A fast moving odyssey into the subterranean world of the rarely explored province of Filipino genre filmmaking.
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| Roger Corman | ... | Himself - Producer / Director 'The Little Shop of Horrors' | |
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| Joe Dante | ... | Himself - New World Filmmaker 'Gremlins' | |
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Joe Viola | ... | Himself |
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Jane Schaffer | ... | Herself |
| Sid Haig | ... | Himself | |
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Karate-kicking midgets! Paper-mache monsters! Busty babes with blades! Filipino genre films of the '70s and '80s had it all. Boasting cheap labour, exotic scenery and non-existent health and safety regulations, the Philippines was a dreamland for exploitation filmmakers whose renegade productions were soon engulfing drive-in screens around the globe like a tidal schlock-wave! At last, the all-too-often overlooked world of drive-in filler from Manilla gets the Mark Hartley (NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD) treatment in Machete Maidens Unleashed! This is the ultimate insiders' account of a faraway backlot where stunt men came cheap, plot was obsolete and the make-up guy was packing heat! Machete Maidens Unleashed! features interviews with cult movie icons Roger Corman, Joe Dante, John Landis, Sid Haig, Eddie Romero and a large assembly of cast, crew and critics, each with a jaw-dropping story to tell about filmmaking with no budget, no scruples, no boundaries and - more often than not - no clothes.... Written by anonymous
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Written and Performed by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
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Mark Hartley wanted to interview Bobby A. Suarez for this documentary, but Suarez died before it could be arranged. See more »Soundtracks
Let's Go Where the Action IsWritten and Performed by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
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I watched a couple of women-in-prison movies the other day. Both were made in the Philippines. This documentary goes behind the scenes to show why and how Roger Corman type films were made there. Cheap actors and lax safety rules made for an ideal situation for making low budget films.
Blood, breasts, and beasts were the staples of films like Mad Doctor of Blood Island, Beast of Blood, The Big Doll House, Women in Cages, Black mama, White Mama,The Big Bird Cage, and the classic Vampire Hookers.
We see stars like Pam Grier learning the craft in these cheap films. Part of a new wave of women as action heroes, which was new to moviegoers.
The documentary was invaluable in understanding the background of filmmaking.