For Y'ur Height Only (also known as For Your Height Only) is a 1981 Philippine action comedyspy film starring Weng Weng. Its title is a play on words on For Your Eyes Only, the title of the James Bond film released that same year. A sequel was produced in 1982, titled The Impossible Kid. Weng Weng is known as the shortest man to ever be a lead in a feature film, standing at 83 cm (2 ft 9 in).
The diminutive Agent 00, the number 1 agent from the Secret Agency, is provided with a number of new hi-tech gadgets from his boss, and then sent to stop the mysterious warlord Mr. Giant, who has just kidnapped Dr. Kohler, a foreign scientist visiting Manila to offer his latest invention, the N-Bomb, to the government. Mr. Giant intends to use the lethal weapon to take over the world, but Agent 00 is ready to stop him.
He can count on the help of Irma, a fellow agent who has infiltrated Mr. Giant's criminal organization, working for the drug traffickers that are headed by a gangster named Cobra. This leads to many battles between Agent 00 and the villain's henchmen. Once Irma's cover is blown, she is taken prisoner as a bait and sent to Mr. Kaiser, Mr. Giant's second-in-command, who keeps her in his lair. In order to find Kaiser, Agent 00 enlists the help of other Bond girl types, such as night club enthusiast Anna and criminal reporter Marilyn, romancing his way to their allegiance. After flushing out and killing criminal bosses of increasing importance, and all of their henchmen, Agent 00 reaches Kaiser, but by then Irma has been shipped to Hidden Island, Mr. Giant's super-secret lair.
After finding the secret location of the island, Agent 00 uses a prototype size-compatible jet pack to get there, and calls for reinforcements. He confronts and kills Mr. Giant himself (who's revealed to be a dwarf himself, although taller than Agent 00), then along with the squad of agents from the Secret Agency, Agent 00 and Irma clean the island of all remaining henchmen. However, right after a freed Dr. Kohler has finally reached safety, Irma is shot and killed. In the final scene, Agent 00 is seen paying respect on her tomb.
Agent 00 has gadgets that are especially made for him and his size. Among these:
Anti-Poison Ring – a ring that changes color when placed in proximity of poison.
Remote-Control Hat – a hat used as a flying, bladed boomerang.
Quick-Assembly, Small-Scale Machine Gun – a special machine gun, made to scale, to use in battle.
Tiny Jetpack – used by 00 to get to Mr. Giant's island in the finale.
Release and successedit
For Y'ur Height Only was released on September 2, 1981, in the Philippines.[1]
That same year First Lady Imelda Marcos organized the first Manila International Film Festival. The objective of the festival was to promote Filipino films for them to be distributed worldwide.[2][3][4][5] A lavish event took place, major entertainment figures were present including Priscilla Presley, Franco Nero, Brooke Shields, Jeremy Irons, etc. Local filmmakers saw it as a real opportunity to showcase their talents, however it was Weng Weng who became the mediatic center of attention, by making daily appearances demonstrating stunts, martial arts, and exercises. For Y'ur Height Only outsold every other film for international distribution.[6]
Film distributor Tony Maharaj who bought the film for the West Indies said the film opened at number one on the same day as Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark and remained there for two weeks.[7][6]
Reception and legacyedit
Imee Marcos said its success at the festival shocked and shattered everyone's artistic aspirations. Filipino film historians Teddy Co and Ed Lejano said that in the film industry the Weng Weng image was uncomfortable since at the time they had no other international figures.
In the cinema of the Philippines, For Y'ur Height Only is the highest exported film. Weng Weng became the Philippines' first actor with an international status.
^Leavold, Andrew (2017). The Search for Weng Weng. Australia: The LedaTape Organisation. pp. 234–235. ISBN978-0-9944112-3-5.
