The Expendables is a 2010 American ensemble action film written by David Callaham and Sylvester Stallone, and directed by Stallone. Filming began on March 28, 2009, in Rio de Janeiro, New Orleans, and Los Angeles, and the film was released in theaters on August 13, 2010 in North America.
The film is about a group of elite mercenaries, tasked with a mission to overthrow a Latin American dictator who they soon discover to be a mere puppet controlled by a ruthless ex-CIA officer. It pays tribute to the blockbuster action films of the 1980s and early 1990s, and stars an array of action veterans from those decades, including Stallone, Eric Roberts, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Gary Daniels, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger (the latter two in cameo roles, though Willis was credited on posters and commercials), as well as more recent stars such as Randy Couture, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, and Steve Austin.
The Expendables received mixed reviews but was successful commercially, opening at number one at the box office in the United States,[2] the United Kingdom,[3] China[4] and India.[5]
Production
Film production began on March 3, 2009, with a budget of $82 million.[7] Filming commenced 25 days later in Rio de Janeiro and other locations in Brazil, including Mangaratiba, Niteroi, Guanabara Bay, Colônia Juliano Moreira and Parque Lage. Filming originally ended on April 25 but was continued on May 11, in Elmwood and New Orleans, Louisiana, including the French Quarter, St. Peter Street, Fort Macomb, Claiborne Avenue and the Interstate 10 overpass. Filming officially ended on July 1, but on October 27 there was a pick-up scene at a church in Los Angeles, California featuring Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Willis (the latter two doing the scene without compensation, according to Stallone in the Blu-ray Disc director commentary). On June 2, West Coast Customs Street Customs built three customized 1955 Ford F100s for Sylvester Stallone for the film. One was built for a crash scene, the second for green screen and the third for Stallone to keep. "The Expendables has a seventy million-dollar budget," says Stallone's co-star Dolph Lundgren, adding, "It's an old-school, kick-ass action movie where people are fighting with knives and shooting at each other."[8] The flying boat used for filming is a Grumman HU-16 Albatross.
In summer 2010, Brazilian company O2 Filmes released a statement saying it was still owed more than US$2 million for its work on the film.[9]
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Sylvester Stallone Produced by
Avi Lerner John Thompson Kevin King Templeton
Screenplay by
David Callaham Sylvester Stallone
Story by David Callaham Starring
Sylvester Stallone Jason Statham Jet Li Dolph Lundgren Randy Couture "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Terry Crews Mickey Rourke Bruce Willis
Music by Brian Tyler Cinematography Jeffrey Kimball Editing by
Ken Blackwell Paul Harb
Studio
Nu Image Millennium Films
Distributed by Lionsgate Release date(s)
August 13, 2010
Running time
103 minutes 114 minutes (Director's Cut)
Country United States Language English Spanish Budget $80 million[1] Box office $274,470,394[2]
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