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Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)
Directed by Mark Hartley
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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.
Rated NR | Length 85 minutes
Actors
Roger Corman | Colleen Camp | John Landis | Sid Haig | R. Lee Ermey | Joe Dante | Brian Trenchard-Smith | Marlene Clark | Jack Hill | Eddie Romero | Eddie Garcia | Pam Grier | Allan Arkush | Weng Weng | Vic Diaz | Leo Fong | Leon Isaac Kennedy | Paul Koslo | Christopher Mitchum | Bobby A. Suarez | Cirio H. Santiago | Jonathan Kaplan | Gloria Hendry | Dick Miller | Judith Brown | Danny Peary | Margaret Markov | Celeste Yarnall | Jayne Kennedy
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/24/2010 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
I picked up ride from new friend Gilbert down to the Paramount Theater for the Corman double feature & award presentation. I met & shook hands with ROGER CORMAN! Possibly the greatest singular moment of my Fantastic Fest experience. The first feature was Mark Hartley’s Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010) documentary on Filipino exploitation films. Really enjoyed this and now I want to see all the flicks featured in this doc.
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