Iukit Mo sa Bala

Iukit Mo Sa Bala
Iukit Mo Sa Bala
Directed by	Pepe Marcos
Screenplay by	Jose N. Carreon; Genaro "Nerdy" Cruz;
Story by	Genaro "Nerdy" Cruz
Produced by	Simon C. Ongpin; Jose Mari Bautista;
Starring	Bong Revilla; Gabby Concepcion; Nanette Medved; Mat Ranillo III;
Cinematography	Danny Bustos
Edited by	Joe Salle
Music by	Mon del Rosario
Production; companies	Star Cinema; Megavision Films;
Distributed by	Megavision Films
Release date	September 14, 1994;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

Iukit Mo sa Bala! (lit. 'Carve It into the Bullet!') is a 1994 Philippine action film directed by Pepe Marcos from a screenplay written by Jose N. Carreon and Genaro "Nerdy" Cruz, based on the komiks serial of the same name by Cruz. The film stars Bong Revilla, Gabby Concepcion, Nanette Medved and Mat Ranillo III. The film revolves around a well-known doctor who vows to take revenge against his family's political rival who engages in criminal activities, including the killing of his father.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The film is streaming online on YouTube.

Plot

Manila-based surgeon Dr. Roberto "Bobby" Guerrero rushes home to his hometown of San Roque after hearing that his father Roman, the town mayor, was injured during a gunfight that killed Edmond Velez, son of Congressman Velez—Roman's political rival who is involved in illegal logging. A furious Congressman Velez wants to seek justice for Edmond's death. So, his other son Reyland orders his men to kill Roman, who was recuperating at the hospital.

During Edmond's funeral, Bobby sees his ex-girlfriend Noemi, now Rico Velez's partner. Talking with Noemi's mother, Bobby finds out that Rico raped Noemi. Reyland is arrested after one of his men, Torralba, told the cops that he ordered to kill Roman. Rico then devises a plan to help Reyland escape: His men invade the police station and free Reyland, then kill Torralba. But Roman himself thwarts the assault and kills Reyland by blowing up his getaway car.

Rico then formulates a plan to kill Roman. At the municipal hall, two policemen arrive to tell Roman that he is being invited to the Provincial Police Office to discuss issues about his feud with Congressman Velez. En route to the Provincial Police Office, the car stops, and the cops shoot Roman. Bobby and Paolo, following the vehicle, arrive too late to revive Roman. It was later found out that Rico had two men disguise themselves as police officers to lure Roman to his death. Rico then kills the gunmen after paying them.

With the death of Roman, Vice Mayor Mario Ocampo takes over as mayor—signifying Congressman Velez's full control of San Roque. Irked by Bobby's apparent cowardice, a furious Paolo opens fire at the new mayor during a party, but is shot by Rico from inside the municipal hall. Bobby arrives too late to save his brother. Overhearing Rico's conversation with his father, Noemi warns Bobby to leave San Roque before it is too late.

With the deaths of his father and his brother, Bobby is now ready to make Congressman Velez pay for his sins. Because of this, Congressman Velez orders Mario to sue Bobby and set up checkpoints on all roads leaving San Roque. As Bobby and his mother Norma are about to leave, Mario and some police officers arrive to arrest Bobby. Norma gets injured in the ensuing gunfight, and she and Bobby hide in an abandoned warehouse.

Bobby infiltrates Congressman Velez's house and takes Noemi out. She tells Norma that the Velezes will not stop until they kill Bobby. Norma then implores Bobby to stop seeking revenge and return to Manila. But Bobby insists that while the Velezes are still alive, the bloodshed will never end.

Congressman Velez is surprised upon seeing Bobby while attending mass. He then pleads for his life, but is shot dead by Bobby after trying to pull out his own gun. Rico and Mario arrive, and one of Mario's men tells them that he knows where Bobby is hiding. Now armed with new information and trying to avenge his father's death, Rico joins Mario and his men in attacking Bobby's hideout. During a gunfight, Mario kills Norma and takes Noemi hostage. Rico tells Mario to let Bobby see Noemi get killed, but a wounded Bobby shoots the two antagonists dead.

A voiceover indicates that Bobby survived, but he was charged and convicted for his crimes. The court then gave him a minimum sentence considering the reason behind his actions.

Cast

Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. (left), Gabby Concepcion (right) and Nanette Medved (below) respectively played the roles of Dr. Roberto "Bobby" Guerrero, a doctor-turned-vigilante, Rico Velez, a druglord politician and Noemi, Bobby's girlfriend and businesswoman.

Bong Revilla as Dr. Roberto "Bobby" Guerrero
Gabby Concepcion as Rico Velez
Nanette Medved as Noemi
Mat Ranillo III as Vice Mayor Mario Ocampo
Luis Gonzales as Mayor Roman Guerrero
Marita Zobel as Norma Guerrero
Lito Legaspi as Cong. Velez
Kevin Delgado as Edmond Velez
Edgar Mande as Rayland Velez
Fredmoore delos Santos as Paolo Guerrero
King Gutierrez as Simon
Renato del Prado as Julian
Brando Legaspi as Alex
Tony Mabesa as Padre Celso
Romy Romulo as Chief
Rommel Valdez as Torralba
Perla Bautista as Noemi's mother

Production

Bong Revilla, who co-produced the film, stated that the film has a bigger budget than Ronquillo, his first film with Star Cinema.^[2] Nanette Medved decided to finish shooting the film after she backed out from a film produced by Carlo J. Caparas due to scheduling conflicts.^[5]

Release

The film was slated to be released in early July. However, it didn't push through because of the controversy involving Gabby Concepcion and Nanette Medved at the 1994 Manila Film Festival, resulting in them being temporarily banned from the theaters.^[5] It was finally released in September.^[4]

References

^ Tiongson, Nicanor (2010). The Urian Anthology: 1990-1999. University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 9789715426473. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Japitana, Norma (June 29, 1994). "Gretchen Needs Help". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 23. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Google News.
^ "Brando Legaspi: On His Own". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. September 13, 1994. p. 18. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via Google News.
^ ^a ^b Japitana, Norma (September 19, 1994). "The Prime of Bong Revilla". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 14. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via Google News.
^ ^a ^b Japitana, Norma (July 13, 1994). "Who's In, Who's Out?". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 14. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Google News.

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[1] Tiongson, Nicanor (2010). The Urian Anthology: 1990-1999. University of the Philippines Press. ISBN 9789715426473. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via Google Books.

[budget-2] Japitana, Norma (June 29, 1994). "Gretchen Needs Help". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 23. Retrieved January 24, 2023 – via Google News.

[3] "Brando Legaspi: On His Own". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. September 13, 1994. p. 18. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via Google News.

[prime-4] Japitana, Norma (September 19, 1994). "The Prime of Bong Revilla". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 14. Retrieved July 5, 2022 – via Google News.

[inout-5] Japitana, Norma (July 13, 1994). "Who's In, Who's Out?". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 14. Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Google News.

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