Ramon Zamora, Melissa Mendez, Gwen Avila, Alicia Alonzo, Cecille "Dabiana" Iñigo, Baldo Marro, King Gutierrez, Rodolfo Boy Garcia, Palito and George Estregan Jr. Produced by Imus Productions, Pepeng Kuryente was released on November 16, 1988. Critic Lav Diaz gave the film a negative review, criticizing its lack of direction, slow pace, superfluous scenes, and constant product placement. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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