the Luzon Earthquake 1990

The Luzon earthquake of 1990.Some called it the Baguio

Earthquake because it caused so much damage there. We
Were shooting Jo Mari,s film, Fist of Glory. We were in a

little town halfway between Manilla and Baguio city. We were

outside resting between takes. Robert Marius, Dale Cook

and Myself had just had a toke or two to pass the time. We

were sitting on a bench when it started shaking. Robert Jumped

up and shouted "EARTHQUAKE". I thought he was playing

around until I saw the building across the street collapsing. Then

all hell broke lose. Electric wires snapped . Cracks appeared

everywhere on the road. We had a hard time to stand up as the

ground was buckling. People were running and screaming.Many people

later told us they thought it was the end of the world. I tried to

reassure some people that it was just a quake and they would

be allright. But they were having none of that and kept screaming.

I dont remember all the details. But the 45 second quake seemed

like an hour. Everything was sureal and seemed like being in

a dream. I know we didnt shoot at that location for a while