Philippines Synopsis
“Against all odds they went to hell and back.”
A Marine patrol stops at Firebase Gloria at the start of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam war. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to help defend it. The Marines barely hold off the VC (Viet Cong), but in the end, hold the base.
The 1980s Philippines Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Philippines, 21 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Siege of Firebase Gloria premiered alongside 1 others.
Action + War in Philippines
4 Philippines titles in our catalog blend the Action and War genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Siege of Firebase Gloria itself).
Position in Catalog
The 32nd Philippines title from Philippines we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1964).
Our Philippines catalog contains 146 titles in total (134 films).
Audience Engagement
45 audience reviews — more than 87% of Philippines films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among Philippines films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Siege of Firebase Gloria, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- siege · 4
- u.s. marine · 2
- vietcong · 1
- embassy · 1
- sergeant · 1
- tet offensive · 1
- massacre · 13
- vietnam war · 11
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #102 of 146 Philippines films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.7 points below the Philippines average of 6.2/10.
Among Philippines Action productions specifically: #16 of 39 (top 41%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Philippines |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Philippines, Australia |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | International Film Management, Fries Entertainment, Eastern Film Management Corporation, Bancannia Holdings Pty. Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 37m |
| Release Date | January 27, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0098328 |