Machete Maidens Unleashed!

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.

• Mark HartleyDirector
• Jamie BlanksOriginal Music Composer
• Mark HartleyWriter

• Roger CormanSelf
• Colleen CampSelf
• John LandisSelf
• Sid HaigSelf
• R. Lee ErmeySelf
• Joe DanteSelf
• Brian Trenchard-SmithSelf
• Marlene ClarkSelf
• Jack HillSelf
• Eddie RomeroSelf
• Eddie GarciaSelf
• Pam GrierSelf