Sledge: The Untold Story (2005)

User Rating:

2.0/10   

Director:

Brad Martin

Writer:

David Leitch (writer)

Release Date:

20 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Musical

Tagline:

From stripper to action star. Meet America's newest hero!

Plot:

In the spring of 1986, no one had heard of Frank Sledge. One year later, Bloodfight 2 was #1 at the box office... And a star was born.

Plot Keywords:

Mockumentary | Fame | Dancer | Spoof | Parody

Cast

Angelina Jolie	...	Herself
David Leitch	...	Frank Sledge
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Herself / Girlfriend in movie
Holmes Osborne	...	Richard Orchid
Chris Palermo	...	Russel Gold
Mitchell Gaylord	...	Franks Brother
Hugo Weaving	...	Himself
Michael T. Weiss	...	Drug Lord
Nathan Lee Graham	...	Glenn Jeffers
Sam McMurray	...	Jack Rumpkin
Eric Roberts	...	Police Chief
Dax Shepard	...	SFX Coordinator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Debbie Allen
Robert Alonzo	...	Kumite fighter
Lee Arenberg	...	Barry
Jason E. Baldwin	...	Sam the P.A.
Jason Baldwin	...	Sam
Terry Beeman
Daniel Bernhardt	...	Bloodfight 1 / Jason Everstrong
Demar Braxton
Dalton Brooks	...	Frank Sledge at age 10
Tad Coughenour	...	Agent One "Smith"
Matthew Dickens	...	Agent Two
Ben Falcone	...	Jerry Moss
Jason Winston George	...	Himself (as Jason George)
J.B. Ghuman Jr.	...	James Williams
Sean Graham	...	Stunt Coordinator
Jon Gries	...	Donald Buckheim
Susannah Hillard	...	Frank's Assistant
Chris Hogan
Michal Holub	...	John Hu
Ernie Hudson	...	Himself
Kelly Hu	...	Herself
Jeff Imada	...	Martial Arts Choreographer
Peter Jason
Ralf Koch	...	Skateboard Kid
Al Leong	...	Evil Doctor
Richard Lewis	...	Himself
Matt McColm	...	Gold's Star
Michael McDonald	...	Raymond Fisher
Joel Moore	...	Himself Prisoner
Branden R. Morgan	...	Frank Sledge double / stuntman
Anne Moss
Josh Nathan	...	Will Stillwell
Johnny Nguyen	...	Trash Talker
Chris O'Hara	...	Frank's Stunt Double
Gerald Okamura	...	The Master
Patti Pelton	...	Improv student
Sean Michael Rabbit	...	Young Frank #2
Kyle Reese	...	Young Frank #1
Kali Rocha	...	Secretary
Mike Rose	...	Acting Student 1
Steven Roy	...	Brett Radner
Todd Schneider	...	Referee
Lin Shaye	...	Samantha
Jon Simanton	...	Clint at CAI (as Jon Simonton)
Bryndon Smith	...	Excited Fan 2
David Storrs
Philip Tan	...	Acting Student 2
André Vippolis
Kirk Ward	...	Spencer David
Jim Cody Williams	...	Junior
Marcus Young	...	Barroom Brawler
Sean Young	...	Herself
Ben Stiller	...	Commander (uncredited)

Directed by
Brad Martin

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Leitch		writer

Produced by
Todd Grossman	....	producer
Zachary Kahn	....	producer
Alan D. Lee	....	executive producer
Jeanine Rohn	....	line producer
Bobby Sheng	....	executive producer
Karen Mayeda Vranek	....	associate producer
Nina Yang	....	producer
Steve D. Yang	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Christopher Lennertz

Cinematography by
Bridger Nielson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Art Chudabala
Mark David		(co-editor)
Todd Grossman		(segment)
Mark Hosack		(co-editor)

Casting by
Eyde Belasco

Production Design by
Cecil Gentry

Art Direction by
Gabor Norman		(senior art director)

