It starred Bob Soler, the first Captain Barbell, and Lou Salvador, Jr. as Boy Pinoy. Wilie Sotelo starred as Captain Barbell, Nancy Roman as Joni, and Carlos Padilla Jr. as Dario in the 1965 film produced by Cirio H. Santiago and directed by Ruben Rustia. It was based on Pinoy Komiks Magasin's serial "Captain Barbell Kontra Captain Bakal". Dolphy plays as Ting-ting/Captain Barbell in the 1973 film produced by RVQ Productions and directed by Jose "Pepe" Wenceslao. His co-actors were Lotis Key, Panchito, Babalu, and Maricel Soriano. Dolphy also starred as Ting-ting in the first Captain Barbell film. The film was restored in 2019 as part of the ABS-CBN Film Restoration Project, renamed as simply "Captain Barbell". In 1986, Edu Manzano played the title character in "Captain Barbell" (commonly misspelled as "Captain Barbel"), made by Viva Films directed by Leroy Salvador. This remake followed the original comics story. It was notable because it was the only film that showed a crossover team-up between Captain Barbell and Darna. The alter-ego Tengteng, the skinny character, was portrayed by Herbert Bautista, while Sharon Cuneta portrayed Darna in a cameo role in the film, Lea Salonga as Rosemarie, Beth Bautista as Gagamba, and Tonton Guterrez as Bampira. The film was a major hit among Filipino kids back in 1986. Bong Revilla played the title character in the 2003 comeback film "Captain Barbell" produced by Viva Films directed by Mac Alejandre, making him the first actor to have played both Barbell and Panday. In the film, the alter-ego of Captain Barbell is named Enteng (played by Ogie Alcasid). This version of the character adds some layers to his origin and was able to elaborate on the source of the superhero's powers and strength. Basically, Enteng finds the magic barbell in the most appropriate of places; in a gym, where he works as a janitor. No explanation is given as to how it got there in the first place. In the film, Captain Barbell's psychic projection tells his host, Enteng, that the barbell's metal is forged from a fragment of a magic rock that fell to the earth from space.