The Expendables

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Our Review Published September 8, 2023

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Sylvester Stallone leads a band of burned out action stars known as The Expendables on a suicidal mission back to the big screens. But should Rambo wait for assistance from his Planet Hollywood frenemies Arnold and Bruce before barrelling into a tiny South American island to take on CIA baddie Eric Roberts? And would British import Jason Statham be wise to transport his ass away from this dick-measuring contest before he ends up looking like Mickey Rourke? Find out when you Go Platinum and become a Now Playing Podcast Ride or Die this September.

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The Expendables

2010 R 1h 43m

Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.

Release Date

August 7, 2010

Director

Sylvester Stallone

Writer

David Callaham, David Callaham, Sylvester Stallone

Stars

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Randy Couture, Steve Austin, David Zayas, Giselle Itié, Charisma Carpenter, Gary Daniels, Terry Crews, Mickey Rourke, Hank Amos, Amin Joseph, Grifon Aldren, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, Sassa Nacimento, R.A. Rondell, Tze Yep, Precious Jenkins, Ronn Surels, Lauren Jones, Prazeres Barbosa, Jose Vasquez, Daniel Arrias, Antonio Gullo, Javier Lambert, Tatsu Carvalho, Marcio Rosario, Paulo Bastos, John Baran, Joshua Cardenez, Rod Carvalho, Gino Galento, Gideon Hodge, James Landry Hébert, Topher Jones, Cody Juneau, Shadoe Knight, Everton Lawrence, Ace LeBleu, Edgar Leza, David Joseph Martinez, Aaron Saxton, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Victor Eli Hugo, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Paulo Gustavo, Ricardo Vargas

Producer

Kevin King Templeton, John Thompson, Avi Lerner

Cinematography

Jeffrey L. Kimball

Music

Brian Tyler

Genre

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Country

United States of America, Bulgaria, Germany, Spain

Language

English, Spanish

Budget

$80,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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