The Expendables
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Overview
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road, and a loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $274M worldwide, about 3.4 times its $80M budget
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Credits scene
Has a mid-credits scene
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Setting
Set in New Orleans and Los Angeles
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Sequels
Followed by The Expendables 2
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Collection
Part of The Expendables Collection
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Music
Music by Brian Tyler
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball
Details
- Director
- Writers
- David CallahamScreenplay, Story
- Sylvester StalloneScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 7, 2010
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $80M
- Revenue
- $274.5M
- Countries
- United States of America, Bulgaria, Germany
- Collection
- The Expendables Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Sylvester StalloneBarney Ross
Jason StathamLee Christmas
Jet LiYin Yang
Dolph LundgrenGunner Jensen
Eric RobertsJames Monroe
Randy CoutureToll Road
Steve AustinPaine
David ZayasGeneral Garza
Giselle ItiéSandra
Charisma CarpenterLacy
Gary DanielsThe Brit
Terry CrewsHale Caesar
Mickey RourkeTool
Hank AmosPaul
Amin JosephPirate Leader
Grifon AldrenTall Pirate Leader
Antonio Rodrigo NogueiraGarza's Bodyguard #1
Antônio Rogério NogueiraGarza's Bodyguard #2
Sassa NacimentoVilena Customs Agent
R.A. RondellGunner's Goon
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