A group of elite mercenaries The Expendables are deployed to the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia to halt local pirates from executing the hostages. The team consists of leader Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) a former SAS soldier, blades specialist Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), martial artist Yin Yang (Jet Li), sniper Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren), weapons specialist Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) and demolitions expert Toll Road (Randy Couture). When the pirate leader demands more money than the agreed amount, Jensen instigates a firefight causing casualties for the pirates. Yang and Jensen fight and Ross intervenes. As a result of his psychological problems Ross reluctantly releases Jensen from the Expendables.  Ross and his rival mercenary leader Trench (Arnold Schwarzenegger) go to see Mr Church (Bruce Willis) who names himself after the church they meet in. He offers them a mission in Vilena a fictional island in the Gulf of Mexico to overthrow a brutal dictator General Garza (David Zayas).  Busy with other things Trench gives the contract to Ross. Christmas visits his future fiance Lacy (Charisma Carpenter) whom he discovers has left him for another man.  Ross and Christmas do initial reconnaissance after meeting with their contact Sandra (Gisele Itié), only for the mission to go awry. Ross learns that Garza is backed by ex CIA agent James Munroe (Eric Roberts) whose henchmen Paine (Steve Austin) and Wickham (Gary Daniels) control and keep Garza in power by making his people fear him.  Sandra is revealed to be Garza’s daughter. Ross then decides to abort and causes casualties among the army as they escape. Meanwhile, Jensen approaches Garza and Munroe to help their side. Christmas visits Lacy again to find that Paul has beaten her. Christmas defeats Paul and his friends, showing Lacy what he does for a living winning her over. Ross, Christmas and Yang deduce that Mr Church is a member of the CIA and that the real target is Munroe, as the CIA could not kill one of their own.  Mission coordinator and former teammate Tool (Mickey Rourke) makes an emotional revelation about his experience in the Bosnian War  to Ross, where he let a woman commit suicide. Hearing this Ross decides to go back for Sandra, Yang tags along and they are chased on the road by Jensen in an intense shootout. The pursuit ends in an abandoned warehouse where Yang and Jensen fight a second time. Yang gains an advantage when he and Jensen enter an are marked low clearance but then Jemsem gains the upper hand and attempts to impale Yang on a pipe, only for Ross to shoot Jensen.  A wounded Jensen makes amends and gives the layout of Garza’s palace.  Ross boards the plane with Yang and finds the rest of team already on-board, ready to aid Ross.  The Expendables infiltrate Garza’s compound. Christmas, Yang, Caesar and Toll plant explosive charges throughout the site. When Garza has a change of heart after hearing of the team’s reputation, Munroe kills him. The entire team fights and shoots their way through scores of Garza’s soldiers. Ross and Caesar manage to destroy the helicopter Munroe was to escape on. Christmas and Yang manage to kill the Brit while Toll kills Paine after a brief fight.  Ross and Christmas catch up to Munroe and kill him and save Sandra. Instead of taking the payment for the mission, Ross gives it to Sandra to restore Vilena. The team celebrates their victory at Tool’s tattoo parlor, with the reformed and recovering Jensen. Lee and Tool challenge each other to a game of knife throwing and Lee recites a poem about his respect for Tool, before throwing the knife perfectly in the center of the board.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an American and Austrian bodybuilder, actor and politician he served as the 38th Governor of the state of California from 2003-2011. Arnold Schwarzenegger has won the Mr Olympia title seven times and is the youngest man ever to do so wining Mr Olympia at the age of 23 a record he holds to this day. His films include Hercules in New York (1969), The Long Goodbye (1973), Stay Hungry (1976), The Villain (1979), Scavenger Hunt (1979), Conan the Barbarian (1982), Conan the Destroyer (1984), The Terminator (1984), Red Sonja (1985), Commando (1985), Raw Deal (1986), Predator (1987), The Running Man (1987), Red Heat (1988), Twins (1988), Total Recall (1990), Kindergarten Cop (1990), Terminator 2 Judgment Day (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), True Lies (1994), Junior (1994), Eraser (1996), Jingle All the Way (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), End of Days (1999), The 6th Day (2000), Collateral Damage (2002), Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines (2003), Around the World in 80 Days (2004) and The Expendables (2010).

Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone is an American actor and director his films include The Party at Kitty and Stud’s (1970), No Place to Hide (1970), Bananas (1971), Klute (1971), The Lord’s of Flatbush (1974), The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975), Capone (1975), Death Race 2000 (1975), Farewell, My Lovely (1975), Rocky (1976), F.I.S.T (1978), Paradise Alley (1978), Rocky II (1979), Nighthawks (1981), Escape to Victory (1981), Rocky III (1982), First Blood (1982), Rhinestone (1984), Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rocky IV (1985), Cobra (1986), Over the Top (1987), Rambo III (1988), Lock Up (1989), Tango & Cash (1989), Rocky V (1990), Oscar (1991), Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992), Cliffhanger (1993), Demolition Man (1993), The Specialist (1994), Judge Dredd (1995), Assassins (1995), Daylight (1996), The Good Life (1997), Cop Land (1997), Get Carter (2000), Driven (2001), D-Tox (2002), Avenging Angelo (2002), Shade (2003), Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003), Rocky Balboa (2006), Rambo (2008) and The Expendables (2010). As a director his films include Paradise Alley (1978), Rocky II (1979), Rocky III (1982), Staying Alive (1983), Rocky IV (1985), Rocky Balboa (2006), Rambo (2008) and The Expendables (2010).
Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis is an American actor his career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film. His films include The Verdict (1980), The Return of Bruno (1987), Blind Date (1987), Sunset (1988), Die Hard (1988), In Country (1989), Look Who’s Talking (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990), Look Who’s Talking Too (1990), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Mortal Thoughts (1991), Hudson Hawk (1991), Billy Bathgate (1991), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Death Becomes Her (1992), Striking Distance (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), North (1994), Color of Night (1994), Nobody’s Fool (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Four Rooms (1995), Twelve Monkeys (1995), Last Man Standing (1996), The Fifth Element (1997), The Jackal (1997), Mercury Rising (1998), Armageddon (1998), The Siege (1998), Breakfast of Champions (1999), The Sixth Sense (1999), The Story of Us (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), The Kid (2000), Unbreakable (2000), Bandits (2001), Hart’s War (2002), Grand Champion (2002), Tears of the Sun (2003), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), Hostage (2005), Sin City (2005), Alpha Dog (2006), Lucky Number Slevin (2006), 16 Blocks (2006), Perfect Stranger (2007), Die Hard 4 (2007), Planet Terror (2007), Assassination of a High School President (2008), What Just Happened (2008), Surrogates (2009), Cop Out (2010), The Expendables (2010), Red (2010), The Black Mamba (2011) and Setup (2011). He has appeared in TV series such as Miami Vice, The Twilight Zone, Moonlighting, Mad About You, Ally McBeal and Friends. He also provided the voice for a talking baby in Look Who’s Talking (1989) as well as its sequel Look Who’s Talking Too (1990), Muddy Grimes in the animation film Beavis and Butt Head Do America (1996) and RJ in the animation film Over The Hedge (2006).

Jason Statham
Jason Statham is an English actor and martial artist his films include Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000), Turn It Up (2000), John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars (2001), The One (2001), Mean Machine (2001), The Transporter (2002), The Italian Job (2003), Collateral (2004), Cellular (2004), Transporter 2 (2005), London (2005), Revolver (2005), Chaos (2005), Crank (2006), In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007), War (2007), The Bank Job (2008), Death Race (2008), Transporter 3 (2008), Crank 2 High Voltage (2009), 13 (2010), The Expendables (2010), The Mechanic (2011) and Blitz (2011).

