Machete Maidens Unleashed!

The documentary explores exploitation films made in the Philippines in the 1970s and 1980s[3] with interviews for the documentary include Allan Arkush, Judy Brown, Colleen Camp, Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Pam Grier, Jack Hill, John Landis, Danny Peary, Eddie Romero, Cirio H. Santiago, and Brian Trenchard-Smith.[4]

The actors, directors, screenwriters and producers interviewed for the film were:

The basis for Machete Maidens Unleashed! was a documentary started in 2000 named The Search for Weng Weng, about 1980s Filipino actor and Stunt performer Weng Weng, who a 2 feet, 9 inches cult action film star. Helmed by director Andrew Leavold who decided to travel to the Philippines with a camera to make a documentary about the actor.[7][8][9][10] By 2007, Leavold assembled enough footage to show a rough cut and gained the attention of Fury Production, who bought the project and brought it to director Mark Hartley who took over the project. Hartley decided to do a documentary on the exploitation films made in the Philippines in the 1970s and 1980s, instead of focusing strictly on Weng Weng. The project was renamed Machete Maidens Unleashed!, and Leavold completed The Search of Weng Weng in 2013.[3]

This movie was met with critical acclaim as it has an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[11]

This is a list of the films that are commented on or analyzed in the voiceover or by the interviewees. The list is in chronological order. The main films referenced in the documentary are:

• The Search for Weng Weng
• Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
• B movie
• List of Filipino films

• Official website
• Machete Maidens Unleashed! at IMDb
• Official trailer