The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
52 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark HartleyDirector
- Mark HartleyWriter
- Jamie BlanksOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
Stills
Themes
movie businessexploitationinterviewphilippinesb moviefilmmakingdocumentary filmmakingfilm productioncinema historyindigenous filmmakinglow-budget filmmakingfilm producer