Jet Li
Jet Li is a Chinese martial artist and actor his films include Shaolin Si (1982), Shao Lin xiao zi (1984), Born to Defense (1986), Nan bei Shao Lin (1986), Shao Lin Hai Deng da shi (1988), Long zai tian ya (1989), Once Upon a Time in China (1991), Once Upon a Time in China II (1992), Once Upon a Time in China III (1993), The Legend (1993), Deadly China Hero (1993), Fong Sai Yuk II (1993), Twin Warriors (1993), Lord of the Wu Tang (1993), The Legend of Red Dragon (1994), The Defender (1994), Fist of Legend (1994), My Father Is a Hero (1995), Shu dan long wei (1995), Dr Wai in The Scripture with No Words (1996), Black Mask (1996), Wong Fei Hung: Chi sai wik hung see (1997), Hitman (1998), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), Romeo Must Die (2000), Kiss of the Dragon (2001), The One (2001), Hero (2002), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), Unleashed (2005), Fearless (2006), War (2007), The Warlords (2007), The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), The Founding of a Republic (2009), Ocean Heaven (2010) and The Expendables (2010).

Terry Crews
Terry Crews is an American actor his films include The 6th Day (2000), Training Day (2001), Friday After Next (2002), Deliver Us from Eva (2003), Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003), How to Get the Man’s Foot Outta Your Ass (2003), Starsky & Hutch (2004), Soul Plane (2004), White Chicks (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Harsh Times (2005), The Benchwarmers (2006), Lies & Alibis (2006), Behind the Smile (2006), Puff, Puff, Pass (2006), Click (2006), Norbit (2007), How to Rob a Bank (2007), Who’s Your Caddy (2007), Balls of Fury (2007), Street Kings (2008), Get Smart (2008), Terminator Salvation (2009), Middle Men (2009), Gamer (2009), The Expendables (2010), Lottery Ticket (2010) and Bridesmaids (2011).  He has appeared in TV series such as The District, CSI Miami, My Wife and Kids, All of Us, The Boondocks and Everybody Hates Chris.
Mickey Rourke
Mickey Rourke is an American actor his films include 1941 (1979), Heaven’s Gate (1980), Body Heat (1981), Diner (1982), Eureka (1983), Rumble Fish (1983), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Year of the Dragon (1985), Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986), Angel Heart (1987), Barfly (1987), A Prayer for the Dying (1987), Homeboy (1988), Francesco (1989), Johnny Handsome (1989), Wild Orchid (1989), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), White Sands (1992), F.T.W (1994), Bullet (1996), Exit in Red (1996), Double Team (1997), Another Nine & a Half Weeks (1997), The Rainmaker (1997), Buffalo ’66 (1998), Point Blank (1998), Thursday (1998), Cousin Joey (1999), Shergar (1999), Out in Fifty (1999), Shades (1999), Animal Factory (2000), Get Carter (2000), The Pledge (2001), They Crawl (2001), The Follow (2001), Picture Claire (2001), Spun (2002), Masked and Anonymous (2003), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Man on Fire (2004), Sin City (2005), Domino (2005), Stormbreaker (2006), The Wrestler (2008), The Informers (2008), Killshot (2008), 13 (2010), Iron Man 2 (2010) and The Expendables (2010) and Passion Play (2010).

