starring  JAMES BROLIN,  MICHAEL YORK,  RAE DAWN CHONG,  ALEXIS ARQUETTE , CORIN NEMEC, JOHN HAYMES NEWTON


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LOGLINE: When the Philippine government decides to close down the United States Naval Base at Subic Bay, tensions rise between the locals and the soldiers stationed there. They reach a boiling point when one Navy Seal kills a local citizen and an explosive chase ensues. TRT: 116 min Action (1998) SYNOPSIS: This United States/Philippine co-production examines how the real-life closing of the U.S. naval base at Subic Bay profoundly effected both the local Filipino community and the Americans who had served there. As the base’s operations slowly wind down and naval manpower begins to dwindle, Commander Hamilton (Wolfgang Bodison) relies on three Navy SEALs to help keep the base secure. William Hawk (John Haymes Newton), a longtime soldier nearing the end of a tour of duty, is involved with Lisa Velasquez (Nannette 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 doubtlessly bring to her community, as well as her own personal problems brought on by William’s imminent departure and the strained relationship of her mother Anna (Daria Ramirez) and stepfather Ed (James Brolin). Paul Bladon (Alexis Arquette), another SEAL with 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. Sen. Bladon is bringing along Paul’s girlfriend Angela (Maureen Flannigan), though Paul has fallen in love with Emma (Alma Concepcion), a former prostitute who now plans to marry Paul. The third 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 Sen. Bladon, whom he believes is responsible for the closing of the base. Rae Dawn Chong also appears as a U.S. military investigator. Visit the Official Website

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4.0 out of 5 stars Remembering the P.I., January 1, 2001
As a former Navy Vet who spent more than 6 years in the philippines this movie brought back a lot of memories. I left just a couple years before the base closure. While this movie was not 100% accurate some of it was right on. Especially the blackmail attempt, and the semi-accidental killing of the filipino. While I was station-dito there were more than several instances of Filipine Marine or locals and Navy or marine sentries shooting each other and worse. The women were very enticing its true many of my friends including myself brought home Filipina brides (16 years and counting). I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and will definately buy it on DVD. BTW if you are reading this and remember me for P.I… drop me an email.

5.0 out of 5 stars Goodbye America, September 20, 2009
I enjoyed this movie. I have been to Subic so that made it even more enjoyable to watch.

A great fictional movie about the closing of Subic Naval Base., December 28, 2008
A movie that touches on a historical moment in the Philippines. The Philippine Congress decided not to renew the pact that allowed the U.S. to operate and maintain the U.S. Subic Bay Naval Base and the U.S. Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. This movie takes place on the Subic Naval Base and was filmed on location in the Philippines. A great collection of American Actors and Filipino Actors performed in this fictional, high energy, action packed film. A great movie.

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The World as we leave it, 29 March 2006

I had the chance to be there when the movie was filmed in Subic Bay, I recently was reading the script again and I realized things I didn’t realize when it was made. This is a movie where you need to open your eyes and heart, some people take it serious but you need to realize “How it was then” and thus is why one can find a lot of issues about females. Now it didn’t portray the women as being bad, So one can say that this is a balanced movie. Some females might get offended but normally those are the ones who live a different lifestyle and made find it hard to adapt to how the navy is. For the budget was not high but made it work with what they had. And it made everyone I know happy,sad,and fruitful. I like the fact that the Michael Sellers made the effort to get production with the aircraft carrier. clever. Everything shown was actually in a building that existed, unlike other movies they have to make the scene, here again Clever mike used natural resources to make it come together. Wonderful movie just remember open your thoughts.