Writing

Ruben Arthur Nicdao

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Known For

Invaders of the Lost GoldInvaders of the Lost Gold · 1982
Invaders of the Lost Gold
★ 3.81982
MovieAdventureAction
In the last days of WWII, a Japanese platoon is attacked by headhunters while attempting to hide millions in gold. Thirty-six years later, a grizzled guide is hired to lead an expedition into a jungle inferno of greed, violence, nudity, and murder.
Opposing ForceOpposing Force · 1986
Opposing Force
★ 4.41986
MovieAction
A group of elite soldiers, including one woman, sign up for the ultimate training mission. The group parachutes onto a remote island, where their objective is to reach the safety zone before the "opposing force" captures them. Everything does not go as expected, and the training mission turns into the real thing.
Dance of the DwarfsDance of the Dwarfs · 1983
Dance of the Dwarfs
★ 4.21983
MovieAdventureHorror
An anthropologist and an alcoholic helicopter pilot discover a race of predatory reptile men in the jungles of South America.
StrykerStryker · 1983
Stryker
★ 4.41983
MovieActionScience Fiction
The world's water supply has dried up due to some sort of apocalypse. A beautiful woman holds the secret to where one of the last springs being guarded by a group of Amazons. A "Road Warrior" like crew captures her and tries to make her talk through brutal torture. The hero (Stryker) unites with some of the remaining "good guys" and the Amazons and frees the woman. They go on to a "Road Warrior" type of concluding battle with the bad guys.
Si Agimat at si Enteng KabisoteSi Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote · 2010
Si Agimat at si Enteng Kabisote
★ 8.92010
MovieFantasyComedy
There is trouble brewing in the world of Agimat and monsters are scaring and kidnapping children. The monsters seem capable of travelling in other worlds and Agimat is able to crossover with them to Encantasia, the world of Faye, Ina Magenta and our hero, Enteng Kabisote. The fairies wonder why monsters are able to cross worlds. Agimat is amazed of the other world and hopes that things in his world would turn out better. His dream one day is to have a happy family like Enteng’s.
KristoKristo · 1996
Kristo
★ 7.01996
MovieDrama
The Gospel of John is reimagined as a Filipino pasyon tale.
Cheeta-eh: Ganda lalake?Cheeta-eh: Ganda lalake? · 1991
Cheeta-eh: Ganda lalake?
1991
MovieActionComedy
Cheeta-eh is a simple-minded jungle boy who is given a magical stone which turns him into a superhero, after he saves a girl from another planet. Being kind-hearted, Cheeta-eh puts his powers to good use, saving helpless people and doing good.
EngkantoEngkanto · 1992
Engkanto
★ 8.01992
MovieDramaFantasy
As modern man continues to plunder our environment, the Engkantos prepare for a battle to protect what is left.

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Mga Munting TinigMga Munting Tinig · 2002
Mga Munting Tinig
★ 7.52002
MovieDrama
Melinda is a new substitute teacher at the Malawig Elementary School, located in a poor remote barrio. A young university graduate, her family expects her to look for work abroad, but in her idealism she takes on a challenging job in the provincial public school, which lacks resources and has corrupt personnel. The heavy monsoon rains and the nearby NPAs also add to her difficulties. The children are indifferent to their studies, having been affected by the hopelessness around them. Melinda tries to motivate them by capitalizing on their interest and talent in singing. She takes advantage of a funding opportunity to enter them in a choral contest. She encounters some resistance, however, from the school administration and from the parents of her students. Furthermore, the death of one of the choral group’s members at the hands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines casts a pall on their once joyful preparations. Melinda, however, constantly tries to rise above these challenges.

Production Design

Darna and DingDarna and Ding · 1980
Darna and Ding
★ 7.01980
MovieAction
Narda receives superhuman powers and becomes Darna. Darna and her child brother Ding start by fighting the Hawk Woman; next they face-off with the Giant, and both foes are destroyed. They meet Dr. Vontesberg a good Samaritan woman doctor, who actually plans in secret to destroy an entire village to avenge her grandfather who had been mistakenly accused of being a devil worshiper. She too has powers to summon the dead and terrorize the townspeople. Narda is captured by the evil doctor, who shows Darna how she intends to achieve her plan. Just in time, Ding arrives to rescue his helpless sister and together they stop Vontesberg's plan. Darna and Ding flow their way to the city, but they are captured by a Sorceress, and they join a bunch of other prisoners. The sorceress Lei Ming and Darna measure their strength and powers. After losing her face, Lei Ming takes her own life.

Production Design