''7 Pasiklab sa Army'' () is a 1988 Filipino erotic

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film written and directed by Bill Baldridge, and stars

Redford White Cipriano "Dodoy" Cermeño II (December 5, 1955 – July 25, 2010), better known by his screen name Redford White, was a Filipino actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as Sol in the television sitcom ''Buddy and Sol'' opposite Eric Q ...

, Cachupoy,

Don Pepot Ernesto Fajardo (November 6, 1933 – January 18, 2022), better known by his stage name Don Pepot, or simply Pepot, was a Filipino comedian, actor, radio host and writer.Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...

, the film is about seven Filipino

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recruits who are tasked with retrieving a captured general in

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

and bringing him to the Philippines so that he can help find the lost gold of Yamashita. Produced by Arte Films, the film was released on July 6, 1988. Critic

Lav Diaz Lavrente Indico Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. He is frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, and has made several of the longest narrative films on reco ...

gave the film a mixed review, criticizing its uneven comedic quality while giving high praise to Cachupoy's hilarious performance.

Plot

General Livingstone is the only person who knows where

Yamashita's gold Yamashita's gold, also referred to as the Yamashita treasure, is the name given to the alleged war loot stolen in Southeast Asia by Imperial Japanese forces during World War II and supposedly hidden in caves, tunnels, or underground complexes i ...

is located, and he is currently held captive in Vietnam during the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...

. Seven Filipino soldiers are thus recruited by the military with the task of retrieving General Livingstone and bringing him to the Philippines to find the lost gold, which can potentially bolster the Philippine economy.

Cast

* Cachupoy *

Don Pepot Ernesto Fajardo (November 6, 1933 – January 18, 2022), better known by his stage name Don Pepot, or simply Pepot, was a Filipino comedian, actor, radio host and writer.Movie and Television Review and Classification Board The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB; ; is a Philippine government agency under the Office of the President of the Philippines that is responsible for the classification and review of television programs, motion p ...

(MTRCB), indicating a "Fair" quality; though the board described it as " naughty sex-comedy movie," it only gave the film a "P" rating, which stands for "Parental Guidance Recommended." The film was released on July 6, 1988.

Critical response

, writing for the ''

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'', gave the film a mixed review. He criticized the uneven quality of its comedy, stating that "sometimes you will laugh so hard and at other times you would be annoyed at the corniness." Diaz also criticized the film's depiction of the Vietnamese people as stupid and childish, which he thought was outdated. However, Diaz gave high praise to Cachupoy's comedic performance, which he thought had bested his co-stars' own efforts at being funny, even through just simple gestures. Diaz also expressed surprise at the film's erotic camerawork and good lighting, which he noted as being rare in Filipino comedies.

References

External links

* 1988 films 1980s sex comedy films 1980s war comedy films 1988 comedy films Filipino-language films Films about the military Films set in Vietnam Philippine sex comedy films Philippine war comedy films Vietnam War films {{1980s-Philippines-film-stub