Confessions of an Action Star

2005 American film

January 23, 2005 (2005-01-23) (Slamdance)
January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20) (United States)

Running time

83 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Confessions of an Action Star is an American action comedy mockumentary starring David Leitch, Angelina Jolie, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Eric Roberts, Dax Shepard, Debbie Allen, Lee Arenberg and directed by Brad Martin.^[1] The film was titled Sledge: The Untold Story^[2] during its film festival run and is distributed by Vivendi Entertainment and Lightyear Entertainment.

Plot

A 'mockumentary' on the rise and fall of chippendale 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 truly important, he realised he's going to have to get in touch with his roots if there's ever going to be a comeback.

Cast

Holmes Osborne as Richard Orchid (as Homes Osborne)
David Leitch as Frank Sledge
Nathan Lee Graham as Glen Jefferies
Kelly Hu as herself / Undercover Cop
Carrie-Anne Moss as herself / Girlfriend in movie
Ernie Hudson as himself / Commander
Michael T. Weiss as Drug Lord (as Michael T. Wiess)
Mitchell Gaylord as Brother (as Mitch Gaylord)
Matt McColm as Commander
Eric Roberts as himself / Police Chief
Lin Shaye as Samantha Jones
Kyle Reese as Young Frank #1 (as Kyle Reese Cook)
Dax Shepard as SFX Coordinator
Sean Michael Rabbit as Young Frank #2
Chris Palermo as Russell Gold
Michal Holub as John Hu (as Michael Holub)
Josh Nathan as Will Stillwell
Matthew Dickens as Agent #2
Sam McMurray as Jack Rumpkin

References

^ Gibron, Bill. "Confessions Of An Action Star". DVD Talk. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ Harvey, Dennis (10 February 2005). "Sledge: The Untold Story". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2021.