A few weeks ago Hollywood came to town as they used different locations in Manila and Palawan to film scenes from the new Bourne movie "The Bourne Legacy". The Sunday edition of the Philippine Star on the 4th of March had a list of films that have been at least partly shot in the Philippines, although in almost all cases it was the Philippines pretending to be some other country where for one reason or another filming had proven too difficult.
Brokedown Palace (1999) Manila and Luzon, pretending to be Thailand.
Platoon (1986), Apocalypse Now (1979) and Missing in Action (1984) Luzon pretending to be a Vietnam war zone.
In Born on the 4th of July (1989) the Philippines is used instead of both Vietnam and Mexico.
Thirteen Days (2000) Many places in the Philippines pretending to be Cuba.
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) at the former US Air Force base of Subic Bay.
Delta Force 2: the Colombian Connection (1990)
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982) Luzon pretending to be Indonesia this time.
Too Late the Hero (1970) Visayas and the beach paradise of Boracay.
Strange how many seem to be war or action movies.
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