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Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star

Confessions of an Action Star

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

Genres

ActionComedy

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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.

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Budget

$2000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

4.1/10

Release Date

23 January 2005

Country

United States of America

Cast

David Leitch

David Leitch

Frank Sledge

Holmes Osborne

Holmes Osborne

Richard Orchid

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Commander

Mitch Gaylord

Mitch Gaylord

Brother

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Self

Carrie-Anne Moss

Carrie-Anne Moss

Self / Love Interest

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Self / Commander

Sean Young

Sean Young

Self / Honey

Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu

Self / Undercover Cop

Michael T. Weiss

Michael T. Weiss

Drug Lord

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Self / Police Chief

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

Self

Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis

Self

Al Leong

Al Leong

Evil Doctor

Lin Shaye

Lin Shaye

Samantha Jones

Kyle Reese Cook

Kyle Reese Cook

Young Frank #1

Sean Michael Rabbit

Sean Michael Rabbit

Young Frank #2

Chris Palermo

Chris Palermo

Russell Gold

Michał Hołub

Michał Hołub

John Hu

Josh Nathan

Josh Nathan

Will Stillwell

Daniel Bernhardt

Daniel Bernhardt

Jason Everstrong

Matt McColm

Matt McColm

Commander

Gerald Okamura

Gerald Okamura

Asian Member

Chris O'Hara

Chris O'Hara

Frank's Stunt Double

Sean Graham

Sean Graham

Stunt Coordinator

Dax Shepard

Dax Shepard

SFX Coordinator

Nathan Lee Graham

Nathan Lee Graham

Glen Jefferies

Patti Pelton

Patti Pelton

Bloodfight 2: Script Supervisor / Acting Student #2

Jason George

Jason George

Self

Jason Baldwin Stewart

Jason Baldwin Stewart

Sam

Kirk Ward

Kirk Ward

Spencer Davidson

J.B. Ghuman Jr.

J.B. Ghuman Jr.

James "The Writer"

Mike Rose

Mike Rose

Acting Student #1

Philip Tan

Philip Tan

Bruce Rhee

Ralf Koch

Ralf Koch

Excited Fan

Bryndon Smith

Bryndon Smith

Excited Fan #2

Kali Rocha

Kali Rocha

Beth

Jon Simanton

Jon Simanton

Client at CAI

Sam McMurray

Sam McMurray

Jack Rumpkin

Branden Morgan

Branden Morgan

Dirk Brandon

Jim Cody Williams

Jim Cody Williams

Junior

Susannah Hillard

Susannah Hillard

Patti Snyder / Frank's Assistant

Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis

Lee Arenberg

Lee Arenberg

Barry Simpson

Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Donald Buckheim

Joel David Moore

Joel David Moore

Self

Michael McDonald

Michael McDonald

Raymond Fischer

Steven Roy

Steven Roy

Brett Radner

Jeff Imada

Jeff Imada

Martial Arts Choreographer

Johnny Nguyen

Johnny Nguyen

Martial Arts Fighter

David Storrs

David Storrs

AA Member

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Self

André Vippolis

André Vippolis

Mouse

Tad Coughenour

Tad Coughenour

Agent #1

Matthew Dickens

Matthew Dickens

Agent #2

Demar Braxton

Demar Braxton

Agent #3

Terry Beeman

Terry Beeman

Additional Dancer

Chris Hogan

Chris Hogan

Newscaster

Aaron Bertram

Aaron Bertram

Partier

Robert Alonzo

Robert Alonzo

Kumite Fighter (uncredited)

Dalton Brooks

Dalton Brooks

Frank Sledge at Age 10 (uncredited)

Peter Jason

Peter Jason

(uncredited)

Anne Moss

Anne Moss

(uncredited)

Todd Schneider

Todd Schneider

Referee (uncredited)

Marcus Young

Marcus Young

Barroom Brawler (uncredited)

Ben Falcone

Ben Falcone

Jerry Moss

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