The Extendables
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| Directed by | Brian Thompson |
| Produced by | Sharon Braun Brian Thompson |
| Written by | Brian Thompson |
| Starring | Brian Thompson Marisa Ramirez Ian Patrick Williams Gary Graham |
| Music by | Alan Derian |
| Cinematography | Reinhart Peschke |
| Edited by | Peter Bayer Sherwood Jones |
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Big Guy Films
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85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Extendables (also known as Action Hero) is a 2014 American parody film directed by Brian Thompson. The film is a parody of The Expendables and similar action movies. The director, Brian Thompson said it contained actual events he had witnessed. The film was released on iTunes.
At the beginning, Brian Thompson explains that the movie is his answer to the question "What's it like to work with Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steven Seagal or Jean-Claude Van Damme?". By combining actual situations and traits of these movie stars, he created one fictional character, Vardell Düsseldorfer or VD. VD is an aged and retired action movie star, who is now a drug addict and alcoholic.
After a session of training, VD is watching the TV show "Excess Hollywood" (a parody of Access Hollywood). Anchor Tara Gray talks about the return of VD to acting after some political initiatives and goldfish advertising. VD's work is commented on by his fans and colleagues Ralek Gracie, Martin Kove and Kevin Sorbo. VD is going to direct and star in a science fiction movie called "Hard Time on Mars", filmed in Uzbekistan. Infuriated by the mocking, VD shoots the TV.
The shooting begins at "Kremlenski Studios 17". On Day 1 VD shoots a Lightsaber duel between himself and Sir Jeffrey, another aged actor who has had no roles for two years. VD doesn't understand what it means to lock the scene. Also, he intrudes into set decorating. Producer Burton advises the director's first assistant to speak with VD about genitals in order to confuse him and make him get back to work. VD then suggests adding new scenes in the screenplay, but they have no time for this. VD calls his cook, Louie. He cooks the meal that he is asked to, but VD doesn't like it and leaves the set. Sir Jeffrey asks Burton about the script, because it is full of cliches, and the producer says it cost $100,000.
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