Confessions of an Action Star (2005)
Overview
A 'mocumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star, Francis Allen Sledgewick, AKA Frank Sledge. When fame and fortune caused Frank to lose his sense of what's truely important, he realised he's going to have to get in touch with his roots if there's ever going to be a comeback.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.258 |
Directed By
Brad Martin
Crew
Eyde Belasco
Josh Hakian
Brad Martin
David Leitch
Bridger Nielson
Jeff Imada
J.J. Perry
Christopher Lennertz
Mark David
Mark Hosack
Todd Matthew Grossman
Art Chudabala
Nina Yang Bongiovi
Todd Matthew Grossman
Zachary Kahn
Bobby Sheng
Kamaura Eley
Shawnelle Cherry
Megan Moore
Megan Moore
Alan D. Lee
Shownee Smith
Gail Mosley
Gabor Norman
Cecil Gentry
TOP CAST
David Leitch
Frank Sledge
Holmes Osborne
Richard Orchid
Mitch Gaylord
Brother
Kelly Hu
Self / Undercover Cop
Carrie-Anne Moss
Self / Love Interest
Ernie Hudson
Self / Commander
Michael T. Weiss
Drug Lord
Eric Roberts
Self / Police Chief
Hugo Weaving
Self
Richard Lewis
Self
Sean Young
Self / Honey
Ben Stiller
Commander
Al Leong
Evil Doctor
Lin Shaye
Samantha Jones
Kyle Reese Cook
Young Frank #1
Sean Michael Rabbit
Young Frank #2
Chris Palermo
Russell Gold
Michał Hołub
John Hu
Josh Nathan
Will Stillwell
Daniel Bernhardt
Jason Everstrong
Matt McColm
Commander
Gerald Okamura
Asian Member
Chris O'Hara
Frank's Stunt Double
Sean Graham
Stunt Coordinator
Dax Shepard
SFX Coordinator
Nathan Lee Graham
Glen Jefferies
Patti Pelton
Bloodfight 2: Script Supervisor / Acting Student #2
Jason George
Self
Kirk Ward
Spencer Davidson
J.B. Ghuman Jr.
James "The Writer"
Mike Rose
Acting Student #1
Philip Tan
Bruce Rhee
Ralf Koch
Excited Fan
Bryndon Smith
Excited Fan #2
Kali Rocha
Beth
Jon Simanton
Client at CAI
Sam McMurray
Jack Rumpkin
Angelina Jolie
Self
Branden Morgan
Dirk Brandon
Jim Cody Williams
Junior
Susannah Hillard
Patti Snyder / Frank's Assistant
Lee Arenberg
Barry Simpson
Jon Gries
Donald Buckheim
Joel David Moore
Self
Michael McDonald
Raymond Fischer
Steven Roy
Brett Radner
Jeff Imada
Martial Arts Choreographer
Johnny Nguyen
Martial Arts Fighter
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