The Expendables (2010)

Director:

Sylvester Stallone

Writers (WGA):

Dave Callaham (screenplay) and
Sylvester Stallone (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 August 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Plot:

A team of mercenaries head to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator. |

Plot Keywords:

Mercenary | Dictator | False Hispanic Country

Status:

Post-production | See complete list of 12,000 in-production titles »

Status Updated:

30 October 2009

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Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Barney Ross
Jason Statham	...	Lee Christmas
Jet Li	...	Bao Thao
Dolph Lundgren	...	Gunnar Jensen
Eric Roberts	...	Monroe
Randy Couture	...	Toll Road
Steve Austin	...	Dan Paine
David Zayas	...	General Garza
Giselle Itié	...	Sandra
Terry Crews	...	Hale Caesar
Mickey Rourke	...	Tool
other cast:
Bruce Willis	...	Mr. Church
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Brittany Murphy	...	Amy
Danny Trejo
Charisma Carpenter	...	Lacy
Gary Daniels	...	The Brit
Senyo Amoaku	...	Tall Pirate
Amin Joseph	...	Pirate leader
Hank Amos	...	Paul
Matt Medrano	...	Miguel
Aaron Aguilera	...	Hector
Lauren Jones	...	Cheyenne
Alexander Asefa	...	South American Soldier (uncredited)
Michael August	...	American Soldier (uncredited)
John Baran	...	Red Beret Soldier (uncredited)
Don Cano	...	Garza Soldier (uncredited)
Ross Francis	...	Caleb / Storage Clerk (uncredited)
Gino Galento	...	Red Beret (uncredited)
James Hébert	...	Bill Parker (uncredited)
Topher Jones	...	Red Beret (uncredited)
Jade Michael LaFont	...	Soldier Leyte (uncredited)
James Logan	...	Second Hostage (uncredited)
David Joseph Martinez	...	Peasant Worker (uncredited)
Jonathan Nogueira	...	General Garza's henchman (uncredited)
Luiz Henrique Nogueira	...	General Garza's henchman (uncredited)
Marcio Rosario	...	Sergeant Leader (uncredited)
Ravi Shankar	...	(uncredited)
John Smith	...	Sgt Major (uncredited)
David Speed	...	Pirate (uncredited)
Paul Vasquez	...	(uncredited)
Tze Yep	...	Gagged Hostage (uncredited)

Directed by
Sylvester Stallone

Writing credits (WGA)
Dave Callaham		(screenplay) (as David Callaham) and
Sylvester Stallone		(screenplay)
Dave Callaham		(story) (as David Callaham)

Produced by
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Robert Earl	....	co-producer
Marcela Flores	....	assistant producer
Kevin King	....	producer
Avi Lerner	....	producer
Matthew O'Toole	....	line producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
Ivan Teixeira	....	line producer: Brazil
Kevin King Templeton	....	producer
John Thompson	....	producer
Les Weldon	....	producer

Original Music by
Brian Tyler

Cinematography by
Jeffrey L. Kimball

Film Editing by
Ken Blackwell
Paul Harb

Casting by
Deborah Aquila

Production Design by
Franco-Giacomo Carbone

Set Decoration by
Robert Gould

Costume Design by
Lizz Wolf

Makeup Department
Nikki I Brown	....	makeup artist
Scott H. Eddo	....	makeup department head
Stacy Kelly	....	key makeup artist
Donna Spahn	....	key hair stylist
Rick Stratton	....	special tattoos
Aimee Stuit	....	third makeup artist
Nicole Venables	....	department head hair designer
Amy Wood	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Bia Caldas	....	unit production manager: second unit, Brazil
Paulão Costa	....	set manager: second unit, Brazil
Andrezza de Faria	....	production manager: Brazil
Hugo Gurgel	....	post-production supervisor: Brazil
Matthew F. Leonetti Jr.	....	production manager: second unit
Joseph Lobato	....	post-production manager
Jorge Macgayver Orjan	....	unit manager: Brazil
Natalie Samanon	....	post-production supervisor
Joshua Throne	....	unit production manager
Guto Vaz	....	unit production manager: Brazil

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott August	....	second assistant director
Steve Battaglia	....	first assistant director: second unit
Caio Campos	....	second second assistant director
Helen Dias	....	second assistant director
Richard L. Fox	....	first assistant director
Steve Lonano	....	second assistant director: second unit
Nathan Parker	....	additional second assistant director
Matt Paull	....	key second assistant director: splinter/stunt unit
Cali Pomes	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Spiro Razatos	....	second unit director
Paul Uddo	....	second second assistant director
John M. White	....	second assistant director: splinter unit
Flavia Zanini	....	first assistant director: Brasil