^Kehr, Dave (December 30, 2005). "Hailing the DVD Distributors: The Best Vault Raiders of 2005". The New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
^"Search For Weng Weng, The". mayfairtheatre.ca. Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^"Today at Fantasia". Cult MTL. July 29, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^Wilson, Jake (August 7, 2014). "In search of Weng Weng, the pint-sized James Bond of Filipino film". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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For Y ur Height Only also known as For Your Height Only is a 1981 Philippine action comedy spy film starring Weng Weng Its title is a play on words on For Your Eyes Only the title of the James Bond film released that same year A sequel was produced in 1982 titled The Impossible Kid Weng Weng is known as the shortest man to ever be a lead in a feature film standing at 83 cm 2 ft 9 in For Y ur Height OnlyDirected byEddie NicartWritten byCora CaballesProduced byDick RandallPeter M CaballesStarringWeng WengCinematographyVal DauzEdited byEdgardo VinaraoMusic byPablo VergaraDistributed byLiliw ProductionsHQV Video USA VHS Release dateSeptember 2 1981 1981 09 02 Philippines Running time90 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguagesTagalogEnglish dubbed Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Gadgets 4 Release and success 5 Reception and legacy 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksPlot editThe diminutive Agent 00 the number 1 agent from the Secret Agency is provided with a number of new hi tech gadgets from his boss and then sent to stop the mysterious warlord Mr Giant who has just kidnapped Dr Kohler a foreign scientist visiting Manila to offer his latest invention the N Bomb to the government Mr Giant intends to use the lethal weapon to take over the world but Agent 00 is ready to stop him He can count on the help of Irma a fellow agent who has infiltrated Mr Giant s criminal organization working for the drug traffickers that are headed by a gangster named Cobra This leads to many battles between Agent 00 and the villain s henchmen Once Irma s cover is blown she is taken prisoner as a bait and sent to Mr Kaiser Mr Giant s second in command who keeps her in his lair In order to find Kaiser Agent 00 enlists the help of other Bond girl types such as night club enthusiast Anna and criminal reporter Marilyn romancing his way to their allegiance After flushing out and killing criminal bosses of increasing importance and all of their henchmen Agent 00 reaches Kaiser but by then Irma has been shipped to Hidden Island Mr Giant s super secret lair After finding the secret location of the island Agent 00 uses a prototype size compatible jet pack to get there and calls for reinforcements He confronts and kills Mr Giant himself who s revealed to be a dwarf himself although taller than Agent 00 then along with the squad of agents from the Secret Agency Agent 00 and Irma clean the island of all remaining henchmen However right after a freed Dr Kohler has finally reached safety Irma is shot and killed In the final scene Agent 00 is seen paying respect on her tomb Cast editWeng Weng Agent 00 Beth Sandoval Irma Anna Marie Gutierrez Anna Carmi Martin Marilyn Yehlen Catral Lola Rodolfo Garcia Mr Kaiser Mike Cohen Professor KohlerGadgets editAgent 00 has gadgets that are especially made for him and his size Among these Anti Poison Ring a ring that changes color when placed in proximity of poison Remote Control Hat a hat used as a flying bladed boomerang Quick Assembly Small Scale Machine Gun a special machine gun made to scale to use in battle Tiny Jetpack used by 00 to get to Mr Giant s island in the finale Release and success editFor Y ur Height Only was released on September 2 1981 in the Philippines 1 That same year First Lady Imelda Marcos organized the first Manila International Film Festival The objective of the festival was to promote Filipino films for them to be distributed worldwide 2 3 4 5 A lavish event took place major entertainment figures were present including Priscilla Presley Franco Nero Brooke Shields Jeremy Irons etc Local filmmakers saw it as a real opportunity to showcase their talents however it was Weng Weng who became the mediatic center of attention by making daily appearances demonstrating stunts martial arts and exercises For Y ur Height Only outsold every other film for international distribution 6 Film distributor Tony Maharaj who bought the film for the West Indies said the film opened at number one on the same day as Steven Spielberg s Raiders of the Lost Ark and remained there for two weeks 7 6 Reception and legacy editImee Marcos said its success at the festival shocked and shattered everyone s artistic aspirations Filipino film historians Teddy Co and Ed Lejano said that in the film industry the Weng Weng image was uncomfortable since at the time they had no other international figures In the cinema of the Philippines For Y ur Height Only is the highest exported film Weng Weng became the Philippines first actor with an international status The original Tagalog language audio track is lost 6 See also editList of incomplete or partially lost filmsReferences edit Leavold Andrew 2017 The Search for Weng Weng Australia The LedaTape Organisation pp 234 235 ISBN 978 0 9944112 3 5 Kehr Dave December 30 2005 Hailing the DVD Distributors The Best Vault Raiders of 2005 The New York Times Retrieved August 25 2018 Search For Weng Weng The mayfairtheatre ca Mayfair Theatre Ottawa Retrieved February 22 2020 Today at Fantasia Cult MTL July 29 2014 Retrieved February 22 2020 Wilson Jake August 7 2014 In search of Weng Weng the pint sized James Bond of Filipino film The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved March 1 2020 a b c Leavold Andrew director 2016 The Search for Weng Weng DVD USA Wild Eye Releasing UPC 760137943594 Hartley Mark director 2010 Machete Maidens Unleashed DVD Australia Umbrella Entertainment 9344256002045 External links editFor Y ur Height Only at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title For Y 27ur Height Only amp oldid 1149041234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
