Machete Kills (2013)

The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space.

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writers:

Kyle Ward (screenplay), Robert Rodriguez (story),

Stars:

Danny Trejo, Alexa PenaVega, Mel Gibson

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny Trejo	...	Machete
Mel Gibson	...	Voz
Demian Bichir	...	Mendez
Amber Heard	...	Miss San Antonio
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Luz
Sofía Vergara	...	Desdemona
Charlie Sheen	...	Mr. President (as Carlos Estevez)
Lady Gaga	...	La Camaleón
Antonio Banderas	...	El Camaleón 4
Walton Goggins	...	El Cameleón 1 (as Walt Goggins)
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	El Camaleón 2
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Cereza
Alexa PenaVega	...	KillJoy (as Alexa Vega)
Marko Zaror	...	Zaror
Tom Savini	...	Osiris Amanapur

Storyline

During an operation of a Mexican Cartel, Machete Cortez and Sartana Rivera intercept the criminals alone, but another group arrives and a masked man kills Sartana. Machete is arrested, accused of killing his beloved Sartana and Sheriff Doakes hangs Machete. But the President of the USA Rathcock pardons and recruits Machete to kill the revolutionary Marcos Mendez that has threatened the USA with a missile with a bomb. Machete goes to San Antonio to meet the Miss San Antonio Blanca Vasquez that will be the liaison between Machete and President Rathcock. Then Machete goes to the brothel of Madame Desdemona to seek out the prostitute Cereza that is Mendez's mistress. Machete meets Mendez and learns that his heart is connected to the missile and only the arm dealer Luther Voz is capable to disarm the bomb. Now Machete needs to bring Mendez to the USA in less than twenty-four hours and save his new country in a dangerous journey with betrayals.

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Plot Keywords:

machete | missile | arms dealer | bomb | battle | 

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Taglines:

Trained to kill. Left for dead. Back for more.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

Russia USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

11 October 2013 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Machete tue

Filming Locations:

Troublemaker Studios - 4900 Old Manor Road, Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,837,183 (USA) (11 October 2013)

Gross:

$7,268,659 (USA) (25 October 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

AR Films, Aldamisa Entertainment, 1821 Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fourth collaboration between Robert Rodriguez, Alexa PenaVega, Danny Trejo, and Antonio Banderas. First non-Spy Kids (2001) collaboration between them.

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Goofs

When Voz puts on the "Iron" mask, it is clearly just a part that will cover the face. (He's putting it on towards his face.) But in the next second it appears to be more like a helmet that completely covers the whole head which would have been impossible to be put on the way he did before.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Lieutenant Brass: Where the fuck are they?

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Crazy Credits

After all the credits have been shown, two short scenes are shown. One is an outtake of one of the last fight scenes, where an unexpected punch is delivered between two women, the other scene is a very short montage of the presidential character posing with guns.

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Connections

References Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

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Soundtracks

Telele
Written and Produced by Brian J Ramos, ElBroncitoGrande Music, ASCAP

User Reviews

Love the first one, I wanted to like this, but....

Let me start off by saying love love love the first Machete. I can watch it anytime... This one, not so much. Robert Rodriquez swung for the fences with this one and it missed. Some people will never ever say anything bad about the guy and some will genuinely like it, but to be honest.. it just didn't have that X factor the first Machete did. This time around Machete is more like a super hero. He is sent on a mission to Mexico by the President (excellent choice of casting Charlie Sheen, using his birth name of Carlos Esteves). But other than that, (and of course Danny Trejo and Michelle Rodriquez), the rest of the cast just didn't fit. The schizo Mexican revolutionary didn't fit, Cuba was completely out of place, wasn't really feeling Lady Gaga or Amber Heard (even though she is gorgeous) and the gorgeous Sophia Vegara was just a little too manic. But it really wasn't that.. the film just was kind of flat, even the action scenes weren't clicking. Maybe because they gave away too much in the previews. Maybe its because they made Machete inhuman.. All I know is that when I was in the theater, 3 people around me fell asleep and 4 people walked out a hour after the film started... AND it wasn't that many people in the theater. Gosh I wanted it to be so much better.. This is a rental, at best