Art Department
Spencer J. Abadie	....	construction production assistant
Marcio Bittencourt Farjalla	....	weapons specialist
Kenneth Brown	....	sculptor foreman
Susan A. Burig	....	graphic designer
John B. Clarey III	....	construction general foreman
Randall S. Coe	....	construction coordinator
Carl Denooyer	....	set dresser
Byron Denson	....	labor foreman
Sergio Farjalla Jr.	....	weapons department coordinator
Robert 'Rock' Galotti	....	second unit property master
Mimi Gauthier	....	set decoration buyer
Stanford Gilbert	....	assistant property master
Cheryl Gould	....	leadperson
Chad Harris	....	set dresser
Destin M. Hebert	....	props
Anthony J. Henderson	....	lead sculptor
Sara L. Holman	....	set decoration buyer
Brandi Hugo	....	assistant art director
Phillip Joffrion	....	set dresser
Kent H. Johnson	....	property master
Kent H. Johnson	....	weapons supervisor
Edward Joyner	....	draftsman
Kristin Lekki	....	art department assistant
Sam Lothridge	....	on-set dresser: second unit
Shea Marcus	....	set decoration assistant
Molly Mikula	....	assistant art director
Rachel Nowik	....	set decoration coordinator
Garrik Palumbo	....	carpenter
Cory Parker	....	on-set dresser
Tony Perez	....	on-set dresser
Anshuman Prasad	....	set designer
Virle S. Reid	....	additional props
Noel Rideout	....	additional set dresser
Johnny Rock	....	plaster crew
John Sanchez	....	set dresser
Victoria St. Pierre	....	on-set painter: second unit
Bill Walters	....	on-set dresser: second unit

Sound Department
Jimmy 'Coach' Armstrong	....	boom operator: splinter unit
Guilherme Ayrosa	....	location sound mixer
Guilherme Ayrosa	....	second location sound mixer
Wade Barnett	....	adr recordist
Jason Brooks	....	sound utility: additional photography
Marcel Costa	....	boom operator
Brian Dunlop	....	foley editor
Ryan Farris	....	boom operator
Dan Izen	....	sound mixer: splinter unit
Paul Ledford	....	production sound mixer: USA
Betsy Lindell	....	boom operator: splinter unit
Kevin Maloney	....	boom operator: additional photography
Toninho Muricy	....	sound mixer
Richard Schexnayder	....	sound mixer: splinter unit
Dirk Stout	....	sound utility
Ed White	....	sound mixer additional photography
Eric Ledet	....	utility sound dayplayer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Marcio Bittencourt Farjalla	....	pyro/ weapons house manager
Garry Cooper	....	special effects workshop supervisor
Lawrence Decker	....	special effects technician
Erika Faccini	....	special effects producer
Sergio Farjalla Jr.	....	special effects coordinator
Giuliano Fiumani	....	special effects senior technician
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects floor supervisor: Brazil
Graham Hills	....	senior special effects technician
Edward Joubert	....	special effects technician
Michael Kay	....	special effects engineer
Jeff Khachadoorian	....	special effects floor supervisor: New Orleans
Jack Lynch	....	second unit coordinator
Jeff Ogg	....	special effects shop supervisor: New Orleans
Richard E. Perry	....	special effects foreman
Bob Trevino	....	special effects technician
Andy Weder	....	special effects supervisor
Jeffery D. Woodrel	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Enrico Altmann	....	model maker
Ivaylo Andonov	....	digital compositor
Javor Asenov	....	lead artist
Simeon Asenov	....	visual effects art director
Svilen Aynadzhiev	....	digital compositor
Emilia Borisova	....	visual effects
Maria Boyuklieva	....	digital compositor
Jeff Brennan	....	visual effects
Thomas Cheng	....	visual effects artist
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Paounka Dimitrova	....	digital artist
Alexander Dimov	....	visual effects
Ivelina Dobreva	....	digital compositor
Stanislav Draganov	....	visual effects
Ryan Dufrene	....	visual effects coordinator
Nikolay Gachev	....	visual effects supervisor
Kremena Ganeva	....	digital compositor
Kristina Georgieva	....	visual effects artist
Sharon Smith Holley	....	visual effects editor
Pavel Hristov	....	digital effects artist
Ivan Gochev Ivanov	....	visual effects artist
Michael Keith	....	digital compositor
Rumen Kirov	....	visual effects
Stanislav Kolev	....	digital compositor
Kalin Krumov	....	digital compositor
Tony Magaletta	....	first assistant cameraman: "a" camera, miniatures, Fantasy II Film Effects, Los Angeles
Maria Mavrova	....	digital effects artist
Austin Meyers	....	lead artist
Velislava Mihailova	....	digital compositor
Nikolay Mihailov	....	digital compositor
Nikolay Pachov	....	visual effects assistant editor
Milena Peneva	....	visual effects coordinator
James John Perkins	....	visual effects artist
Marin Petrov	....	character technical director
Stephen H. Porter	....	digital compositor
Dustin Scholl	....	digital compositor
Nikola Simeonov	....	digital lead artist
Georgi Staikov	....	visual effects
Brandon Taylor	....	compositor
Peter Tomov	....	visual effects supervisor
Dimitrina Torneva	....	digital compositor
Mani Trump	....	compositor
Chris W. Tucker	....	quality control

