{"product_id":"9780994411235","title":"The Search for Weng Weng","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt sounds like the bizarre plotline of one of Leavold’s most favoured cult films, but in the case of his documentary feature \u003cem\u003eThe Search For Weng Weng\u003c\/em\u003e (2013), reality does indeed kick fiction in the nuts, then runs between its legs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Weng Weng’s real story buried under more than thirty years of faulty memories, urban myths and forgotten pop culture, it seemed a Herculean task. Was he really a black belt, super-spy, stunt king, ladies’ man, living saint, and plaything of the Marcos family? What was his real name, how many films did he make, and was he possibly still alive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt took Leavold seven years to complete the film, against seemingly impossible odds, and then screen the film all over the world, including Weng Weng’s front yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut that was just the start of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the definitive search for Weng Weng, an even wilder and woollier tale told by the film-maker himself, as he travels from Imelda Marcos’ birthday party to the poorest slums of Manila, on the trail of one the Philippines’ most unlikeliest heroes – and most heartbreaking stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeng Weng’s tale of exploitation, greed, and fragile humanity is pieced together fragment by tantalizing fragment, all the while revealing a detailed, never-before-told history of the Filipino Action Film, as told by a cast of actors, stuntmen, Weng Weng’s family and colleagues, historians, midget waiters, and Imelda herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlunging head-first into the heart and soul of the Philippines’ culture and history, Leavold also tells his own story of transforming his own life from fan to film-maker, all the while experiencing the most surreal adventure of a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s part detective story and midget bio, part gonzo travelogue, part Filipino B Film history lesson, and part magical Quest for the Holy Grail – if the Grail is a two foot nine James Bond of the Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The LedaTape Organisation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023443738864,"sku":"9780994411235","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780994411235_p0.jpg?v=1763950486","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780994411235","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}