Machete

2010
R
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

206K

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Dark Comedy Superhero Action Crime Thriller

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

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

206K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,897

743

Directors
- Ethan Maniquis
- Robert Rodriguez
Writers
- Robert Rodriguez
- Álvaro Rodríguez
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations

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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Featured review

7/10

Robert Rodriguez does what he does best, and it works!

I am aware that Rodriguez isn't some kind of marvelous director who makes classics on every turn. Still, I'm thankful to the guy for giving us "Spy Kids", "El Mariachi", "Desperado" and "Once Upon a Time in Mexico". That collaboration with Tarantino is good, but I don't count it as solo work, same as "Sin city". And then he makes a movie based on a trailer featured in a "Grindhouse", a mentioned collaboration with Tarantino, which features Danny Trejo as a machete wielding anti-hero. Film is a classic exploitation movie, with a lot of action, gore, nudity and cheesy characters. And all of that is intended. If that seems fun, then I recommend that you watch it. If that seems tasteless (it is) and like wasting of time, don't watch it. Easy as that. It's a fun way to spend some time and that's all :D 7.5/10 from me :D