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AfastmovingodysseyintothesubterraneanworldoftherarelyexploredprovinceofFilipinogenrefilmmaking.<br/>　　Karate-kickingmidgets!Paper-machemonsters!Bustybabeswithblades!Filipinogenrefilmsofthe'70sand'80shaditall.Boastingcheaplabour,exoticsceneryandnon-existenthealthandsafetyregulations,thePhilippineswasadreamlandforexploitationfilmmakerswhoserenegadeproductionsweresoonengulfingdrive-inscreensaroundtheglobelikeatidalschlock-wave!Atlast,theall-too-oftenoverlookedworldofdrive-infillerfromManillagetstheMarkHartley(NOTQUITEHOLLYWOOD)treatmentinMacheteMaidensUnleashed!Thisistheultimateinsiders'accountofafarawaybacklotwherestuntmencamecheap,plotwasobsoleteandthemake-upguywaspackingheat!MacheteMaidensUnleashed!featuresinterviewswithcultmovieiconsRogerCorman,JoeDante,JohnLandis,SidHaig,EddieRomeroandalargeassemblyofcast,crewandcritics,eachwithajaw-droppingstorytotellaboutfilmmakingwithnobudget...<br/>　　Totheexploitationfilmmakersofthe1970sand1980stherewasnostunttoorisky,nostorytooridiculous,andnoclothingthatcouldnotberemovedinthenameofmassentertainment.ThenameofthegamewastomovefastandcheapandtoproducersbigandsmallthePhilippineswasthePromisedLand,theWildEastoffilmmakingwhereAmericanproducerswerewelcomedwithopenarmsbyanotherwiseoppressivegovernmentandsafetyregulationswerebutadistantrumorfromfarofflands.<br/>　　WithMacheteMaidensUnleashedacclaimedfilmmakerMarkHartley(NotQuiteHollywood)divesheadfirstintothehiddenhistoryoftheAmericanbackedFilipinoproductionboom.FilledwithoutrageousfootagefromthislosteraandfirsthandaccountsfromRogerCorman,JoeDante,JohnLandis,JackHillandahostofotherswhoexperiencedthemadnessliveandinpersonMacheteMaidensUnleashedisadeliriousridethroughoneofthemostexhilaratingperiodsoffilmhistory.