The Expendables (2010 movie)
The Expendables is a 2010 action movie that was produced by Avi Lerner, Kevin King Templeton, John Thompson and Robert Earl and was directed by Sylvester Stallone.
| The Expendables | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sylvester Stallone |
| Produced by | Avi Lerner Kevin King Templeton John Thompson Robert Earl |
| Written by | Dave Callaham (story & screenplay) Sylvester Stallone (screenplay) |
| Starring | Sylvester Stallone Jason Statham Jet Li Dolph Lundgren Mickey Rourke Randy Couture Terry Crews Eric Roberts Steve Austin David Zayas Gisele Itié Charisma Carpenter Gary Daniels Bruce Willis Arnold Schwarzenegger |
| Music by | Brian Tyler |
| Cinematography | Jeffrey Kimball |
| Edited by | Brent White |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures (USA) |
Release date | August 13, 2010 |
Running time | 105 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $85 million |
| Box office | $174,803,493 |
Plot
The movie is about a team of mercenaries that are sent to a South American country to overthrow a cold-blooded dictator.
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross
- Jason Statham as Lee Christmas
- Jet Li as Yin Yang
- Dolph Lundgren as Gunner Jensen
- Eric Roberts as James Munroe
- Randy Couture as Toll Road
- Steve Austin as Dan Paine
- David Zayas as General Garza
- Giselle Itié as Sandra
- Charisma Carpenter as Lacy
- Gary Daniels as The Brit
- Terry Crews as Hale Caesar
- Mickey Rourke as Tool
- Bruce Willis as Mr. Church
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Trent "Trench" Mauser
Ratings
The Expendables gained mixed reviews:
- Rotten Tomatoes - 42%
- Metacritic - 45% out of 100
Sequels
The Expendables 2, The Expendables 3 and The Expendables 4 were respectively released in 2012, 2014 and 2023.
The Expendables (2010 Movie) Media
Crews, Austin, Stallone, Lundgren and Couture promoting The Expendables at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con.
