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Machete

  • 2010
  • R
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
201K
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Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba, and Michelle Rodriguez in Machete (2010)
Machete: "Ladies' Man"
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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
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    201K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,533
    33
    • Directors
      • Ethan Maniquis
      • Robert Rodriguez
    • Writers
      • Robert Rodriguez
      • Álvaro Rodríguez
    • Stars
      • Danny Trejo
      • Michelle Rodriguez
      • Robert De Niro
    • 431User reviews
    • 407Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos16

    Machete: "Ladies' Man"
    Trailer 0:42
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    Machete: "Arizona" Trailer
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    Machete
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    Machete: You're A Fighter
    Clip 0:54
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    Machete: Underground Network
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    Machete: Sniper On The Roof
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    Machete: Both Cops
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    Comic-Con 2010: Machete Taco Truck - Mr. Cartoon
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    Photos203

    Robert De Niro, Don Johnson, and DeWayne Runnels in Machete (2010)
    Cheech Marin in Machete (2010)
    Danny Trejo in Machete (2010)
    Lindsay Lohan in Machete (2010)
    Michelle Rodriguez in Machete (2010)
    Jessica Alba in Machete (2010)
    Robert De Niro in Machete (2010)
    Danny Trejo in Grindhouse (2007)
    Jessica Alba at an event for Machete (2010)
    Danny Trejo at an event for Machete (2010)
    Jessica Alba at an event for Machete (2010)
    Don Johnson at an event for Machete (2010)

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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
    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
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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)

    User reviews431

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    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.
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    • Sep 7, 2010

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    Details

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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
      • Twilight Planet
    • 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

    Technical 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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