Machete Kills (2013)

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writers:

Álvaro Rodríguez (characters)
Kyle Ward (screenplay)

Release Date:

13 September 2013 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Second Part | Character Name In Title

Status:

Post-production | See complete list of 25,800 in-production titles »

Status Updated:

11 February 2013

More Info:

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Cast

Amber Heard	...	Miss San Antonio
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Luz
Mel Gibson	...	Luther Voz
Jessica Alba	...	Sartana
Sofía Vergara	...	Madame Desdemona
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Cereza
Charlie Sheen	...	U.S. President
Alexa Vega	...	KillJoy
Danny Trejo	...	Machete Cortez
Antonio Banderas
William Sadler	...	Sheriff Doakes
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	El Camaleon
Demián Bichir	...	Mendez the Madman
Lady Gaga	...	La Chameleón
Mike Gassaway	...	Secret Service Agent
Emmy Robbin	...	Pris
Electra Avellan	...	Nurse Mona
Billy Blair	...	Billy
Marko Zaror
Elle LaMont	...	Dollface
Elise Avellan	...	Nurse Lisa
Samuel Davis	...	Clebourne
Heaven Elizabeth Fearn	...	Miss Amarillo
Marci Madison	...	Nurse Fine
Crystal Martinez	...	Mendez's Wife
Sophia Hoang	...	Miss Houston
Jimmy Gonzales	...	Bondage Man
Jorge A. Jimenez	...	Dying Cartel
Daniel Zubiate	...	Voztech Guard
Trevante Rhodes	...	Young Billionaire
Jennie Lieber	...	Secret Service Agent
Vincent Fuentes	...	Cabrito Cook
Jason Christopher	...	Lieutenant Brass
Edgar Arreola	...	Esteban
Don Daro	...	FBI Agent
Irvin Lewis	...	FBI Agent
Eddie Aguirre	...	Local Police (uncredited)
Jesse Campos	...	Network Server (uncredited)
Eric Vincent Davenport	...	Network Member (uncredited)
Carlos Funes	...	Mendez Guerilla (uncredited)
Ripley Lowe	...	Cardiologist (uncredited)
Dan Murphy	...	Department Of Homeland Security Agent (uncredited)
Shahab Pierre	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Rodriguez

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Álvaro Rodríguez		characters
Kyle Ward		screenplay

Produced by
Douglas Aarniokoski	....	co-producer
Marina Bespalov	....	associate producer
Sergei Bespalov	....	producer
Terry Dougas	....	executive producer
Sam Englebardt	....	executive producer
William D. Johnson	....	executive producer
Aaron Kaufman	....	producer
Paris Kasidokostas Latsis	....	executive producer
Mark C. Manuel	....	executive producer
Iliana Nikolic	....	producer
Alexander Rodnyansky	....	producer
Robert Rodriguez	....	producer
Rick Schwartz	....	producer
Boris Teterev	....	executive producer

Production Design by
Steve Joyner

Set Decoration by
David Hack

Costume Design by
Nina Proctor

Makeup Department
Meredith Johns	....	key special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Tom Proper	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vanessa Gaitan	....	second second assistant director
A.J. Ledesma	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Jeff B. Adams Jr.	....	set designer
Marc Baird	....	storyboard artist
Kevin Blosser	....	set dresser swing
Edward J. Borasch Jr.	....	property master
Bart Brown	....	set decoration buyer
Marcia Bruscato-Poss	....	construction buyer
Chris Clayton	....	on-set dresser
Ken Gaston-Kilgore	....	set dresser
Mark Hanks	....	leadman
Taylor Kondelis	....	art department production assistant
Jennifer Long	....	set dec buyer
Will Martin	....	set dresser
Elizabeth McClellan	....	props p.a.
Mike McCutchen	....	art department coordinator
Ivan Page	....	construction
Ken Parsons	....	buyer
Kurt Volk	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Paula Fairfield	....	sound designer
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects editor
Angelo Palazzo	....	sound designer
Tom Sturgis	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Robert Brown	....	special effects technician
Scott Garcia	....	special effects crew
Meredith Johns	....	key special effects makeup
Carrin Welch	....	special effects buyer

Visual Effects by
Derek Babchishin	....	senior animator
Giorgio Bertolone	....	senior rigger
Giorgio Bertolone	....	technical director
Vishal Bhardwaj	....	digital compositor
Abhishek Chaturvedi	....	roto and paint artist: Rhythm and Hues
Nolan Conrad	....	compositor
Joshua Cordes	....	visual effects: Hydraulx
Jessica Cuff	....	production assistant: Hydraulx VFX
Santosh Kumar Dey	....	track/matchmove artist
Ujwal W. Dhankute	....	digital compositor
Goutham	....	sequence coordinator
Chris Haney	....	pipeline supervisor
Janet Jensen	....	compositor
Janet Jensen	....	on-set visual effects coordinator
Case Johnson	....	digital compositor
Case Johnson	....	on-set visual effects assistant
Case Johnson	....	visual effects coordinator
Jooyong Lee	....	inferno/flame compositor: Hydraulx
Sun Lee	....	senior matte painter: Hydraulx
Joaquin Ludewig	....	visual effects artist
David Michaels	....	character rigging supervisor
Ram Mohan Nadam Reddy	....	digital compositor
Denise O'Neill	....	2d coordinator: Hydraulx VFX
Chris Olivia	....	visual development
Vijay Bharath Reddy	....	compositor
Andre Rios	....	visual effects artist
Krystal Sae Eua	....	modeling supervisor: Hydraulx
Shikhar Sharma	....	cg modeler
Travis Smith	....	visual effects editor
Radhakrishnan Sundararaj	....	digital compositor
Mark Wright	....	visual effects editor: Hydraulx
Michael Zavala	....	2D Coordinator: Hydraulx

