Joe Mari Avellana

Joe Mari Avellana

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Joe Mari Avellana

Películas

The Search for Weng Weng
The bizarre history of Filipino B-films, as told through filmmaker Andrew Leavold's personal quest to find the truth behind its midget James Bond superstar Weng Weng.
Colorum
Tomas Verdolagas
After spending thirty years in prison, Pedro (Lou Veloso), aging and obviously clueless as to what has become of the world outside the penitentiary, is finally freed.
La caza del Águila Uno
General Santiago
El general Frank Lewis (Rutger Hauer) lidera una polémica misión para capturar a un grupo de terroristas que se han refugiado con los rebeldes filipinos. Pero la piloto del helicóptero, la capitán Ami Jennings (Theresa Randle) y su tripulación son abatidos sobre las líneas enemigas, poniendo en peligro la misión...
A la caza del enemigo
Production Design
El general Frank Lewis (Rutger Hauer) lidera una polémica misión para capturar a un grupo de terroristas que se han refugiado con los rebeldes filipinos. Pero la piloto del helicóptero, la capitán Ami Jennings (Theresa Randle) y su tripulación son abatidos sobre las líneas enemigas, poniendo en peligro la misión... (FILMAFFINITY)
A la caza del enemigo
Gen. Romero Panlilio
El general Frank Lewis (Rutger Hauer) lidera una polémica misión para capturar a un grupo de terroristas que se han refugiado con los rebeldes filipinos. Pero la piloto del helicóptero, la capitán Ami Jennings (Theresa Randle) y su tripulación son abatidos sobre las líneas enemigas, poniendo en peligro la misión... (FILMAFFINITY)
Bloodfist 2050
MC (als Jose Mari Avellana)
Alex Danko descends into the ultra-violent underworld of extreme martial-arts to find his brother's killer with the help of hardened Detective Ramirez and his brother's alluring ex-lover in this post-apocalyptic allegory of greed and revenge set in in 2050 Los Angeles.
Filipinas
Resty
Florencia, the matriarch of the Filipinas family, is in poor health, and Yolanda, the eldest of the Filipinas children, finds herself in the unenviable position of keeping her bickering family from disintegration. As the tension rises, Yolanda seeks refuge in a local church. She is critically injured trying to break up a nasty fight between brothers Emman and Samuel, forcing her family to make a life-changing decision.
Operation Balikatan
Production Design
An elite group of American soldiers are in a race against time in this action thriller from director Cirio H. Santiago. Stacy Keach stars as the general in charge of the team tasked with infiltrating a terrorist organization and saving an American politician before the bad guys kill him. When Eagles Strike also stars Christian Boeving and Davee Youngblood.
Mafia brutal
Warden
Ty's pal J.J. frames him in a murder and cocaine theft in Hong Kong in 1992. Ty's wife Rachel may be in on the con, so, when Ty gets early release from prison as a gesture of good will from the city's new Mainland government, he doesn't bother to look her up. But she finds him in Southern California to warn him that J.J. wants him dead. Whack J.J. first, she tells Ty, so he heads for Manila where J.J. runs a lucrative business under the cover of exporting tropical fish. But what is that business and who's pulling the strings? With the help of Inez, a young Filipina prostitute, Ty gets to the heart of the matter even after Inez no longer has the stomach to pursue the guilty ones.
Tanging Yaman
Fr. Lito
Three siblings Danny, Art and Grace are now well settled with their respective families, in widely contrasting lifestyles. The one common thing that binds them loosely together is the love that their mother Dolores "Loleng" Rosales holds for all of them and her grandchildren, albeit expressed in varying ways and degrees, but always equally nurturing and self-giving. Much as they are held together by her, they are in turn separated by physical distance and the sad legacy left behind by their deceased, erstwhile strong-willed, patriarchal father.
Wild Grass
Screenplay
A confused and angry farm boy brought up under the strict and seemingly unforgiving guidance of an exacting and domineering father gains initiation to both romance and heroism during the Philippine Revolution of 1896.
Wild Grass
Director
A confused and angry farm boy brought up under the strict and seemingly unforgiving guidance of an exacting and domineering father gains initiation to both romance and heroism during the Philippine Revolution of 1896.
Vulcan
Screenplay
When a dinosaur egg is unearthed by a powerful volcano, a little boy's life is changed forever. The pterodactyl named "Vulcan", and the little boy end up forming an unbreakable bond of friendship while on an amazing spree of adventures.
