Goodbye America
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| Directed by | Thierry Notz |
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Charo Santos-Concio Malou Santos Pamela Vlastas |
| Written by | Michael Sellers Bob Couttie Ricardo Lee |
| Screenplay by | Frederick Bailey |
| Starring | Wolfgang Bodison Corin Nemec John Haymes Newton Angel Aquino Raymond Bagatsing Alexis Arquette |
| Music by | Roy Hay |
| Cinematography | Sharone Meir |
| Edited by | Brent Shoenfeld |
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Star Cinema
Quantum Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Quantum Entertainment |
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116 minutes |
| Country | Philippines United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | PHP 85 million (estimated) |
Goodbye America is a 1997 action-drama film that examines how the closing of the U.S. naval base at Subic Bay, Philippines affected the Filipinos and the Americans who had served there. The film was an attempt to bring Philippine cinema into the international audience.
As the U.S. Subic Bay naval base's operations slowly wind down and naval manpower begins to dwindle, Commander Hamilton (Wolfgang Bodison) relies on three U.S. Navy Seals to help keep the base secure. William Hawk (John Haymes Newton), a longtime American sailor nearing the end of a tour of duty, is involved with a Filipina, Lisa Velasquez (Nanette Medved), a representative of the mayor's office in nearby Olongapo City. Lisa has to deal with the economic crisis that the base's closing will bring to her community, as well as her own personal problems brought on by Hawk's imminent departure and the strained relationship of her mother, Anna (Daria Ramirez), and stepfather, Ed (James Brolin).
Paul Bladon (Alexis Arquette), another Navy Seal at the Subic Bay base, is the son of a U.S. Senator (Michael York), who will be visiting Subic Bay for the base's closing ceremonies. Senator Bladon is bringing along Paul's American girlfriend Angela (Maureen Flannigan), though Paul has fallen in love with a Filipina, Emma (Alma Concepcion), a former prostitute who now plans to marry Paul. The third Navy Seal, John Stryzack (Corin Nemec), is furious over what he sees as America's betrayal of its responsibilities in the Philippines; he winds up behind bars after a violent incident, but he plans to escape to assassinate Senator Bladon, whom he believes is responsible for the closing of the base.
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