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The Expendables (2010)

R  103 min  -  Action | Adventure | Thriller   -  13 August 2010 (USA)
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A team of mercenaries is given the assignment to take out a corrupt military leader and a rogue CIA operative on a Latin American island.

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Dave Callaham (screenplay), Sylvester Stallone (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone ...
Jason Statham ...
Jet Li ...
Dolph Lundgren ...
Eric Roberts ...
Randy Couture ...
Steve Austin ...
David Zayas ...
Giselle Itié ...
Charisma Carpenter ...
Gary Daniels ...
Terry Crews ...
Mickey Rourke ...
Hank Amos ...
Amin Joseph ...
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Storyline

Barney Ross leads the "Expendables", a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the merciless dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee head to the remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they meet with local rebel Sandra and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life - or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that might just save his soul. Written by The Massie Twins  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Island | Mercenary | Dictator | Church | Mission  | See more »

Taglines:

Every movie has a hero. This one has them all. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong action and bloody violence throughout, and for some language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Los indestructibles See more »

Filming Locations:

Elmwood, Louisiana, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$82,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$34,825,135 (USA) (15 August 2010) (3270 Screens)

Gross:

$266,159,621 (worldwide) (21 November 2010)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (extended director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | DTS  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Ben Kingsley, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino were considered for the role of Munroe. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the knife-throwing match between Tool and Christmas, the second closeup of the target reveals a different knife embedded in it than that shown in the first shot. See more »

Quotes

Hale Caesar: [Discussing his weapon with Toll Road] You know what? I trust you man. I want you to meet my girlfriend.
[Pulls out an improvised shotgun shell]
Hale Caesar: Omia BaBoom
Toll Road: Now you've lost me
Hale Caesar: You see Omia has warhead so that when it's struck anything standing in my girl's way turns into instant red sausage and if she doesn't do the job
[leans over and pulls out a straight razor]
Hale Caesar: her sister will
Toll Road: You know you should really see my therapist
Hale Caesar: Too Late
[Closes the razor]
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Connections

Featured in "ES.TV HD: Episode dated 30 September 2010" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Mississippi Queen"
Written by Corky Laing (as Laurence Laing), Felix Pappalardi, David Rea and Leslie West (as Leslie A. Weinstein)
Performed by Mountain
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing See more »