Dark Crown
Director
Adana De Guia is a famous actress whose career is beginning to slip down the limelight while Eva Cristobal is a fanatic who loves Adana so much that she will do anything for her idol. Adana helped Eva to become her personal assistant, also gave her a break in one of her movie, unknowingly that Eva was just using her to be able to reach her dream of becoming a big star. Eva succeeded in her plans but cannot find true happiness that Adana has.
Deathfight
Papa Fung
When family fortune, beautiful mistresses and control of an international smuggling operation are at stake, family rivalry turns to rage as two brothers meet in one final battle...a deathfight.
Kung Mawawala Ka Pa
Director
A story of a married couple brought together by the ilness of their child.
Akin Ang Pangarap Mo
Leo is engaged to Anita out of convenience since her father and her parents are long time friends. It was never an issue until Leo meets Gigi during his stay in the family farm. Leo loves Anita but he cannot get enough of Gigi's seduction. He later finds himself craving for more. Little does he know that Gigi's tempting invitations are more than that Gigi has other selfish plans and she is adamant to get him not afraid to cause havoc over Leo and Anita's solid relationship.
Fist of Glory
Writer
Vietnam. The last days of the war. A crack squad of Army special forces commandos led by Johnny Reynolds undertakes an unauthorized combat mission behind enemy lines with disasterous results.
Fist of Glory
Director
Vietnam. The last days of the war. A crack squad of Army special forces commandos led by Johnny Reynolds undertakes an unauthorized combat mission behind enemy lines with disasterous results.
Guerreros del desierto
Production Design
En un futuro indeterminado, la Tierra se ha convertido en un planeta devastado, y con una situación anárquica y caótica en la cual los que gobiernan son unos señores de la guerra viciosos e insaciables. Una valiente mujer decide armarse y defenderse: forma una banda de cinco guerreros para salvar a su pueblo y su preciada agua.
I Will Wait for You in Heaven
Don Joaquin
Carmina begins to doubt her future with poor Gabriel when another suitor dazzles her with expensive gifts. Overhearing Carmina's sentiments, Gabriel is heartbroken and goes away to return a wealthy man to prove his worthiness to Carmina.
Field of Fire
Sergeant Thomas Duncan takes his men behind enemy lines to recover a secret government fighter copter and its pilot, a secret weapon all his own. But once stationed in the dense jungle brush of Vietnam, their radio goes out all hope of contacting their home base is out, and it is up to Duncan and his men to get to the hook up point by the agreed time. A traitor in the home camp is sending messages to the enemy side; Duncan must hurry!
Bloodfist 2
Production Design
Jake Raye y cinco expertos en kickboxing son secuestrados por el malvado Su y obligados a luchar contra sus secuaces. Dependerá de Jake poder enderezar las cosas...
Bloodfist 2
Su
Jake Raye y cinco expertos en kickboxing son secuestrados por el malvado Su y obligados a luchar contra sus secuaces. Dependerá de Jake poder enderezar las cosas...
Demonstone
Han Chin
Two U.S. Marine investigators looking into a series of grisly murders in Manila discover that the crimes are tied to an amulet with a 400-year-old curse on it that has unleashed supernatural forces.
Bloodfist (El golpe definitivo)
Kwong
Cuando su hermano es asesinado después de un combate de kickboxing, Jake busca venganza. Viaja a Manila para encontrar al asesino de su hermano, una vez allí encuentra un mundo de violencia y decepción hasta llegar a un dramático final.
Blackbelt II: Fatal Force
Director
Brad Spyder flies to Hawaii to uncover a web of bribery, betrayal and lies and when Spyder finds his partner dead, a cat and mouse game between killer and cop begins.
Eye of the Eagle 2: Inside the Enemy
Production Design
When soldier Anthony Glenn discovers that Mai is missing, he sets out to rescue her from the corrupt Major Sorenson pitting soldier against soldier in a bloody game of honor.
Silk 2
Production Design
Silk, the smoothest, toughest, and sexiest cop in Honolulu is hot on the trail of ruthless art smugglers who are after a priceless Asian Scroll. Silk will stop at nothing to get her man, even if it means blowing up an entire building.
Narco Dollar
Screenplay
Drug enforcement officer Mark Stevens busts dealer Jack Kinney which in turn brings down supplier Vinnie Esteban. Both Stevens and Esteban find themselves up against Columbian drug king Domingo Mortera.
