Machete Maidens Unleashed!
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Duration Initial DVD release November 1, 2011 Language English | 7.4/10 IMDb Genre Documentary Running time 1h 25m Country Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 24 July 2010 (2010-07-24) (Melbourne International Film Festival) Cast (himself), (herself), (himself), (himself), R. Lee Ermey (himself)Similar movies A Second Chance , Kid Kulafu , Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession , The Yes Men , Wang Fam , Dahling Nick Tagline The Filipino revolution that even Marcos couldn't crush! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
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Machete Maidens Unleashed! is a 2010 Australian documentary about exploitation films made in the Philippines in the 1970s and 1980s.
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
Interviewees
People interviewed for the documentary include Allan Arkush, Judy Brown, Colleen Camp, Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Pam Grier, Jack Hill, John Landis, Danny Peary, Eddie Romero, Cirio H. Santiago, and Brian Trenchard-Smith.
Similar Movies
Mark Hartley directed Machete Maidens Unleashed! and Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild - Untold Story of Ozploitation!. Mark Hartley directed Machete Maidens Unleashed! and Electric Boogaloo: The Wild - Untold Story of Cannon Films. Cinerama Adventure (2002). All the Love You Cannes! (2002). The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (2014).
Production
The films investors included Screen Australia, Film Victoria and the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Film Fund.
References
Machete Maidens Unleashed! WikipediaMachete Maidens Unleashed! IMDb Machete Maidens Unleashed! themoviedb.org