Costume Design by
Shawnelle Cherry
Shownee Smith

Makeup Department
Megan Moore	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Jeanine Rohn	....	unit production manager
Karen Mayeda Vranek	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff Bilger	....	second assistant director
Joan Cunningham	....	first assistant director
Jason Dudek	....	second second assistant director
John T. Melick	....	second assistant director
John O'Rourke	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jason E. Baldwin	....	set dresser
Mary E. Brown	....	swing set dresser

Sound Department
Joe Earle	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Jenkins	....	sound mixer
Mark Kamps	....	supervising sound editor
Gary Krause	....	sound re-recording mixer: temp
Johnny Marshall	....	additional foley artist
Johnny Marshall	....	additional re-recording mixer
Johnny Marshall	....	additional sound designer
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Roache	....	sound recordist

Special Effects by
Josh Hakian	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Shawn Booth	....	visual effects editor
August Coleman	....	digital compositor
Junji Hirano	....	visual effects artist
Hitoshi Inoue	....	visual effects supervisor
David Kuklish	....	visual effects supervisor
Chris Patrick O'Connell	....	digital artist
Brad Simonsen	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunts
Richard Cetrone	....	stunts
Jonathan Eusebio	....	stunts
Hiro Koda	....	stunts
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Todd Schneider	....	stunts
Jon Valera	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Don Burton	....	second assistant camera
Roger Chingirian	....	gaffer
Elisha Christian	....	key grip
Jim Cox	....	still photographer
Jordan Garretson	....	best boy grip
Andrew Korner	....	additional electrician
Erwin Landau	....	Steadicam operator
Steven A. Lundgren	....	best boy electric
Frankie Martinez	....	electrician
Keith Robinson	....	assistant camera
Alpheus Underhill	....	grip
Peter Villani	....	best boy electric
Annie Wildmoser	....	assistant camera

Animation Department
Tal Peleg	....	animator

Editorial Department
Mark David	....	assistant editor
Jeff Jacobson	....	on-line editor
Andy Lichtstein	....	final colorist
Anton Linecker	....	on-line editor
Joe Pascual	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jae Chong	....	music supervisor
Corey A. Jackson	....	composer: additional music
Corey A. Jackson	....	score producer
Gerard K. Marino	....	electronic score producer
Kevin Roache	....	music editor

Other crew
Sage Asteak	....	key set production assistant
Ericka Bryce	....	set medic
Genevieve Coleman	....	production coordinator
Rikki Hughes	....	production coordinator
Jon Mielke	....	production assistant
Steven J. Peña	....	business and legal affairs
Todd Seligman	....	production executive
Pinar Sirvanci	....	production assistant
TreJulie Stamos	....	assistant production coordinator
Sophia Tapia	....	payroll accountant
Kevin Wenig	....	production accountant

Thanks
Sam Eigen	....	special thanks
Todd Seligman	....	special thanks
Brian Sweet	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Smashcut Films
• Double Edge Entertainment
• Shoreline Entertainment

Distributors

• Transformer (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Lightyear Entertainment (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Transformer (2008) (Japan) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Confessions of an Action Star (USA) (new title)
Sledge: The Story of Frank Sledge (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA | Austria

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Smashcut Films

Trivia:

Based on the short film by the same creative team, SLEDGE: A Documentary.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Above the Law (1988)

Soundtrack:

Let It Be Me

a middle of the road mockumentary

This mockumentary chronicles the rise, fall, and subsequent rise again of Frank Sledge (David Leitch) Poking fun at action clichés and films such as the ones in the films of Steven Seagal & '80's era Sylvester Stallone, (with a musical-styled Matrix riff near the end) this film is a longer, feature-length version of "Sledge" (a 30 minute short which is also available on the DVD of this film) In ways the short film is a bit better than the movie, as the short is more streamlined where as this seems padded a bit. There are some smiles to be had (mind you I said smiles and not belly laughs for a reason), but it just feels too long and the plot just can't support the length of the film, as such I can't really recommend this film, but I didn't really loathe it either. After a while I found myself playing 'spot the celebrity cameo' more then paying real attention to the plot though.

My Grade: C-

DVD Extras: Commentary by Director Brad Martin & writer/actor David Leitch; Short film: 'Sledge'; a Making-of Sledge; production slide show; theatrical trailer for this film; and Trailers for "Suspense" & "the Orange Thief"