弯刀少女大出动！

　　2010澳大利亚纪录片《弯刀少女大出动！》由Mark Hartley导演，Carmen Argenziano主演，影片讲述的是：
A fast moving odyssey into the subterranean world of the rarely explored province of Filipino genre filmmaking
Karatekicking midgets Papermache monsters Busty babes with blades Filipino genre films of the 70s and 80s had it all Boasting cheap labour exotic scenery and nonexistent health and safety regulations the Philippin...[显示全部]es was a dreamland for exploitation filmmakers whose renegade productions were soon engulfing drivein screens around the globe like a tidal schlockwave At last the alltoooften overlooked world of drivein filler from Manilla gets the Mark Hartley NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD treatment in Machete Maidens Unleashed This is the ultimate insiders account of a faraway backlot where stunt men came cheap plot was obsolete and the makeup guy was packing heat Machete Maidens Unleashed features interviews with cult movie icons Roger Corman Joe Dante John Landis Sid Haig Eddie Romero and a large assembly of cast crew and critics each with a jawdropping story to tell about filmmaking with no budget
To the exploitation filmmakers of the 1970s and 1980s there was no stunt too risky no story too ridiculous and no clothing that could not be removed in the name of mass entertainment The name of the game was to move fast and cheap and to producers big and small the Philippines was the Promised Land the Wild East of filmmaking where American producers were welcomed with open arms by an otherwise oppressive government and safety regulations were but a distant rumor from far off lands
With Machete Maidens Unleashed acclaimed filmmaker Mark Hartley Not Quite Hollywood dives head first into the hidden history of the American backed Filipino production boom Filled with outrageous footage from this lost era and firsthand accounts from Roger Corman Joe Dante John Landis Jack Hill and a host of others who experienced the madness live and in person Machete Maidens Unleashed is a delirious ride through one of the most exhilarating periods of film history