2010 Australian documentary film by Mark Hartley
Machete Maidens Unleashed! Film poster
Directed by Mark Hartley Written by Mark Hartley Produced by Veronica Fury Starring Various(seebelow ) Cinematography Karl von Möller Edited by Mark Hartley Music by Jamie Blanks Production
Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment Release date
24 July 2010 (2010-07-24 ) (Melbourne International Film Festival) Running time
84 minutes Country Australia Language English
Machete Maidens Unleashed! documentary film directed byMark Hartley .[ 1] [ 2]
The documentary exploresexploitation films made in the Philippines in the 1970s and 1980s[ 3] Allan Arkush , Judy Brown,Colleen Camp ,Roger Corman ,Joe Dante ,Pam Grier ,Jack Hill ,John Landis ,Danny Peary ,Eddie Romero ,Cirio H. Santiago , andBrian Trenchard-Smith .[ 4]
The actors, directors, screenwriters and producers interviewed for the film were:
This is a list of the films that are commented on or analyzed in the voiceover or by the interviewees. The list is in chronological order. The main films referenced in the documentary are:
The film was met with critical acclaim as it has an 88% rating onRotten Tomatoes .[ 10]
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