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The film was based on the fake trailer featured before Robert Rodriguez's double feature for Grindhouse and Planet Terror, which was co-produced by Quentin Tarantino, who is also a producer on this film.
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Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey, Cheech Marin and Tito Larriva, who are featured in the fake trailer featured in Grindhouse, reprise their roles for this film. Fahey was also featured in Planet Terror, which was written, produced and directed by Robert Rodriguez, the director of this film.
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Cheech Marin and Don Johnson both co-starred in Nash Bridges, as well as Tin Cup. This is the first time they have worked together since "Nash Bridges" ended in 2001.
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This film was made because of the popularity of a fake trailer for a non-existent "Machete" film that was featured in the theatrical version of Grindhouse, along with other fake trailers and advertisements featured in the film. "Thanksgiving" is the other popular fake trailer included in the film and was directed by Eli Roth and it is in development to be made into a full-length film.
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According to some reports, Robert Rodriguez claims to have filmed half this movie while making the fake trailer to be included for the theatrical version of Grindhouse. These have yet to be confirmed by Rodriguez himself.
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Actor Chris Cooper reportedly turned down a role in the movie saying "it's the most absurd thing I've ever read" after getting the script.
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This marks the third time Steven Seagal and Danny Trejo have appeared together in a movie. First, briefly, in Marked for Death, and again in Urban Justice.
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As Robert Rodriguez tells it, after conceiving of the character of Machete and telling Danny Trejo about it, Rodriquez started receiving phone calls at random hours of the day from Danny, trying to convince him to make the film. One day, Robert said to Danny that he was busy and asked why Danny can't just send a text message instead of constantly calling, to which Danny Trejo replied: "Machete don't text." Machete says this exact phrase in the film.
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The character of Osiris Ampanpour is based on artist/performer (Mr)Arash of the hip-hop group Diego Brown Project. Upon director Robert Rodriguez meeting the group at a party, he was entertained by such traits as (Mr)Arash's personality, clothing selections and Persian ethnicity and name, all of which Rodriguez ended up using in the film.
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This is Danny Trejo's fifth movie appearance as Machete. The first was in Spy Kids and the rest were in its sequels.
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One of the Hungarian bodyguards was played by Nimród Antal. Antal, who really is Hungarian, directed Predators, which was produced by Robert Rodriguez, the director of this movie. Danny Trejo also stars in Predators.
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The interiors for the "Parklane Hospital" where Senator McLaughlin is staying are actually that of the iconic Austin hotel, The Driskill.
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WILHELM SCREAM: Heard during the climactic battle, when one of Lt. Stillman's men is crushed by the "low-rider" style truck.
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Filmed at the same time as Predators, which was originally supposed to be directed by Robert Rodriguez, who had to turn it down because he was already slated to direct this film. Instead, Rodriguez produced "Predators". He also stated in the "Predators" commentary that the sets were side-by-side. While filming "Machete", they were constantly competing for daylight, as the set for "Predators" would block out the sun for most of the day.
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Jessica Alba had a "no-nudity" clause in her contract, which is why her clothes were digitally removed for her "nude" scenes.
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The address of the church on the transcript of Booth's confession to Padre (4900 Old Manor Rd, Austin, TX) is actually the address to Troublemaker Studios, the film production company founded and owned by director Robert Rodriguez.
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When Sartana pulls up Machete's file on her laptop, it shows the following information: Birth Name: Machete Cortez; Nationality: Mexican; Race: Hispanic; Date of Birth: 16 May 1944 (actual birth date of Danny Trejo who plays Machete); Place of Birth: Juarez, Ch, Mexico; Aliases: Cuchillo, Navajas (names of characters played by Danny Trejo in other movies directed by Robert Rodriguez; Height: 5' 11"; Weight: 210 lbs; Military Status: Ex-Federale; Whereabouts: Unknown; Identifying Marks: Tattoo of woman wearing a sombrero on chest.
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This is the sixth time that actors Danny Trejo and Daryl Sabara appeared in the same film. Trejo played Michael Myers' security guard and Sabara played Westley Rhoads (the boy who bullied Myers as a child) in Rob Zombie's Halloween remake, along with all four Spy Kids films.
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The fictitious Spanish-language television channel Exactamundo is a play on the real-life Spanish-language Telemundo.
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The Hungarian-speaking bodyguard says the following to Machete: "És mit szólsz ahhoz, ha megölnélek téged? Te kis majom!", which translates as "And how about if I killed you? You little monkey!".
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While Steven Seagal has played an anti-hero on more than one occasion, this film will mark the first time he's ever played a full-out villain.
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This is the first time Steven Seagal's character has lost a duel against another character in a film, although it's done in a way that suggests his character chose to lose rather than getting killed unwillingly.
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