Legacy (1998 film)

Legacy
Legacy
	Film poster
Directed by	T. J. Scott
Screenplay by	Kevin Lund; T. J. Scott;
Story by	James Grady
Produced by	Peer J. Oppenheimer; Dan Reardon; T.J. Scott; Michael D. Sellers; Pamela Vlastas;
Starring	David Hasselhoff ; Donita Rose ; Rod Steiger ; Corin Nemec ;
Cinematography	Sharone Meir
Edited by	Bert Kish
Music by	Ennio Di Berardo
Production; companies	ABS-CBN Entertainment ; Quantum Entertainment; Chrome Pegasus Productions;
Distributed by	Star Pacific Cinema ;
Release dates	October 9, 1998(United States); July 19, 1999(Philippines);
Countries	Philippines; United States;
Language	English

Last updated October 20, 2025

Legacy is a 1998 action film directed by T. J. Scott. The film stars David Hasselhoff and Donita Rose.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Synopsis

Jack Scott (David), an American war photographer, goes to the Philippines and helps Lana Cameron (Donita), an Asian American medical student, on a dangerous quest for her legacy and missing father.^[1]

Cast and characters

David Hasselhoff as Jack Scott
Donita Rose as Lana Cameron
Rod Steiger as Sadler
Corin Nemec as Black
Dennis Padilla as Edge
Sunshine Dizon as Ding
Chin Chin Gutierrez as Grace
German Moreno as Santiago
Benson Ventura as Hector
Naess Verano as Zero
Gary Lim as Bansot
Richard Joson as Tommy
Mon Confiado as doorman
Angelika dela Cruz as The New York Times editor
Cary Kwasizur as photojournalist

Production

The project was originally intended for Brandon Lee, who died while filming for the 1994 film The Crow .^[7]

References

1 2 Ness, Richard (January 15, 2020). Encyclopedia of Journalists on Film. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 249. ISBN 9781538103609 . Retrieved July 24, 2022– via Google Books.
↑ "Legacy". Film-Dienst. 58 (1–7). Katholisches Institut für Medieninformationen: 11. 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2022– via Google Books.
↑ Todd, Catherine (April 3, 1997). Making Waves. Hachette UK. ISBN 9781444717372 . Retrieved July 24, 2022– via Google Books.
↑ Red, Isah (February 23, 1998). "A Very "Juicy" Story". Manila Standard . Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 22. Retrieved July 24, 2022– via Google News.
↑ Red, Isah (July 6, 1999). "David Hasselhoff is Coming Back to Manila". Manila Standard . Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 22. Retrieved August 30, 2022– via Google News.
↑ Red, Isah (July 25, 1998). "Mobbed At the Mall". Manila Standard . Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 18. Retrieved August 30, 2022– via Google News.
↑ Beck, Marilyn; Smith, Stacy (July 15, 1997). "Hasselhoff Promotes Himself on "Baywatch"". Manila Standard . Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 19. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Google News.

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Legacy at IMDb

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[ness-1] 1 2 Ness, Richard (January 15, 2020). Encyclopedia of Journalists on Film. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 249. ISBN 9781538103609 . Retrieved July 24, 2022– via Google Books.

[2] "Legacy". Film-Dienst. 58 (1–7). Katholisches Institut für Medieninformationen: 11. 2005. Retrieved July 24, 2022– via Google Books.

[3] Todd, Catherine (April 3, 1997). Making Waves. Hachette UK. ISBN 9781444717372 . Retrieved July 24, 2022– via Google Books.

[4] Red, Isah (February 23, 1998). "A Very "Juicy" Story". Manila Standard . Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 22. Retrieved July 24, 2022– via Google News.

[5] Red, Isah (July 6, 1999). "David Hasselhoff is Coming Back to Manila". Manila Standard . Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 22. Retrieved August 30, 2022– via Google News.

[6] Red, Isah (July 25, 1998). "Mobbed At the Mall". Manila Standard . Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 18. Retrieved August 30, 2022– via Google News.

[7] Beck, Marilyn; Smith, Stacy (July 15, 1997). "Hasselhoff Promotes Himself on "Baywatch"". Manila Standard . Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 19. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Google News.

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