Trident Force

Trident Force
Directed by	Richard Smith
Written by	Siegfried Sepulveda Rossano Abelardo
Starring	Anthony Alonzo Nanna Anderson Mark Gil Steve Rogers Eddie M. Gaerlan
Cinematography	Joe Tutanes
Edited by	Edgardo Vinarao
Music by	Gabby Castellano
Production company	ANNA Films International
Distributed by	Solar Films
Release date	December 16, 1988 (1988-12-16)
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Trident Force (also known as The Ultimate Solution) is a 1988 Filipino action film directed by Richard Smith and starring Anthony Alonzo, Nanna Anderson, Mark Gil, Steve Rogers, Eddie M. Gaerlan, Ronnie Patterson, Nick Nicholson, and Willy Schober. Produced by ANNA Films International, the film was released by Solar Films in the Philippines on December 16, 1988.

Critic Lav Diaz gave Trident Force a mixed review, deeming its competent filmmaking to be undermined by stereotypical villains and exaggerated characters.

Plot

The Trident Force, an international counter-terrorism organization, is called in to the Middle East to quell and defeat the Palestinian Revolutionary Legion by any means necessary. ^[1]

Cast

• Anthony Alonzo as Rashid
• Nanna Anderson as Lesley Prentias
• Mark Gil as Ahmed, Rashid's brother
• Steve Rogers as Hawthorn
• Eddie M. Gaerlan as Abu Hassad
• Ronnie Patterson as Casey
• Nick Nicholson as Ox
• Willy Schober as Ibrahim Habash
• Rafael Schulz as Trident Schulz
• Tony Ogumsaya as Trident Robinson
• Majid Jadali as Trident Majid
• Randy Hrobar as Trident Harel
• Jim Moss as Trident Parsons
• Tony Lao as Trident Kimura
• Gerald Tosco as Trident Dobouis
• Carlos Terry as Trident Gomez
• Mike Aguas as Trident Aguas
• Salah Mahfoudi as Sultan of Qumarnesia
• Paul Holmes as Israeli ambassador
• Moshen Hassani as imam
• Bahman Borzoo as ambassador to Jordan

Release

Trident Force was graded "C" by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) in the Philippines, indicating a "Fair" quality. ^[2] The film was released by Solar Films in Philippine theaters on December 16, 1988. ^{[3] [4] [5]} In the United States, the film was released on VHS by Diamond Entertainment. ^[1] In Japan, the film was released on VHS by Herald Videogram. ^[6] In Ghana, the film was theatrically released in 1994. ^[7]

Critical response

Lav Diaz, writing for the Manila Standard , gave Trident Force a mixed review, considering its storytelling to be "direct and competent" while deeming the exaggerated characterizations and stereotypically dumb villains to be "childish" and trivializing.

References

1. The Video Source Book. Vol. 10. National Video Clearinghouse, Gale Research Inc. 1989. p. 87. ISBN   9780810374324 . Retrieved June 4, 2021.
2. "MTRCB Film Classification and Ratings Guide". Manila Standard . Manila Standard News, Inc. January 6, 1989. p. 16. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
3. "Movie Guide". Manila Standard . Manila Standard News, Inc. December 16, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved June 4, 2021. GOTESCO................Trident Force
4. "Movie Guide". Manila Standard . Manila Standard News, Inc. December 15, 1988. p. 15. Retrieved June 4, 2021. GOTESCO................One Two Bato
5. Diaz, Lav (December 22, 1988). "Huramentadong Rambo" [Rambo the Juramentado ]. Manila Standard (in Filipino and English). Manila Standard News, Inc. p. 15. Retrieved June 4, 2021. A scene from Trident Force, an action-packed movie from Solar Films.
6. "【VHSです】砂漠の戦士 テロ・ファイター [字幕]｜中古ビデオ". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). Yahoo Japan Corporation. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
7. Wolfe, Ernie III (2000). Extreme Canvas: Hand-painted Movie Posters from Ghana. Dilettante Press. ISBN   096642722X . Retrieved June 4, 2021. Trident Force, Joe Messah, 1994, oil on canvas, 74 x 39; ...

External links

• Trident Force at IMDb
• Trident Force at the British Film Institute ^{[ better source needed ]}
• Trident Force at Rotten Tomatoes