A struggling and publicly disgraced Hollywood icon gets another shot at mega stardom when he is hired to star and direct an action movie in Uzbekistan.
Acting
Brian Thompson commits to every humiliation like it's Shakespeare.
Writing
Script savages its own star with uncomfortable specificity.
Director
Brian Thompson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thompson was a legitimate 'that guy' action henchman for decades before directing this—every insult about Vardell's career is autobiographical.
The title's pun on The Expendables wasn't just shady—it released the same year as Expendables 3, making it either brilliant timing or tragic coincidence.
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