Initial release: 22 September 1993
Budget: 55 million PHP
Language: Filipino Language
Music by: Magnum "Jun" Garlan
Manila Boy is a 1993 Filipino crime action comedy-drama film which starring Robin Padilla, Tony Ferrer, Aurora Sevilla, Andy Poe, Berting Labra, Rommel Padilla and Judy Ann Santos. Directed by Arturo San Agustin under Pioneer Films.
The lead of this movie is Berting. who is a provincial man. At his nayon he is will known a bad guy but good guy in his family.
An old friend ask him to work as body guard. Then he was test by his co worker to kill a driver of a van that they ambush. He had no choice but to do so because his life is at risk that time. The longer he stayed to his work the better he understands what work he was in. He became the right hand of his boss. Now he became the drug dealer.
The conflict between his boos in him begain when the son of his boss fell in love to his beloved sister. The two secretly dating until one day Berting found them alone doing a lovey dovey . That shock him. He kill the son of his boss then the war between them begain.
Some of his men stay loyal to him and fight to his side. His boss was killed by him and most of his men are dead. He was caught by the police men. He pretend to killed berting and buried it. But it was just a show for his nayon for them not to chase for justice for him to avoid more conflict.
This Movie supposed to have a part II but untill now it's not made yet. Though it will be as good as this Part I.