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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:

Choose your weapon. 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 »

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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

The folding knife Tool throws at the target when he and Christmas first compete is a Cold Steel Espada. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Barney sits down to let Tool finish his tattoo, the letters on his back only spell "EXPEND". It then takes Tool about 15 seconds to finish the word "EXPENDABLE", in between talking to Barney and Lee who came after they started. See more »

Quotes

Barney Ross: What the hell's he doing?
Lee Christmas: Hanging a pirate.
Barney Ross: Don't be ridiculous. Gunnar! What are you doing?
Gunnar Jensen: Hanging a pirate.
Toll Road: That's seriously demented.
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Connections

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: Mercenary for Justice (#3.15)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Hacienda Grande"
Written by Michael A. Levine (as Michael Levine) (BMI)
Published by Grand Cypress Publishing (BMI)/Henning Music (BMI)
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music See more »