Confessions of an Action Star

Confessions of an Action Star
Directed by	Brad Martin
Produced by	Todd Grossman Zachary Kahn Alan D. Lee Jeanine Rohn Bobby Sheng Karen Mayeda Vranek Nina Yang Steve D. Yang
Written by	David Leitch
Starring	David Leitch Angelina Jolie Carrie-Anne Moss Hugo Weaving Eric Roberts Dax Shepard Debbie Allen Lee Arenberg
Music by	Christopher Lennertz
Cinematography	Bridger Nielson
Editing by	Art Chudabala Mark David Todd Grossman Mark Hosack
Distributed by	Vivendi Entertainment Lightyear Entertainment
Release date(s)	January 23, 2005 (2005-01-23) (Sundance) January 20, 2009 (2009-01-20) (United States)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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. The film was entitled Sledge: The Untold Story during its film festival run and is distributed by Vivendi Entertainment and Lightyear Entertainment.

Plot

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 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
• CarrieasAnne 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)
• Eric Roberts as 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

Sources

• Confessions of an Action Star at the Internet Movie Database
• Confessions of an Action Star at AllRovi
• Confessions of an Action Star at Rotten Tomatoes
• http://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/169327/Confessions+of+an+Action+Star.html?dataSet=1&query=confessions+of+an+action+star
• http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/37008/confessions-of-an-action-star/
• http://vd.ign.com/articles/954/954188p1.html