Machete

Plot

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.

Release Year: 2010

Rating: 6.9/10 (79,547 voted)

Critic's Score: 60/100

Director:
Ethan Maniquis

Stars: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro

Storyline
The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he's about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he's been set up. He barely survives the sniper's bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with the reluctant assistance of his brother Cheech Marin, who has become a priest and taken a vow of nonviolence. If you hire him to take out the bad guys, make sure the bad guys aren't you!

Writers: Robert Rodriguez, Álvaro Rodríguez

Cast:

Danny Trejo
–

Machete Cortez

Robert De Niro
–

Senator John McLaughlin

Jessica Alba
–

Sartana

Steven Seagal
–

Rogelio Torrez

Michelle Rodriguez
–

Luz

Jeff Fahey
–

Michael Booth

Cheech Marin
–

Padre

Don Johnson
–

Von Jackson

Shea Whigham
–

Sniper

Lindsay Lohan
–

April

Daryl Sabara
–

Julio

Gilbert Trejo
–

Jorge

Ara Celi
–

Reporter

Tom Savini
–

Osiris Amanpour

Billy Blair
–

Von's Henchman

Taglines:
Lindsay Lohan as The Sister

Details

Official Website:
Official site |
Official site [Belgium] |

Release Date: 3 September 2010

Filming Locations: Austin, Texas, USA

Box Office Details

Budget: $10,500,000

(estimated)

Opening Weekend: $14,102,888
(USA)
(5 September 2010)
(2670 Screens)

Gross: $26,589,953
(USA)
(14 November 2010)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Lindsay Lohan filmed her role in three days.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes:
During the shootout at the church, Tom Savini's character is holding a gun that tends to shoot like an automatic rifle (eg M-16). However this gun is a USAS-12 automatic shotgun with a 10-round-capacity box magazine. You can see shotgun shells ejected while watching in slow motion.

Quotes:

[first lines]

Federale Officer:
[in Spanish; subtitled]
We're federal agents, not martyrs. This is suicide. She's just another kidnap victim.
[holding up picture]

Federale Officer:
What makes her special? Because she's a witness against Torrez? He probably has her locked up, drugged our of her mind. We don't have to do this!

Machete:
If not us, then who?

User Review

Mexploitation and Entertainment at Its Best

Rating: 10/10

MACHETE, a Robert Rodriguez film, starring Danny Trejo, Jessica Alba,
Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, Robert DeNiro, Steven Seagal, Lindsay
Lohan, Tom Savini, Cheech Marin, and Don Johnson