''TNT Jackson'', released in the Philippines as ''Dynamite Wong and T.N.T. Jackson'', is a 1974 American

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film produced and directed by Cirio H. Santiago. The script was originally written by actor

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, but

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had it rewritten in the Philippines by expatriate American actor Ken Metcalfe.Christopher T Koetting, ''Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures'', Hemlock Books. 2009 p 74-75

Plot

The film is about Diana Jackson (aka TNT), who learns her brother is missing. She suspects a powerful gangster and his friends are behind the disappearance. Determined to get at the truth, she goes to

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, and along with a friend named Joe, wages war on the criminal gang she's out to nail.

Cast

* Jeanne Bell as Diana "TNT" Jackson * Chiquito as Joe "Dynamite" Wong *

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as Charlie *

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* Pat Anderson as Elaine * Ken Metcalfe as Sid * Imelda Ilanan as Joe's Assistant *

Leo Martinez Leo Martinez (born March 7, 1945) is a Filipino actor, comedian and director. Martinez also served as Director General of the Film Academy of the Philippines. Personal life He is married to Gina Valenciano (sister of Gary Valenciano), and has chi ...

* Percy Gordon * Chris Cruz *

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as Drug Dealer * Jose Mari Avellana as Ming (uncredited) * Shirley Washington as (uncredited)

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