Stunts
Hank Amos	....	stunt performer
Daniel Arrias	....	utility stunts
John Ashker	....	stunts
Kevin Beard	....	stunts
Pauline Boudreaux	....	precision driver
Agnaldo Bueno	....	assistant stunt coordinator: Brazil
Agnaldo Bueno	....	stunt performer
Tim Connolly	....	stunt performer
Lateef Crowder	....	stunts
Dino Dos Santos	....	stunt performer
Jared S. Eddo	....	key stunt rigger
Jonathan Eusebio	....	co-fight choreographer
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt double: David Zayas
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt performer
Precious Garrett	....	stunt performer
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Geraldine Glenn	....	precision driver
Guillermo Grispo	....	fight choreographer
Guillermo Grispo	....	stunt performer
Claudimar Guimaraes	....	stunt performer
Carlos Guity	....	stunt performer
Daniel Hernandez	....	stunts
Michael Hugghins	....	stunts
Antal Kalik	....	stunts
Krisztian Kery	....	stunt double: Jason Statham (reshoots)
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt performer
Richard King	....	stunt performer
Elton LeBlanc	....	precision driver
Oakley Lehman	....	stunt double
Matt Leonard	....	stunts
James Logan	....	stunt performer
Jeremy Marinas	....	stunt performer
Brad Martin	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunt performer
Mike Massa	....	stunt driver
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunts
Anna Mercedes Morris	....	stunt double
Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom	....	stunts
Chris Nielsen	....	stunt driver
Gabriel Nunez	....	stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	utility stunts
Noon Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Chris Palermo	....	stunts
Denney Pierce	....	stunt driver
James Ralph	....	utility stunts
Justin Riemer	....	stunt double: Randy Couture
Justin Riemer	....	stunt double: Steve Austin
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
Michelle Rose	....	stunt double
Marcus Salgado	....	stunt performer
Steve Schriver	....	stunt performer
Ray Siegle	....	stunt man
Chad Stahelski	....	stunt coordinator
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunt double: Sylvester Stallone
Daniel Stevens	....	stunts
Ronn Surels	....	stunt performer
Don Tai	....	stunt performer
Clark Tucker	....	stunt performer
Xuyen Valdivia	....	stunt performer
Jon Valera	....	assistant fight coordinator
Jon Valera	....	fight choreographer
Jon Valera	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Ambrose	....	gaffer
Michael Applebaum	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Robert Baird	....	first assistant camera
Karen Ballard	....	still photographer
Flavio Borges	....	camera loader: second unit
Wesley Bryant	....	rigging electrician
Miguel Byington	....	video assist operator: second unit
Christopher Campbell	....	key grip: splinter unit
Chip Carey	....	best boy electric
Kevin Carlisle	....	grip
Lula Cerri	....	second assistant camera
Jarrid Clinkinbeard	....	additional lighting technician
Alexandre Dantas	....	first assistant camera "c" camera: main unit
Brandon Dauzat	....	second assistant camera: splinter unit
Nicholas Davidoff	....	camera operator: second unit
Mark Shane Davis	....	key grip
Dan Delgado	....	gaffer
Ferdinand Duplantier Jr.	....	rigging gaffer
Sean Fairburn	....	camera operator
Sean P. Fickert	....	key rigging grip
Robert Foster	....	camera operator: splinter unit
Hilton Garrett	....	grip
Brad Garris	....	electrician: second unit
Gonzalo Gonzalez	....	grip: second unit
Peter Graf	....	aerial camera system tech super g
Jacques Haitkin	....	director of photography: action unit
Penelope Helmer	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Charles 'Tom' Hinson	....	electric grip
Gabriel Hoffmann	....	assistant camera
Gabriel Hoffmann	....	video assist operator
Gabriel Hoffmann	....	video operator: vtr
Danny Horne	....	second assistant camera: "b" second unit
Daniel H. Jacobs	....	rigging electric
Kyle Jenkins	....	video utility
McKay Johnson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Justin LeBlanc	....	electrician
José Eduardo Limongi	....	video assist operator
Bradley Martin	....	lamp operator
Ronald 'Ronnie' Martin	....	electrician: second unit
Bia Mauro	....	video assist operator: second unit
Daniel Page McDonough	....	camera operator
Aeron McKeough	....	film loader
Christopher Meydrich	....	additional lighting technician
Jody Miller	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Heitor Mizuki	....	video assist operator
Pedro Moraes	....	second assistant camera
Pedro Moraes	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Robert Morrison	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Robert Morrison	....	technocrane technician
Vern Nobles	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Vern Nobles	....	director of photography: second unit
Paul Olinde	....	gaffer: second unit
Richard Osborn Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Onofrio Nino Pansini	....	camera operator: "a" camera: second unit
Onofrio Nino Pansini	....	camera operator: additional photography, second unit
Joseph Paolucci Jr.	....	best boy rigging electrician
Myron Parran	....	additional
Myron Parran	....	second assistant camera
Jason Prowell	....	electrician
Alexandre Ramos	....	first assistant camera
Alexandre Ramos	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Felipe Reinheimer	....	camera operator
Renata Reis	....	first assistant camera
Nicolas Restrepo	....	first assistant camera
Nicolas Restrepo	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Fernanda Riscali	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Walerio Rosa	....	gaffer
Declan Ryan	....	lighting technician
Bily Salazar	....	additional film loader: splinter unit
Zé Roberto Salles	....	camera loader
Tiago Scorza	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Michaele Shapiro	....	assistant camera: "d" camera, main unit
Jay Sheveck	....	libra operator
Guilherme Stevam	....	video assist operator: second unit
Jeff Taylor	....	second assistant camera "c" camera: main unit
Jeremy Tiffin	....	rigging grip
Robb W. Turner	....	electrician: second unit
Jason Vowell	....	video assist
Joe Waistell	....	additional first assistant camera
Reuben Wilder	....	electrician
Alex Willson	....	electrician
David A. Wolf	....	camera operator: Second Unit
Fernando Young	....	second assistant camera
Louis Zlotowicz	....	second assistant camera: 2nd unit