Narco Dollar
Director
Drug enforcement officer Mark Stevens busts dealer Jack Kinney which in turn brings down supplier Vinnie Esteban. Both Stevens and Esteban find themselves up against Columbian drug king Domingo Mortera.
Circle of Fear
Miyamoto
Tom Price, an ex-LA mob enforcer, travels to the Philippines to investigate the mysterious death of his brother Charlie. Tom's investigation turns to catastrophe, and he must employ all the tricks of the trade to stay alive.
Silk 2
Kashi Hashimura
Silk, the smoothest, toughest, and sexiest cop in Honolulu is hot on the trail of ruthless art smugglers who are after a priceless Asian Scroll. Silk will stop at nothing to get her man, even if it means blowing up an entire building.
Spyder
Director
A rich businessman hires a team of vietnam vets to get his son out of Vietnam, but this group of mercenaries don't plan to go in Vietnam, they just want the money. They make a mistake by killing policeman "Brad Spyder"'s partner, and now he only wants REVENGE!
Saigon Commandos
Col. Tranh (as J.M. Avellana)
Una serie de asesinatos relacionados con las drogas persiguen a Saigón. La ex boina verde Mark Stryker y sus parlamentarios deben encontrar a los culpables. Con la ayuda de Jean Lassiter, un reportero entrometido que cubre el tema del crimen, Stryker descubre la participación de políticos corruptos en el comercio de heroína y en los asesinatos. Pero antes de que pueda precisarlos, Stryker es acusado del asesinato de su comandante y ahora debe limpiar su nombre, liberar a Lassiter de sus captores y evitar que sus hombres realicen su propia venganza antes de que sea demasiado tarde.
Guerreras: Año 2000
Production Design
Futuro, año 2021. Una terrible guerra ha dejado la Tierra como un devastado basurero, donde la poca gente que ha sobrevivido vaga por los campos, luchando unos contra otros para conseguir lo más esencial para continuar existiendo.
Killer Instinct
Tran Van Minh
For America, the Vietnam War is over. Johnny doesn't see it that way. This Special Forces soldier battles vicious Vietcong, a sadistic Russian advisor and his own peacenik girlfriend as he embarks on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Killer Instinct
Production Design
For America, the Vietnam War is over. Johnny doesn't see it that way. This Special Forces soldier battles vicious Vietcong, a sadistic Russian advisor and his own peacenik girlfriend as he embarks on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Killer Instinct
Writer
For America, the Vietnam War is over. Johnny doesn't see it that way. This Special Forces soldier battles vicious Vietcong, a sadistic Russian advisor and his own peacenik girlfriend as he embarks on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Ultimax Force
Writer
El capitán Dave Morgan, en cautiverio, envía un mensaje de auxilio desde su prisión. Rescatarlo atravesando las peligrosas selvas vietnamitas, infectadas de trampas y emboscadas, es el tipo de misión que sólo Chris Boton y su grupo de comandos puede afrontar.
El Ojo del Águila
Production Design
En Vietman del Sur, un grupo de renegados conocido como el Comando Perdido, aterroriza a la población; obligando al sargento Zack Skinner a combatir al comando para detener su matanza.
Mission Terminate
Screenplay
"Tan Mai, Vietnam del Norte 1969" Ted Ryan, capitán de los Marines norteamericanos, y Quang Nien, su guía vietnamita, se encuentran en plenas líneas enemigas. En un poblado, Ryan y sus hombres descubren lingotes de oro ocultos en sacos de grano. En 1987, Ryan descubre que los miembros de su unidad estan siendo asesinados en extrañas circustancias, para investigar el suceso contrata al Mayor Brad Cooper "una auténtica máquina de matar".
Equalizer 2000
Story
En un sombrío futuro post-nuclear multitud de bandas luchan por poseer el Equalizer 2000, la única arma suficientemente poderosa como para garantizar la supervivencia.
La bestia ha vuelto
Production Design
En la paradisíaca isla de Hawaii algo muy diabólico ha estado esperando. Bajo las tranquilas aguas de un lago interior, un demonio aguarda. Una criatura que sólo aparece en las leyendas, de pronto, toma vida. Molestada en su sueño por los pescadores, una mortífera bestia de forma humana despierta de un letargo de siglos para cazar y destruir presas humanas, convirtiéndose en una atracción turística letal, pese a las advertencias del sheriff.
