The Expendables 3 (2014)

Barney augments his team with new blood for a personal battle: to take down Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables co-founder and notorious arms trader who is hell bent on wiping out Barney and every single one of his associates.

Director:

Patrick Hughes

Writers:

Sylvester Stallone (screenplay), Creighton Rothenberger (screenplay),

Stars:

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sylvester Stallone	...	Barney Ross
Jason Statham	...	Lee Christmas
Harrison Ford	...	Drummer
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Trench
Mel Gibson	...	Stonebanks
Wesley Snipes	...	Doc
Dolph Lundgren	...	Gunner Jensen
Randy Couture	...	Toll Road
Terry Crews	...	Caesar
Kelsey Grammer	...	Bonaparte
Glen Powell	...	Thorn
Antonio Banderas	...	Galgo
Victor Ortiz	...	Mars
Ronda Rousey	...	Luna
Kellan Lutz	...	Smilee

Storyline

Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill... or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables -- but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables' most personal battle yet.

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Plot Keywords:

pg 13 sequel to r rated franchise | mission | rescue | battle | fight | 

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Taglines:

New team. New attitude. New mission.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [France]

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2014 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Les sacrifiés 3

Filming Locations:

New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$15,879,645 (USA) (15 August 2014)

Gross:

$39,292,022 (USA) (10 October 2014)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lionsgate, Millennium Films, Nu Image Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos Datasat Dolby Digital Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The airplane used by Barney and the Expendables is a An-26, a twin-engined turboprop civilian and military transport aircraft, designed and produced in the USSR in 1969-1985.

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Goofs

At the start of the film Gunner, Christmas and Toll climb onto a helicopter. When the helicopter is in the air, they have switched sides. (i.e. Gunner is on the left side of the chopper on the ground but the right side in the air)

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Quotes

[first lines]
Barney Ross: Lucky ring on!
Lee Christmas: Feel so much safer.

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Connections

Follows The Expendables 2 (2012)

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Soundtracks

Old Man
Written by Neil Young
Published by Broken Fiddle Music Inc.
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Just watch it

You know what. With a busy lifestyle and so much to do everyday, every now and then you just need to watch an action movie that you do not need to think too much about, that simply washes over you and puts a nostalgic smile on your face.

The plot might be thin, you know it will likely come good in the end and you know that the good guy is going to win. But that does not matter a jot. It is filled with quips, familiar faces, memories of the 80's and just good fun.

There will be people that hate this film as just another example of mindless violence, but who cares. It is what it is.

If that is what you need, then go and see this film. I loved it.