Machete Maidens Unleashed!

Mark Hartley

New York Premiere

A rip-roaring, gonzo documentary about the Filipino exploitation films that erupted in the 70s and 80s.

DIRECTOR
Mark Hartley
YEAR
2010
COUNTRY
Australia
RUNTIME
84 minutes

New York Premiere

Ready for a crash course in the coolest movies you’ve never heard of? From the unstoppable Aussie team that brought us Not Quite Hollywood, the secret history of Australia’s exploitation film industry, comes Machete Maidens Unleashed, an unbelievable look at the Filipino exploitation film industry in the ‘70s and early ‘80s. (For an actual example of one of these gonzo movies, check out Raw Force.) The film features interviews with Roger Corman, John Landis and Eddie Romero.

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