Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)

6.6/10 85 min Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Roger Corman

Self

Colleen Camp

Self

John Landis

Self

Sid Haig

Self

R. Lee Ermey

Self

Joe Dante

Self

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Self

Marlene Clark

Self

Jack Hill

Self

Eddie Romero

Self

Eddie Garcia

Self

Pam Grier

Self

Allan Arkush

Self

Weng Weng

Self

Vic Diaz

Self

Leo Fong

Self

Leon Isaac Kennedy

Self

Paul Koslo

Self

Christopher Mitchum

Self

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