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‘Boy God’: Freaky Filipino kids flick, 1983
01.19.2012
03:23 pm
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A immortal little boy with superpowers battles witches, werewolves, vampires and a cyclops to free his parents from the limbo where they are doing penance for their sins in Boy God (also known as Stone Boy and Roco, Ang Batang Bato), an utterly insane Filipino children’s film from 1983.

Here’s a synopsis from Films from the Far Reaches:

The convoluted, yet linear story begins as baby Rocco (played by local child star, Nino Muhlach) is born the same night that his parents are viciously gunned down (exactly by whom is never made clear… to me, anyway). Fast forward eleven years and Rocco is being raised by his grandmother. She warns him not to display his newly found powers (which includes superhuman strength and the ability to croutch down like a ball and roll violently into things) and weakness (he loses his powers when exposed to water). Turns out easier said than done however because the evil scientist, Dr. Meagele has been conducting experiments on the locals, transforming them into either vampires or werewolves. After defending his home against one said lycanthrope, word spreads about Rocco, the Stone Boy. He is lured by a trio of witches who after weaking him by dousing him with water, tie him to a spit and prepare to dine on him like a Roast Pig (this is by far the most disturbing image in the movie). As the witches turn into wolfies, the heat from the fire that our hapless hero is basting on restores his strength. Fighting them off (as well as huge vampire bat that attempts to carry him off) Rocco seeks refuge in a cave. There he bumps into Vulcan, an elderly immortal who tells Rocco of his legacy; that he is himself, half immortal (on his father’s side) and must travel to the land of the little people to free his parents souls which are in limbo. Allying himself with said little ones and recieving help from a suspiciously Darna-like woman warrior, Rocco is off to the rescue, battling a Cyclops and various other nasties in his quest to free his parents’ souls.

You can download the entire movie at the My Duck is Dead cult film blog.
 

Posted by Richard Metzger
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01.19.2012
03:23 pm
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Boy God
10.19.2009
03:17 pm
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A young boy who has superpowers and is immortal battles to free his parents from the limbo where they are doing penance for their sins. Insane Filipino movie from 1983. Also known as Stone Boy and Roco, Ang Batang Bato:

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Posted by Richard Metzger
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10.19.2009
03:17 pm
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