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Machete

  • 2010
  • R
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
207K
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POPULARITY
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Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, and Michelle Rodriguez in Machete (2010)
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After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

  • Directors
    • Ethan Maniquis
    • Robert Rodriguez
  • Writers
    • Robert Rodriguez
    • Álvaro Rodríguez
  • Stars
    • Danny Trejo
    • Michelle Rodriguez
    • Robert De Niro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    207K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,640
    229
    • Directors
      • Ethan Maniquis
      • Robert Rodriguez
    • Writers
      • Robert Rodriguez
      • Álvaro Rodríguez
    • Stars
      • Danny Trejo
      • Michelle Rodriguez
      • Robert De Niro
    • 440User reviews
    • 416Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Danny Trejo
    Danny Trejo
    • Machete
    Michelle Rodriguez
    Michelle Rodriguez
    • Luz
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Senator McLaughlin
    Jessica Alba
    Jessica Alba
    • Sartana
    Steven Seagal
    Steven Seagal
    • Torrez
    Jeff Fahey
    Jeff Fahey
    • Booth
    Cheech Marin
    Cheech Marin
    • Padre
    Don Johnson
    Don Johnson
    • Von
    Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham
    • Sniper
    Lindsay Lohan
    Lindsay Lohan
    • April
    Daryl Sabara
    Daryl Sabara
    • Julio
    Gilbert Trejo
    • Jorge
    Ara Celi
    Ara Celi
    • Reporter
    Tom Savini
    Tom Savini
    • Osiris Amanpour
    Billy Blair
    • Von's Henchman
    Felix Sabates
    • Doc Felix
    Electra Stone
    Electra Stone
    • Nurse Mona
    • (as Electra Avellán)
    Elise Avellan
    Elise Avellan
    • Nurse Lisa
    • (as Elise Avellán)
    • Directors
      • Ethan Maniquis
      • Robert Rodriguez
    • Writers
      • Robert Rodriguez
      • Álvaro Rodríguez
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    JohnDeSando

    Classic Rodriguez

    Padre Benito del Toro: It's not safe for you to be here. Machete: I'm not looking for "safe." Padre Benito del Toro: No, I mean it's not safe for me for you to be here!

    When you can sit back and relax with a Grindhouse satire like Machete, then you are a cinema devotee who accepts outrageous violence and a bit of skin in a Mexploitation fun house.

    Robert Rodriguez (whose El Mariachi started his career) is the co-writer/co-director (with Ethan Maniquis) of arguably his best production since Sin City—Machete. Or maybe his and Quentin Tarantino's cult fav, Grindhouse (2007). At any rate, Rodriguez has become synonymous with outright bloody business reminiscent of cheap B movies in the '70's, and he's the best at it.

    Machete, played by Danny Trejo, is as ugly as you could hope for in an unstoppable warrior with restless knives. He is a Mexican federale seeking revenge for his family slaughtered by drug lord Torrez (Steven Seagal with a bad toupee). Although the hearty laughs don't last the whole film (after all, too many severed limbs are not sustainable comedy), Rodriguez has other moments to keep us interested, such as a bare-breasted Lindsey Lohan in a pool scene and in another with a machine gun in nun's garb.

    All of this fun is in the service of a message, albeit too obvious for my tastes as it slows the latter part of the film with stagey speeches about the crimes against illegal immigrants. The bad guys promote a tougher border presence to deter the aliens, not because they are doing anything immoral, but because tighter borders mean higher prices.

    Machete puts an amusing end to a tepid cinema summer (with the exception of the challenging Inception)—after all, if Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Jeff Fahey, Cheech Marin, and Don Johnson can have fun in this mayhem, so can we.
    8claudio_carvalho

    THE FILM of Danny Trejo

    In Mexico, the determinate federal agent Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo) opposes to the order of his chief and drives with his partner to the hideout of the drug lord Rogelio Torrez (Steven Seagal) to rescue an abducted woman (Mayra Leal) that is witness against the gangster. However, he finds the witness naked on the bed but he is surprisingly betrayed by her, and his wife and daughter are murdered by Torrez.

    Three years later, Machete is an illegal immigrant in Texas that wanders on the streets seeking job in the Day Labor Site. He is hired by Michael Booth (Jeff Fahey) to assassinate the boasting right-winged Senator John McLaughlin (Robert De Niro), who is against the immigrants and defends the construction of an electrified fence along the border with Mexico. Machete receives one hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the assignment, but he gives the money to Luz (Michelle Rodriguez), a Mexican woman that sells taco in her truck and manages the underground Network that assists illegal Mexicans and helped Machete three years ago.

    When Machete is ready as a sniper in a tower, he finds that he has been betrayed and set up by Booth, who actually is McLaughlin's adviser and plotted the scheme to improve the statistics with the sympathy of the electors to McLaughlin. Once again Machete survives and discovers that Booth supports the vigilantes led by the cruel Von Jackson (Don Johnson) and is associated to Torrez. Now Machete seeks revenge against his enemies and becomes a myth.

