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.
Practical Effects
Glorious practical gore that CGI would murder.
Direction
Rodriguez's fake trailer somehow became real cinema history.
Director
Robert Rodriguez
Danny Trejo
Machete
Michelle Rodriguez
Luz
Jessica Alba
Sartana Rivera
Robert De Niro
Senator John McLaughlin
Steven Seagal
Rogelio Torrez
Cheech Marin
Padre Cortez
Lindsay Lohan
April Booth
Electra Avellan
Nurse Mona
Elise Avellan
Nurse Lisa
Tom Savini
Osiris Amanpour
Don Johnson
Von Jackson
Billy Blair
Von's Henchman
Jeff Fahey
Michael Booth
Shea Whigham
Sniper
Daryl Sabara
Julio
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original Machete trailer was fake, created for Grindhouse (2007). Fan demand was so intense that Rodriguez shot the feature during breaks from Predators.
Rodriguez explicitly designed Machete as an immigration revenge fantasy during Arizona's SB1070 controversy, weaponizing exploitation cinema for political commentary.
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