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The Expendables (2010)
The Expendables is the first film in the action franchise that follows the exploits of a close team of mercenaries that complete dangerous jobs worldwide. Hired by a covert operator, the Expendables are tasked with heading to South America to deal with a dangerous dictator and liberate a country from his oppressive rule. However, they soon learn that the dictator is a front, leaving them caught in a dangerous mission with a threat higher up the chain than they could have imagined.
The Expendables
- Director
- Sylvester Stallone
- Release Date
- August 13, 2010
- Studio(s)
- Lionsgate
- Distributor(s)
- Lionsgate
- Cast
- Mickey Rourke , Steve Austin , Bruce Willis , Jet Li , Sylvester Stallone , Dolph Lundgren , Charisma Carpenter , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Jason Statham , Eric Roberts , Randy Couture , Terry Crews
- Writers
- Dave Callaham , Sylvester Stallone
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- The Expendables
- Sequel(s)
- The Expendables 2 , The Expendables 3
- Budget
- $80 million
Summary
A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.
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