A Dangerous Life
| A Dangerous Life | |
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| Directed by | Robert Markowitz |
| Produced by | Hal McElroy |
| Written by | David Williamson |
| Starring |
Gary Busey Rebecca Gilling (See Cast below) |
| Music by | Brian May |
| Cinematography | James Bartle |
| Edited by | Michael Honey and Tony Kavanagh |
| Distributed by | HBO |
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Release date
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27 November 1988 |
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Running time
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6 hours (HBO cable tv); 162 minutes (television) |
| Country |
Philippines Australia |
| Language |
English Tagalog |
A Dangerous Life is a 1988 English-language Australian film about the final years of the Philippines under Ferdinand Marcos' rule, from the assassination of Benigno Aquino, Jr. in 1983 to the People Power EDSA Revolution in 1986 that ousted Marcos.
The film focuses on American TV journalist Tony O'Neil (Gary Busey), who finds himself in the middle of key events that lead to the downfall of the Marcos regime. Originally airing on television as a mini-series that ran for a total of six hours, the film was edited to 162 minutes for the home video release.
Filming of the movie took place in Manila, Philippines, Colombo, Sri Lanka and Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne in Australia.
Although the film was shot on location in the Philippines, some scenes were shot in Sri Lanka, mostly due to political and legal pressures from Juan Ponce Enrile who also appreciated the film but did not like the way he was represented (albeit as a fictional version as portrayed by Joonee Gamboa). Other reasons were that the producers had experienced similar conflicts when filming a similar film, The Year of Living Dangerously in 1981 in Manila.
Some scenes were shot in Australia. The scene of the late Butz Aquino calling from Camp Crame was shot in Sydney.
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