    "Machete" is a funny action movie and THE FILM of Danny Trejo that perfectly fits to the anti-hero. The story follows the style of B- movies, with exploitation and ultra-violence, but has a cast that is a constellation of stars. There are memorable lines (my favorite is when the priest says "God has mercy, I don't") and details, like the name of the garage (Machete's Chop Shop). I have just watched this film on DVD, and the deleted scenes shows many details of the story that unfortunately have been deleted in the edition, like the twin sister of Sartana Rivera "Sis", or Rose McGowan as the assassin "Boots McCoy". My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Machete"

    Note: On 22 September 2015, I saw this film again.
    8mike-3842

    Why is this not billed as a comedy?

    When I saw the trailer for this film I thought it had to be trash but I laughed almost from the beginning to the end. Tongue in cheek humour - it's all intentional, there is nothing unfunny about Machete.

    I was ready for a lot of gore but it was all done in such a hilarious way that I hardly noticed how disgusting it was. I fact, I was still laughing 5 minutes after I left the cinema.

    If he wasn't already so old I would say Danny Trejo was an undiscovered talent set for a meteoric rise, but the guy is already 64. I never could have guessed as the adrenaline and action pumped incessantly.... and hysterically this weather-beaten old dude also managed effortlessly to bed any chiquita he came across, and in style too.

    Machete kills and maims and has sex all the way through the movie, but amazingly he is also a gentleman. you have to love him.

    The best movie I have seen this year and the best movie of this genre for some time. Top marks for not taking itself one bit seriously but knowing exactly how to entertain!
    7guiltron

    Humor and violence - Grindhouse style

    Machete is Robert Rodriguez's film based on his mock trailer made for the double grindhouse release of Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof and his own Planet Terror. B-Grade superstar Danny Trejo stars as the title character. Those that have seen the mock trailer, or the grindhouse films, know the style of yester-year that Machete is representing. Cheap, nasty, and funny is the order of the day for this kind of film. Rodriguez clearly knows his genre and audience. He goes all out with this over-the-top action flick. The story is, of course, ridiculous. Machete is betrayed by some "above the law" dudes and has to get revenge by slicing and dicing whoever gets in his way. The film does what it says on the cover. Don't go in expecting a glimmer of subtlety or characterization. Go in expecting action, titties, action, blood, titties, oh and action. This would be all well and good except for some slight problems. The unashamedly preachy messages against the Mexican/United States border does get a bit tiring, as does the repetitive nature of the violence (after some interesting action set- pieces they all become similar, except towards the end). Also, this kind of film needs to be much snappier and shorter. It's around twenty minutes too long so that the humor and overall style tends to drag on a bit. Machete holds it's tongue permanently in cheek and Danny Trejo milks every scene as much as he possibly can. Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez and Lindsay Lohan all make for good eye candy and there are some very funny moments. All in all, this exercise in grindhouse excess should keep the fans of this style very happy, even if it can slightly bore others.
    7tanelteder

    trejo's big moment

    The big hour of Danny Trejo (Machete) has finally arrived. Yes, this is the first movie where the ex-convict and a man who's face looks like a Moon's landscape, is in a leading role. He does well in his role. This is exactly what he is good at. And it is killing (bad) people. He is doing that extremely stylish I gotta tell you. Just look at the first scene.

    Robert Rodriguez has his own earmark. This is something you know what to expect, but you still looking forward to see, cause you wanna see how is he doing that this time. It's called riot. A crazy rumble which is out of control. It happens here too. And it's solid and quite fun.

    This is a good entertainment. It's not for everybody. Rodriguez fans love it, others just feel a bit entertained.

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    • Trivia
      As Robert Rodriguez tells it, after conceiving of the character of Machete and telling Danny Trejo about it, Rodriguez 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 Trejo replied: "Machete don't text." This became one of his character's catchphrases in the film.
    • Goofs
      (Deliberate by filmmaker) During the pool scene, as April enters the water is played by Lindsay Lohan. After Machete enters the pool, the character is clearly not Lohan. This is because the footage is actually from the "Machete" fake trailer that preceded Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror (2007) segment in Grindhouse (2007) - one of several pieces of trailer footage that were re-used in the movie.
    • Quotes

      Machete: Machete don't text.

    • Crazy credits
      Before the end credits roll: "Machete will return in Machete Kills (2013) and Machete Kills Again."
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Inception/Predators/The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Machete Main Title Theme
      Written by Tito Larriva, Steven Hufsteter and Robert Rodriguez

      Performed by Tito & Tarantula (as Tito and Tarantula)

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 2010 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Tập Đoàn Sát Thủ
    • Filming locations
      • St. Mary's Church - 203 E. 10th St. Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Overnight Films
      • Troublemaker Studios
      • Dune Entertainment III
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,593,646
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,416,164
      • Sep 5, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $45,491,656
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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