IMDb: 8.2
2007
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
Documentary
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.
Director: Mark Hartley
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Roger Corman, Colleen Camp, John Landis, Sid Haig, R. Lee Ermey, Joe Dante, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Marlene Clark, Jack Hill, Eddie Romero