Eric Roberts
Eric Roberts is an American actor his films include King of the Gypsies (1978), Raggedy Man (1981), Star 80 (1983), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Coca-Cola Kid (1985), Runaway Train (1985), Nobody’s Fool (1986), Options (1989), Rude Awakening (1989), Blood Red (1989), Best of the Best (1989), The Ambulance (1990), Lonely Hearts (1991), By the Sword (1991), Final Analysis (1992), Best of the Best 2 (1993), Love, Cheat & Steal (1993), Babyfever (1994), Freefall (1994), Sensation (1994), The Specialist (1994), The Hard Truth (1994), End of the Icon (1995), The Nature of the Beast (1995), The Immortals (1995), Love Is a Gun (1996), The Grave (1996), It’s My Party (1996), Power 98 (1996), Heaven’s Prisoners (1996), The Cable Guy (1996), The Glass Cage (1996), American Strays (1996), Past Perfect (1996), The Shadow Men (1998), Most Wanted (1997), T.N.T (1997), La Cucaracha (1998), Making Sandwiches (1998), Dead End (1998), Dirk and Betty (1999), Restraining Order (1999), Wildflowers (1999), Facade (1999), Two Shades of Blue (1999), Hitman’s Run (1999), No Alibi (2000), Luck of the Draw (2000), The Alternate (2000), Cecil B DeMented (2000), TripFall (2000), The King’s Guard (2000), Mercy Streets (2000), Mindstorm (2001), Fast Sofa (2001), The Beatnicks (2001), Fool Proof (2002), Wrong Number (2002), Spun (2002), Wolves of Wall Street (2002), Intoxicating (2003), National Security (2003), The Long Ride Home (2003), Endangered Species (2002), Killer Weekend (2004), Miss Castaway and the Island Girls (2004), Six: The Mark Unleashed (2004), The Last Shot (2004), Confessions of an Action Star (2005), Break a Leg (2005), Spit (2005), Graves End (2005), The Civilization of Maxwell Bright (2005), The Double (2005), Chains (2005), A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), 8 of Diamonds (2006), Phat Girlz (2006), Hollywood Dreams (2006), DOA: Dead or Alive (2006), Comedy Hell (2006), One Way (2006), Aurora (2006), Blizhniy Boy: The Ultimate Fighter (2007),  Sister’s Keeper (2007), Light Years Away (2008), Witless Protection (2008), The Cookie Thief (2008), Contamination (2008), The Dark Knight (2008), Shannon’s Rainbow (2009), Pinkville (2009), The Steam Experiment (2009), Rock Slyde (2009), Royal Kill (2009), The Tomb (2009), The Whole Truth (2009), Crimes of the Past (2009), The Butcher (2009), Project Solitude (2009), Vegan 101 (2009), Kingshighway (2010), Westbrick Murders (2010), Enemies Among Us (2010), Groupie (2010), The Expendables (2010), Reality Star (2010), Hunt to Kill (2010), First Dog (2010), Bed & Breakfast (2010), Jesse (2011), Black Gold (2011), The Wayshower (2011), Silver Case (2011) andTrophy (2011).  He has appeared in TV series such as Another World, The Drew Carey Show, Frasier, Oz, Touched by an Angel, Spawn, The Hunger, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Witchblade, Less Than Perfect, CSI: Miami, The L Word, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Cleaner, Entourage, Heroes, Chuck, The Young and the Restless and Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior.
Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor and director his films include James Bond A View to a Kill (1985), Rocky IV (1985), Masters of the Universe (1987), Red Scorpion (1988), The Punisher (1989), Dark Angel (1990), Cover Up (1991), Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Joshua Tree (1993), Pentathlon (1994), Men of War (1994), Johnny Mnemonic (1995), Hidden Assassin (1995), Silent Trigger (1996), The Peacekeeper (1997), The Minion (1998), Sweepers (1998), Bridge of Dragons (1999), Storm Catcher (1999), Jill the Ripper (2000), The Last Warrior (2000), Agent Red (2000), Hidden Agenda (2001), Detention (2003), Direct Action (2004), Fat Slags (2004), Retrograde (2004), The Defender (2004), The Mechanik (2005), The Final Inquiry (2006), Diamond Dogs (2007), Missionary Man (2007), Direct Contact (2009), Command Performance (2009), Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009), Icarus (2010), The Expendables (2010) and In the Name of the King 2 (2011) . He directed and starred in The Defender (2004), The Mechanik (2005), Missionary Man (2007) and Command Performance (2009) and Icarus (2010).

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