The actor made his stand during the boot camp held before filming, in Brisbane, Australia. Cesar and 10 other Filipino actors play Filipino guerrillas in the war movie produced by Miramax and directed by John Dahl.

"During the boot camp, I learned that everybody else was getting dog tags," said Cesar during the movie's press conference last Friday.

"There were about 80 men playing American soldiers. I knew that historically, Filipino guerrillas didn't wear dog tags, but I felt we should be wearing them, too."

Dog tags were important in identifying the bodies of soldiers killed during the war. But to the Filipino actors, they represented the pride and honor of being participants in recreating a historic moment on film. The movie is about the rescue of American prisoners during World War II by American soldiers assisted by Filipino resistance fighters led by Capt. Juan Pajota, played by Cesar

And, here's the cherry on top:

"I'm friends with Benjamin," Cesar said. "He calls me brown brother because he's a Peruvian born and raised in the US. He also calls me the Tom Cruise of the Philippines."

You're a good actor, but Mr. Bratt's right, you're just as loony as Tom Cruise.