Casting Department
Elizabeth Coulon	....	casting director: extras: Louisiana
Ryan Glorioso	....	location casting: Lousisana
James Hébert	....	extras casting assistant
Matthew Paul Spriggs	....	extras casting coordinator
Erin Toner	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tom Cummins	....	key set costumer
Vanessa Lacy	....	costume production assistant
Unchin Lee	....	costumer
Meagan McLaughlin	....	costume supervisor
Mustapha Mimis	....	key costumer
Sebastian Rey	....	costumes production assistant
Reba Saul	....	costumer
Christian W. Snell	....	costume assistant
Wendy Talley	....	set costumer
Lesley D. Wickham	....	extras costumer

Editorial Department
Alex Ferreira Barreiro	....	assistant editor
Nona Khodai	....	first assistant editor
Jackson Yu	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Selena Arizanovic	....	music supervisor
Jay Faires	....	music executive

Transportation Department
Skip Barbay	....	transportation captain
Mark Bascle	....	security driver: Sylvester Stallone
Charlie Coulter	....	driver/generator operator
Randy Kinyon	....	transportation coordinator
Dwayne Lain	....	driver
Lauren Levine	....	driver: cast
Brad Lips	....	shorty forty driver
Phil Schriber	....	picture car coordinator
Steven Willhoite	....	production van driver
Charlie Wright	....	transportation captain: second unit
James Yeates	....	driver: honeywagon
Christy Zeller	....	transportation dispatcher

