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The Filipino revolution that even Marcos couldn't crush!
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.Read moreLess
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.
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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.
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Roger CormanSelf
Colleen CampSelf
John LandisSelf
Sid HaigSelf
R. Lee ErmeySelf
Joe DanteSelf
Marlene ClarkSelf
Jack HillSelf
Eddie RomeroSelf
Eddie GarciaSelf
Pam GrierSelfExplore the crew
- Director
- Mark Hartley
- Original Music Composer
- Jamie Blanks
- Writer
- Mark Hartley
- Editor
- Mark Hartley
- Producer
- Veronica Fury
- Director of Photography
- Karl von Moller
- Editor
- Sara Edwards

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