American Expendables: The Films of North American Pictures

August. 13,2024      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The documentary celebrates some of the unsung action stars of the late eighties/nineties in the North American Pictures Catalog. From Cynthia Rothrock and Bolo Yeung to Billy Blanks the film explores the martial arts craze in the U.S. and the ferocious appetite of video store customers for these titles.

Cynthia Rothrock as  Self (archive footage)
Debbie Rochon as  Self
Lloyd Kaufman as  Self
Billy Blanks as  Self (archive footage)

Reviews

Ketrivie
2024/08/13

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

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Fairaher
2024/08/14

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

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Benas Mcloughlin
2024/08/15

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

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Cissy Évelyne
2024/08/16

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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