La bestia ha vuelto
Second Unit
En la paradisíaca isla de Hawaii algo muy diabólico ha estado esperando. Bajo las tranquilas aguas de un lago interior, un demonio aguarda. Una criatura que sólo aparece en las leyendas, de pronto, toma vida. Molestada en su sueño por los pescadores, una mortífera bestia de forma humana despierta de un letargo de siglos para cazar y destruir presas humanas, convirtiéndose en una atracción turística letal, pese a las advertencias del sheriff.
La bestia ha vuelto
Blue
En la paradisíaca isla de Hawaii algo muy diabólico ha estado esperando. Bajo las tranquilas aguas de un lago interior, un demonio aguarda. Una criatura que sólo aparece en las leyendas, de pronto, toma vida. Molestada en su sueño por los pescadores, una mortífera bestia de forma humana despierta de un letargo de siglos para cazar y destruir presas humanas, convirtiéndose en una atracción turística letal, pese a las advertencias del sheriff.
Silk
Production Design
Silk, the toughest cop in Honolulu, busts small time smugglers only to reveal a larger syndicate smuggling Asian mobsters into the States by buying the identities of Hawaiian citizens.
Silk
Yashi
Silk, the toughest cop in Honolulu, busts small time smugglers only to reveal a larger syndicate smuggling Asian mobsters into the States by buying the identities of Hawaiian citizens.
The Devastator
Production Design
Deacon Porter, un veterano de Vietnam, vuelve a Estados Unidos para vengar la muerte de un oficial al mando. Pronto forma un grupo de combate, y copiando los modos de guerra de los vietnamitas, arma una guerrilla en pleno estado de California.
Cazadores del futuro
Production Design
En un mundo futuro apocalíptico asolado por las guerras, un grupo de rebeldes decide viajar en el tiempo hacia el pasado, para encontrar la punta de lanza que abrió una herida en el cuerpo de Cristo, para utilizar sus poderes y evitar las guerras futuras. En 1989, antes de ir más hacia el pasado, tendrán un accidentado encuentro con una pareja, y el capricho del destino hará que sea esta pareja quienes intenten resolver el futuro de la humanidad. (FILMAFFINITY)
Ruedas de Fuego
Scourge
En el mundo del futuro, los guerreros de la autopista imponen su ley. Trace intenta sobrevivir enfrentándose a esos salvajes y a sus máquinas de destrucción.
Caged Fury
Van Duc
At a hidden prison camp deep in the jungles of South East Asia, some devious Vietnamese commies are kidnapping beautiful women and brainwashing them into becoming subliminally-activated suicide bombers to further their evil aims abroad. Help isn't going to be coming anytime soon, so the all-female inmates must engineer their own escape any which way they can...
The Killing of Satan
Writer
A Filipino-made horror-fantasy movie about a man who is chosen by his dead uncle to battle the forces of evil. He fights a being called "The Prince of Magic," who shoots rays from his hands, makes heads spin around and hypnotizes people. He finally faces Satan himself and engages him in a battle of magic
The Last Reunion
Liang
Several members of a platoon of American soldiers not only kill a Japanese general, but also rape and murder the man's wife. The couple's son, Kimon, witnesses these ghastly events and vows revenge. Thirty-three years later the platoon get back together in Manila for a reunion. The adult Kimon also shows up to pick off the platoon members who are responsible for butchering his parents.
El samurai negro
Leon Isaac Kennedy is Doug Russell, an American who steals a shipment of gold in the Philippines with two Vietnam War buddies, who cut his throat and throw him overboard. Russell washes ashore an island inhabited by two Japanese soldiers stranded there since World War II. They nurse him back to health and he is taught martial arts and the art of the samurai. Back in the States, his treacherous pals, Marelli and Maghee, use their loot and viciousness to muscle their way into Los Angels mafia turf.
Doble Kara
Screenplay
Eddie, a hot-blooded cop, after surviving a fatal accident was forced to undergo plastic surgery and eventually faked his own death. He then assumed a new identity and planned to exact revenge on the people who made his life miserable.
Doble Kara
Story
Eddie, a hot-blooded cop, after surviving a fatal accident was forced to undergo plastic surgery and eventually faked his own death. He then assumed a new identity and planned to exact revenge on the people who made his life miserable.
Hell Hole
Henchman
Attractive women must escape from a jungle prison.
Tinimbang Ka, Bakit Husto?
Story
A love story set in the blissful serenity of a small barrio laced with comical situations as Badong, a poor farmer, goes about trying to win the hand of the barrio's prettiest lass, Lagring.
TNT Jackson
Ming (uncredited)
A woman encounters thugs and drug dealers after traveling to Hong Kong to search for her missing brother.