Machete (2010 film)
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Machete is a 2010 American exploitation action film directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. The film is an expansion of a fake trailer of the same name published as a part of the promotion of Rodriguez's and Quentin Tarantino's 2007 Grindhouse double-feature. Machete continues the B movie and exploitation style of Grindhouse, and includes some of the footage from the original.[6]
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Produced by | Robert Rodriguez
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Cinematography | Jimmy Lindsey |
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Music by | Chingon[1] |
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Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[2] |
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Running time | 105 minutes[3] |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Spanish |
Budget | $10.5 million[4][5] |
Box office | $45.5 million[5] |
The film stars Danny Trejo as the title character, reprising the role from the fake trailer. Trejo also previously portrayed an alternate version of the character in the Spy Kids films.[7] It additionally co-stars Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Jessica Alba, and Robert De Niro. This was Trejo's first lead role as the character, and Seagal's first theatrically released film since 2002's Half Past Dead. Machete was released in the United States by 20th Century Fox on September 3, 2010.[8] A sequel, Machete Kills, solely directed by Rodriguez, was released on October 11, 2013.