For Your Height Only

"For Your Height Only" (also known as "For Y'ur Height Only") is a comedy/action movie starring Weng Weng. It was made in 1981 in The Philippines.

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name = For Your Height Only


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director = Eddie Nicart
producer = Dick Randall, Peter M. Caballes
writer = Cora Caballes
starring = Weng Weng
music =
cinematography = Val Dauz
distributor =
released = 1981
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budget =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 200642|

Plot

In the film, Weng stars as Agent 00, who is sent to stop the drug trade and its mysterious warlord Mr. Giant. (Giant is a dwarf, while 00 is a midget.) He befriends a woman that is still in the grip of the organization who works as a mole for him. This leads to many battles between 00 and the villain's henchmen.

The plot shifts to Mr. Giant's true goal: using the N-Bomb. Created by Dr. Kohler, it is a weapon that does something that is never really explained. Always the company man, Agent 00 takes this story swing in stride and continues to fight the baddies.

One part early on has him sneaking up on people throughout, which is easy given that he exists just below most people's peripheral vision. Another has him taking on Samurai and with a conveniently-scaled katana sword.

Tools

Agent 00 has gadgets. Gadgets that are only made for one purpose, used and then never mentioned again in the movie.

* Anti-Poison Ring- this ring changes color not when one's mood does, but when it is placed in proximity to poison. Amazingly, he needs this to avoid a strychnine-related death.

* Remote-Control Hat- this is pretty self-explanatory. It is used midway through the film to avoid a beating by said henchmen.

* Tiny Jetpack- this is used by 00 to get to Mr. Giant's island for the big finale.

* Quick-Assembly, Small-Scale Machine Gun- A special machine gun, made to scale, to use in battle.

Release History

Mondo Macabre has released this movie on DVD in a two-pack with "Challenge of the Tiger", a less gimmicky action film starring Richard Harrison and Bruce Li. It was also written and directed by Li.

Cast

* Weng Weng - Agent 00
* Max Alvareado - Columbus (uncredited)
* Mike Cohen - Professor Kohler (uncredited)

Trivia

Weng Weng is known as the shortest man to ever be a lead in an action film/martial arts film. He stands at 2'9" (less than one meter).

External links

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* [http://www.thehotspotonline.com/moviespot/holly/f/ForUrHeight.htm| Review on The Hot Spot Online]
* [http://www.vidjunkie.com/reviews/movies/foryourheight.htm Review on VDJunkie]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsL4-19ELcc Youtube clip from the film]
* [http://www.badmovies.org/movies/yourheight/index.html In Depth Review with Media]

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