Machete

Machete

Yesterday He Was a Decent Man Living a Decent Life. Now He is a Brutal Savage Who Must Slaughter to Stay Alive.

Release Date: Friday, September 3, 2010

Rating: Rated R

Robert Rodriguez brings a new breed of anti-hero to the big screen in this hyper-violent adaptation of the "fake" trailer originally featured in the 2007 double-feature exploitation throwback Grindhouse. Machete (Danny Trejo) is a former Mexican Federale who plays by his own rules, and doesn't answer to anybody. In the wake of a harrowing encounter with feared drug lord Torrez (Steven Seagal), Machete finds himself in Texas, where the shadowy Benz (Jeff Fahey) offers him the opportunity to make some quick cash by assassinating the unscrupulous Senator McLaughlin (Robert DeNiro). When the job goes awry and Machete realizes he's been set up, he turns to fierce taco queen Luz (Michelle Rodriguez), heavily-armed holy man Padre (Cheech Marin), and trigger-happy socialite April (Lindsay Lohan) to show Benz that he just messed with the wrong Mexican. But before they can get to Benz, Machete's gang will have to contend with blade-wielding ICE agent Sartana (Jessica Alba), who never met an adversary she couldn't flay. by Jason Buchanan

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Director:

  • Robert Rodriguez

Cast:

  • Danny Trejo - Machete
  • Robert De Niro - Senator McLaughlin
  • Jessica Alba - Sartana
  • Michelle Rodriguez - Luz
  • Steven Seagal - Torrez
  • Jeff Fahey - Booth
  • Cheech Marin - Padre
  • Don Johnson - Lt. Stillman
  • Shea Whigham - Sniper
  • Lindsay Lohan - April (The Sister)
  • Cheryl Chin - Torrez Henchwoman
  • Daryl Sabara - Julio
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