Machete

Machete (2010)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2010-09-01

Country

United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Production

Troublemaker Studios, Overnight Films

Genre

Action, Comedy, Thriller

Budget

$10 500 000

Revenue

$44 093 316

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Director

Robert Rodriguez, Ethan Maniquis

Actors

Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Cheech Marin, Lindsay Lohan, Electra Avellan, Elise Avellan, Tom Savini
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Scenario

Robert Rodriguez, Álvaro Rodríguez

Producer

Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Rick Schwartz, Ashok Amritraj, Alan Bernon, Ed Borgerding, Myles Nestel

Operator

Jimmy Lindsey

Composer

Chingon

Artist

Audition

Mary Vernieu, J.C. Cantu

Editing

Robert Rodriguez, Rebecca Rodriguez
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• The idea for a film about a hitman who had been "double-crossed" by his own clients came to Rodriguez and Tarantino back in the 90s. Rodriguez decided to realize the idea only after the release of "Grindhouse," which featured a trailer for the then-nonexistent film "Machete" as an announcement of upcoming movie premieres.
• Scenes with Lindsay Lohan were filmed in 3 days.
• Chris Cooper turned down the role in the film after reading the script, saying: "This is the most absurd thing I have ever read."
• On May 5, 2010, a trailer appeared online, released in honor of the Mexican national holiday Cinco de Mayo. The trailer immediately caused a wave of outrage among Americans, and Robert Rodriguez was accused of inciting racial hatred.
• Machete's file, which Agent Rivera was reviewing, lists Danny Trejo's actual date of birth as May 16, 1944.
• Robert Rodriguez wrote the script back in 1993 after coming up with the plot for the film 'Desperado'.
• When the frame changes at 01:37:48, it is visible that Michelle Rodriguez holds the rifle with the stock on the outside of her arm, and in the next frame, on the inside.
• The idea to film a movie about a hitman who was double-crossed by his clients came to Rodriguez and Tarantino back in the 90s. Rodriguez decided to realize this idea only after the release of "Grindhouse", which featured a trailer for the then-nonexistent film "Machete" as an announcement of upcoming movie premieres.
• Chris Cooper turned down the role in the film after reading the script, saying: "It's the most absurd thing I've ever read."
• Robert Rodriguez wrote the script back in 1993 after coming up with the plot for "Desperado".