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Black Cobra 3: The Manila Connection  (1990)
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Black Cobra 3
Black Cobra 3 (Manila Connection)
The Black Cobra 3 (Manila Connection)
The Black Cobra 3
Cobra Nero 3
Tagline(s):East Meets West Actioneer!
Nomination Year: 2009
SYNOPSIS: A shipment of CIA weapons is stolen and hidden in the jungles of the Philippines. Not content merely to take the weapons, the thieves also blackmail the Americans -- pay a huge ransom or they'll reveal that the CIA is secretly giving weapons to governments friendly to America, creating a huge scandal among the three people too naive to already know this. Desperate to avoid an international incident, the powers that be send Interpol agent Greg Duncan to Manila to track down the weapons. They assign a cute CIA agent to help/watch him, but after that he's on his own, although he's free to call in any help he can scrape up on his own. And scrape he does, calling in his father's old friend, ass-kicking Chicago cop Fred Williamson. Ass is appropriately kicked.
Greg Pearson
Smithee Award Nominations
Oblivious
See No Evil...
He takes so long to cut through the fence, they have to timelapse it, but nobody notices. Then the guards practically trip over him before noticing him.
Deus Ex Machina
They Almost Missed Their Tea Break
The guards chasing the commando get tired of chasing him. "He's out of range. Let's get back to base."

Apparently they use MMORPG rules of engangement and the guy simply left their aggro zone.
Inane Dialogue
Enjoy Your Parting Gift...
One guard runs over to a hole in the ground. "They must be down here!" he shouts.

Yup. They are. And that's where their bullets immediately come from.
Directors
Director Claim to Fame
Edoardo Margheriti AKA "Edward Margheriti" or "Dan Edwards," did action, blaxploitation (Black Cobra series); second-unit assist on Hudson Hawk; and did SPFX for Yor: The Hunter from the Future
Cast
Actor Character Claim to Fame
Fred Williamson Lt. Robert Malone King of Blaxploitation. Known as "The Hammer." Except in 1990: Bronx Warriors, where he's "The Ogre" and Vic Morrow is "Hammer." 
Forry Smith Lt. Greg Duncan Reese Walker on "Santa Barbara"; Green Hornet in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story; and Rondy in Beverly Hills Cop III
Debra Ward Tracy Rogers  
David Light Jackson If there was a cheapo Phillipino-made war/action/commando flick in the 80's, HE WAS THERE. In a bit part. 
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