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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.

Trident Force
Directed byRichard Smith
Written by
  • Siegfried Sepulveda
  • Rossano Abelardo
Starring
CinematographyJoe Tutanes
Edited byEdgardo Vinarao
Music byGabby Castellano
Production
company
ANNA Films International
Distributed bySolar Films
Release date
  • December 16, 1988 (1988-12-16)
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

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



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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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; ...






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