Weng Weng
Actor · 1957 – 1992 · Baclaran, Philippines
Ernesto de la Cruz (September 7, 1957 – August 29, 1992), better known as Weng Weng, was a Filipino actor and martial artist. Only 83 cm (2 feet, 9 inches) tall, he is listed in theGuinness World Records as the shortest adult actor in a leading role. He played Secret Agent 00 in For Y’ur Height Only and The Impossible Kid, and also starred in the western "D’Wild Wild Weng".
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Movie5.4ComedyActionMr. Giant has kidnapped the brilliant Dr. Van Kohler and is planning to use the Doctor's invention, the N-bomb, to hold the world hostage. The only one who can foil Mr. Giant's evil scheme is Agent 00, a 3-foot-tall filipino martial arts master, expert marksman, top-class romancer and all-around superspy. Can Agent 00 rescue Dr. Kohler before it's too late?
For Y'ur Height Only
1981 · 38 votes
Movie6.6DocumentaryIn the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
2010 · 52 votes
MovieLost film. The diminutive Agent 00, is the number 1 agent from the Secret Agency.
Agent 00
1981
Movie3.2ActionComedyMr. Weng and his partner Gordon take on a gang of ninjas and Mexican banditos in California's wild, wild west.
D'Wild Wild Weng
1982 · 4 votes
MovieObscure Filipino action film starring the famous Weng Weng in an early role.
Movie10.0ComedyThe Quick Brown Fox
1980 · 1 votes
Movie5.0WesternActionBounty hunter Dalton and merchandizer-turned-sheriff Wild Bill Hika rely on each other to maintain peace and order in their area. Both are put to the test when the town’s biggest menace takes over the property of a rich heiress.
Da Best in da West
1984 · 2 votes
Movie4.6CrimeComedyWeng Weng plays an agent, code-named “00” who works for the Manila branch of Interpol. The Chief sends him in pursuit of an arch villain, Mr X, whose white sock covered head is reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan’s pointed hoods. When Mr X holds the Philippines for ransom two businessmen, Maolo and Simeon, pay his demands. Weng Weng suspects foul play and goes deep undercover to reveal the true identity of the mysterious Mr X.
The Impossible Kid
1982 · 25 votes
MovieComedy
MovieComedyActionStariray
1981
Movie5.6DocumentaryThe 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.
The Search for Weng Weng
2013 · 10 votes
MovieFilipino Action movie.