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Release Date:
October 15, 2010
Original Title:
Machete Maidens Unleashed!
Alternate Titles:
Machete Maidens Unleashed
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Bionic Boy Productions
Fury Productions
Production Countries:
Australia
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 85
In the final decades of the 20th century, the Philippines was a country where low-budget exploitation-film producers were free to make nearly any kind of movie they wanted, any way they pleased. It was a country with extremely lax labor regulations and a very permissive attitude towards cultural expression. As a result, it became a hotbed for the production of cheapie movies. Their history and the genre itself are detailed in this breezy, nostalgic documentary.
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Director:
Mark Hartley
Director of Photography:
Karl von Moller
Editor:
Mark Hartley
Sara Edwards
Original Music Composer:
Jamie Blanks
Producer:
Veronica Fury
Thanks:
Tom Quinn
Writer:
Mark Hartley
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