Confessions of an Action Star (2005)

Name: Confessions of an Action Star
Genre: Action, Comedy
Released: 2005-01-23
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 4.3
Cast: David Leitch, Holmes Osborne, Ben Stiller, Mitch Gaylord, Angelina Jolie

From stripper to action star. Meet America's newest hero!

ActionComedy

A 'mockumentary' 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 truly important, he realized he'd have to get in touch with his roots, if there's ever going to be a comeback.

Release Date: January 23, 2005
Runtime: 1h 23m
Rating: 4.3/10 (15 votes)

Director: Brad Martin

Cast: David Leitch, Holmes Osborne, Ben Stiller, Mitch Gaylord, Angelina Jolie, Carrie-Anne Moss, Ernie Hudson, Sean Young

Production: Smashcut Films, Double Edge Entertainment, Shoreline Entertainment

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IMDb

Budget: $2M

Full Cast (66 people)

David Leitch as Frank Sledge
Holmes Osborne as Richard Orchid
Ben Stiller as Commander
Mitch Gaylord as Brother
Angelina Jolie as Self
Carrie-Anne Moss as Self / Love Interest
Ernie Hudson as Self / Commander
Sean Young as Self / Honey
Kelly Hu as Self / Undercover Cop
Michael T. Weiss as Drug Lord
Eric Roberts as Self / Police Chief
Hugo Weaving as Self
Richard Lewis as Self
Al Leong as Evil Doctor
Lin Shaye as Samantha Jones
Kyle Reese Cook as Young Frank #1
Sean Michael Rabbit as Young Frank #2
Chris Palermo as Russell Gold
Michał Hołub as John Hu
Josh Nathan as Will Stillwell
Daniel Bernhardt as Jason Everstrong
Matt McColm as Commander
Gerald Okamura as Asian Member
Chris O'Hara as Frank's Stunt Double
Sean Graham as Stunt Coordinator
Dax Shepard as SFX Coordinator
Nathan Lee Graham as Glen Jefferies
Patti Pelton as Bloodfight 2: Script Supervisor / Acting Student #2
Jason George as Self
Jason Baldwin Stewart as Sam

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Confessions of an Action Star

From stripper to action star. Meet America's newest hero!

Action

Comedy

Confessions of an Action Star

From stripper to action star. Meet America's newest hero!

83 min

From stripper to action star. Meet America's newest hero!

4.3

83 min

2005

Production Info

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Budget$2,000,000

Release Date1/23/2005

Director & Writers

Directed by

Written by

Produced by

Production Companies

Smashcut Films

Double Edge Entertainment

Shoreline Entertainment

Keywords

Spoken Languages

English

Production Countries

United States

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Cast

David Leitch

as Frank Sledge

Holmes Osborne

as Richard Orchid

Ben Stiller

as Commander

Mitch Gaylord

as Brother

Angelina Jolie

as Self

Carrie-Anne Moss

as Self / Love Interest

Ernie Hudson

as Self / Commander

Sean Young

as Self / Honey

Images

Poster

Backdrop

Videos

Confessions of an Action Star | Trailer | Holmes Osborne | David Leitch | Kelly Hu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Confessions of an Action Star about?▾

How long is Confessions of an Action Star?▾

1h 23m

When was Confessions of an Action Star released?▾

January 23, 2005

Who directed Confessions of an Action Star?▾

Brad Martin

Who stars in Confessions of an Action Star?▾

David Leitch, Holmes Osborne, Ben Stiller

What genre is Confessions of an Action Star?▾

Action, Comedy

Is Confessions of an Action Star available to stream?▾

Yes, on Amazon Prime Video and FlixFling