Machete Maidens Unleashed!
- Year: 2010
- Country of origin: Australia
- Genre: Documentary, History
- Director: Mark Hartley
- Length: 84 min
The ultimate b-movie feast from the far, Far East!
Film Synopsis
Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010) follows the unlikely rise of exploitation filmmaking in the Philippines during the 1970s and 1980s through the eyes of the actors, directors, producers, and critics who lived it. As interviews and archival clips reveal the wild shoots, exotic locales, and anarchic energy that defined these drive-in staples, the documentary traces the cultural and economic forces that made Manila a backlot for grindhouse cinema. This Australian documentary blends vivid oral history and genre appreciation in a lively chronicle of cult film chaos.
Machete Maidens Unleashed! Blu-ray & DVD Editions
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| Disc Extras | Umbrella BD-ALL/AU/OOP 2017 | Subkultur BD-ALL/DE/OOP 2014 | Dark Sky DVD-1/US/OOP 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Director/Writer Mark Hartley, Sound Recordist Jock Healy, Assistant Camera Operator Angelo Sartore, and Line Producer Melissa Hines | |||
| Fantastic Fest Red Carpet | |||
| Fearnet Interview with Director/Writer Mark Hartley | |||
| More Stories from the Cast | |||
| Fantastic Fest Q&A | |||
| Rue Morgue Radio Interview with Director/Writer Mark Hartley | |||
| Filipino Exploitation Trailer Reel [Dark Sky] | |||
| Filipino Exploitation Trailer Reel [Umbrella] | |||
| Stills Gallery | |||
| Theatrical Trailer | |||
| “Oath of Green Blood” - Prologue to Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968) | |||
| Up from the Depths (1979) Monster Test Footage |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Umbrella’s Blu-ray also includes Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014). The Filipino exploitation trailer reel includes trailers for The Raiders of Leyte Gulf (1962), Terror Is a Man (1959), Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968), Beast of Blood (1970), Beast of the Yellow Night (1971), The Big Doll House (1971), Women in Cages (1971), The Big Bird Cage (1972), Night of the Cobra Woman (1972), The Hot Box (1972), Black Mama White Mama (1973), The Woman Hunt (1972), The Twilight People (1972), Beyond Atlantis (1973), Savage Sisters (1974), Savage! (1973), TNT Jackson (1974), Fly Me (1973), Cover Girl Models (1975), Ebony Ivory & Jade (1976), Hollywood Boulevard (1976), Naked Fist (1981), They Call Him Chop-Suey (1975), Master Samurai (1974), Devils Three (1979), The One Armed Executioner (1981), The Losers (1970), For Y’ur Height Only (1981) and Up from the Depths (1979).
- Subkultur’s Blu-ray of Death Force (1978) includes this film as a bonus.
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Collector’s Guide
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Fantastic Fest Red Carpet (2010, 4:27) -
Fearnet Interview with Director/Writer Mark Hartley (2:47) -
More Stories from the Cast (86:32) -
Fantastic Fest Q&A (Audio, 2010, 13:27) -
Rue Morgue Radio Interview with Director/Writer Mark Hartley (Audio, 29:10) -
“Oath of Green Blood” (1:20) -
Up from the Depths (1979) Monster Test Footage (3:21)
| Editions | |
|---|---|
| Extras | Audio Commentary by Director/Writer Mark Hartley, Sound Recordist Jock Healy, Assistant Camera Operator Angelo Sartore, and Line Producer Melissa Hines Umbrella BD |
| Fantastic Fest Red Carpet Umbrella BD | |
| Fearnet Interview with Director/Writer Mark Hartley Umbrella BD | |
| More Stories from the Cast Umbrella BD | |
| Fantastic Fest Q&A Umbrella BD | |
| Rue Morgue Radio Interview with Director/Writer Mark Hartley Umbrella BD | |
| Filipino Exploitation Trailer Reel [Umbrella] Umbrella BD | |
| Stills Gallery Umbrella BD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Umbrella BD | |
| “Oath of Green Blood” - Prologue to Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1968) Umbrella BD | |
| Up from the Depths (1979) Monster Test Footage Umbrella BD |