Lost Command (1988 film)

Lost Command is a 1988 Filipino action film directed by Ben "M7" Yalung, written by Tony A. Calvento, and starring Ramon 'Bong' Revilla Jr., Paquito Diaz, Lala Montelibano, Jenny Lyn, Dave Brodett, Baldo Marro, Robert Talabis, Lolit Solis, King Gutierrez, E. R. Ejercito. Produced by Cine Suerte, the film was released in May 1988.

Lost Command
Directed byBen (M7) Yalung
Screenplay byTony A. Calvento
Story byBen (M7) Yalung
Produced by
  • Horace (M2) Yalung
  • Romy (M3) Yalung
Starring
CinematographyErnesto 'Boy' Dominguez
Edited byAugusto 'Oggie' Salvador
Music byJun Latonio
Production
company
Cine Suerte
Distributed by
  • Cine Suerte (Philippines)
  • Davian International (international)
Release date
May 1988
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

Critic Lav Diaz gave Lost Command a mildly positive review, expressing that the film largely worked as a vehicle for budding action star Revilla despite being hampered by overly poetic dialogue and incredulously bombastic action scenes. He also gave high praise to the "natural" performance of child actor Billy Crawford.

Cast

Production

Actor Ronnie Ricketts, after starring in the film Target: Sparrow Unit, was originally included among the cast of Lost Command. However, due to a defamatory article he wrote for a magazine on November 20, 1987, about director Ben Yalung and writer Tony Calvento, he was dropped from the project.[2]

Genelyn Magsaysay, an 18-year-old actress, met Bong Revilla's father and her soon-to-be partner Ramon Revilla Sr. during production of Lost Command, and later gave birth to Bong's half-sibling Ram Revilla.[1]

Release

Lost Command was released in May 1988.

Critical response

Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard, gave the film a mildly positive review. He praised the improving acting ability of Bong Revilla, stating that the film's largest achievement is showing his maturation as an action star, while giving high acclaim to child actor Billy Crawford's performance ("He's too much of a natural"). However, Diaz criticized the film's overly poetic dialogue, sappy ending, and far-fetched action scenes, the latter for being too bombastic to be believable ("Thus, you would think that this is now a Watari or Star Wars type of film").[3]

Accolades
Group Category Name Result
FAMAS Awards[4] Best Child Actress Rose Ann Gonzales Nominated
Best Song Song by Jun Latonio Nominated

References
  1. "Who is Genelyn Magsaysay?". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal Inc. November 8, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  2. The People of the Philippines vs. Gilbert Guillermo y Austria (November 24, 1992).Text
  3. Diaz, Lav (May 14, 1988). "Okey pero korni". Manila Standard (in Filipino). Standard Publications, Inc. p. 10. Hitik sa aksyon ang pelikulang ito. Ibinigay na lahat ni M7 pero lumabis naman. Iisipin mo tuloy na isa itong pelikulang aksyon/pantasya ala-Watari o Star Wars.
  4. "FAMAS announces nominees". Manila Standard. Kagitingan Publications, Inc. April 17, 1989. p. 18. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
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