Stunts
Kelly Bellini	....	stunts
Brian Brown	....	stunt driver
Brian Brown	....	utility stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunt coordinator
Stacey Carino	....	Stunt Double: Amber Heard
Mark Chavarria	....	stunt performer
Laurence Chavez	....	stunts
Chad Dashnaw	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunt coordinator
Nicholas Dashnaw	....	stunt performer
Paul Eliopoulos	....	stunt performer
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt performer
Jessica Harbeck	....	stunts
Daniel Hernandez	....	stunts
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts
Hans Marrero	....	stunts
Norman Mora	....	stunt double: Danny Trejo
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Freddie Poole	....	stunts
Christopher M. Campos	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Campos	....	stunts (uncredited)
Carlos Funes	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Basquette	....	hd video assist operator
Carlos Benavides	....	electrician
Rich Bond	....	best boy rigging grip
Amanda Bruce Parker	....	digital utility
Eric Cunningham	....	best boy rigging electric
Wes Dixon	....	additional electrician
Roger Eickenroht	....	rigging electric
Matt Harshbarger	....	steadicam
Adrian Hattingh	....	digital loader
Chip Huntington	....	grip
Dan Jackson	....	d.i.t.
Jordan Boston Jones	....	additional second assistant camera
Sean Maxwell	....	camera operator
Sean Maxwell	....	director of photography: second unit
Sean Maxwell	....	second unit: cinematographer
Daniel McGarvey Jr.	....	dimmer board operator
Jason McKnight	....	electrician
Raul Mello	....	rigging gaffer
Brian Nelligan	....	additional digital utility
Clayton Null	....	grip
Balint Pinczehelyi	....	grip
Ashley Riggs	....	electrician
Louis Smith	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Steve Urban	....	rigging grip
Andrew Dallas	....	rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Angela Burns	....	casting assistant
Angela Burns	....	extras casting coordinator

Editorial Department
Natasha Leonnet	....	digital intermediate colorist

Transportation Department
Ronald D. Chambers	....	transportation coordinator (as Ronnie D. Chambers)
Mark Crosby	....	driver: hair & make up
Bobby Sconci	....	transportation captain
Russell E. Scott	....	picture car coordinator
Steven Willhoite	....	production van driver operator

Other crew
Jose Barajas	....	production assistant
Mark Behar	....	production assistant
Beatrice Bellino	....	script supervisor
Greg Bernstein	....	legal services
Jessica Bradley	....	assistant: Aaron Kaufman
Jessica Bradley	....	assistant: Iliana Nikolic
Jessica Bradley	....	post production coordinator
Stephanie Rae Capizzo	....	office production assistant
Peggy Chen	....	first assistant accountant
Andy Cockrum	....	non linear digital assistant
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
John P. Crowley	....	location manager
April Crump	....	payroll accountant
Michael Armand Crupi	....	production assistant
John Darren	....	utility stand-in
Glenda Delgado	....	assistant: Robert Rodriguez
Christopher Dufau	....	key set production assistant
Jonathan Gray	....	production counsel
Nixon D. Guerrero	....	assistant studio manager: Troublemaker Studios
Nathaniel Holt	....	stand-in
Bavand Karim	....	extra
Bavand Karim	....	production coordinator
Adam Kenitzer	....	production assistant
Ripley Lowe	....	photo double
Lora Marshall	....	second assistant accountant
Jennifer Mosley	....	assistant production coordinator
C.J. Neels	....	set production assistant
Erin Moody Pargas	....	assistant to Robert Rodriguez
Erin Moody Pargas	....	unit publicist
Molly Scott	....	production secretary
Cynthia Streit	....	production coordinator
Carlos Valenzuela-Durr	....	utility stand-in
Kurt Volk	....	title designer
Steve White	....	assistant location manager
Dana Wilkey	....	product placement
Daniel Zubiate	....	stand-in: Marko Zaror

Production Companies

• Aldamisa Entertainment
• 1821 Pictures
• Quick Draw Productions
• Overnight Films

Distributors

• A Company (2013) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2013) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Open Road Films (II) (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2013) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch Distribution (2013) (France) (theatrical)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2013) (Thailand) (all media)
• Pinema (2013) (Turkey) (all media)
• VVS Films (2013) (Canada) (all media)

Special Effects

• Hydraulx

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Gray Krauss Des Rochers  legal services
• IndieClear  script clearance
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Vrelonovama Limited  funding

Also Known As:

Country:

USA | Russia

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Aldamisa Entertainment

Trivia:

Robert Rodriguez's eleventh collaboration with Danny Trejo.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.169" (2012)