Other crew
Barbara Babb	....	set production assistant
Liz Barker	....	production assistant: second unit
René Besson	....	production executive
Devon Boyd	....	senior v.p. finance
Craig T. Brown	....	payroll: second unit
Chris Clinton	....	set production assistant
Benton Collinsworth	....	set production assistant
James J. Cullinane	....	location coordinator
Crystal Dallas	....	key craft service: second unit
Pedro Diniz	....	set manager assistant: Brazil
Michael Dittmar	....	location assistant
Arthur Dix	....	additional script supervisor
Mary Frances Eglin	....	script supervisor: second unit
Carla Esposito	....	production coordinator: Brazilian Crew
Ashley Foster	....	assistant: producers: Kevin King-Templeton, John Thompson, and Les Weldon
Claudine Franco	....	production coordinator: International Crew
Ashley Franklin	....	production coordinator
Sylvia Frantom	....	first assistant accountant
Will French	....	tax credit consultant
Ira Friedlander	....	production accountant
Robert 'Rock' Galotti	....	key armorer
Moira Glace	....	production assistant
Marcin Janowski	....	marketing and publicity
Scott M. King	....	set production assistant: splinter unit
Mickey Lambert	....	assistant location manager
Dar Larizadeh	....	balloon coordinator
Amy Law	....	set medic
Kathleen Ledet	....	production assistant
Tara Linn	....	post production accountant
Ed Lipscomb	....	location manager
Julie Lopinto	....	second assistant accountant
Kevin Lorio	....	set production assistant: second unit
R.O. Mackey	....	stand-in
Sheryl Main	....	unit publicist
Joan Mao	....	assistant: Mr. Davidson
Diego J. Martinez	....	production executive
K. Lynn Martin	....	additional script supervisor
Brian Mathews	....	set production assistant: second unit
Gregory McNamara	....	key assistant location manager
Isaac Meisenheimer	....	set production assistant
John A. Metoyer	....	assistant location manager
Mark Miller	....	payroll accountant
Casey Moore	....	production secretary
Joseph Morabito	....	production assistant
Aline Motta	....	script supervisor second unit
Karen S. Neasi	....	product placement
Frédéric North	....	aerial coordinator and camera-ship pilot
Shannon Parker	....	basecamp p.a.
Slaid Parker	....	production assistant
Gerson Paz	....	key set production assistant
Peggy Pere	....	aerial ground coordinator
Rachel Perez	....	set production assistant
J.P. Pettinato	....	consultant to producers
Leah Jennings Richard	....	production assistant
Stephen Roberts	....	tax credit consultant
Adam Ryan	....	key set medic
Eduardo Sallouti	....	line production assistant: Brazil
Amy Sanderson	....	script supervisor
Aaron Sauer	....	lead stand in
Aaron Sauer	....	stand-in
Billy Slaughter	....	dialogue coach
Danielle Smith	....	production assistant: splinter unit
Danielle Smith	....	second unit production assistant
Mark C. Stevens	....	set production assistant: second unit
Aaron J. Stone	....	second unit production assistant
Sonia Torres	....	on-set production assistant
Toni Weick	....	production assistant
Arthur J. Miller Jr.	....	railroad advisor (uncredited)
Henry Pelitire	....	stand-in: Stallone (uncredited)
Terry Lee Smith	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Millennium Films
• Nu Image Films
• Road Rebel
• Rogue Marble

Distributors

• Benelux Film Distributors (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distributors (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Blu Cinematografica (2010) (Italy) (theatrical)
• California Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Pony Canyon (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Wide Pictures (2010) (Spain) (theatrical)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Cinemax (2010) (Russia) (all media) (CIS)
• Eagle Film (2010) (United Arab Emirates) (all media)
• Eagle Film (2010) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Eagle Films (2010) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Midget Entertainment (2010) (Denmark) (all media)
• Noble Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (all media)
• Odeon (2010) (Greece) (all media)

Special Effects

• Fantasy II Film Effects

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Film Production Capital  tax credit financing
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• Horizon Entertainment  office facilities
• Horizon Entertainment  post-production
• Horizon Entertainment  production services
• Horizon Entertainment  soundstage
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Louisiana Production Capital  tax credit financing
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission
• Panavision Remote Systems  Technocranes and Libra Heads
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Silver Screen Supply  production supplies
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  star trailers
• Wildfire Studios  ADR recording facility

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

Stallone wanted Kurt Russell for the role of Church, but Russell turned down the offer.

Quotes:

Dan Paine: [from trailer] Who sent you?
Barney Ross: [to the bald Dan Paine] Your hairdresser!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Entertainment Tonight: (2009-05-29)" (2009)