MACHETE, THE MOVIE

The first screening of Machete took place on September 1, 2010, out of competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Machete was then released in the United States by 20th Century Fox and Rodriguez' company, Troublemaker Studios, on September 3, 2010. But, actually, Machete had been announced by Rodriguez at South by Southwest in March 2007, that he would be expanding his trailer for Machete into a feature-length film. He announced that it would be a bonus feature on the Planet Terror DVD, but the film is now being produced as a theatrical release.

Machete is a 2010 action film co-written, produced, and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. It is an expansion of a fake trailer that was released together with Rodriguez' and Quentin Tarantino's 2007 Grindhouse. Machete continues the B movie and exploitation style of Grindhouse, including in part the same footage. Danny Trejo stars in his first lead role as the title character. He also played the role of a character named Machete in the Spy Kids franchise, which Rodriguez directed. However, they are not intended to be set in the same continuity.

Cheech Marin and Jeff Fahey return to portray their characters from the original trailer, while Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson, Jessica Alba, and Robert De Niro filmed scenes for the film during the fall of 2009.

Jessica Alba on Machete LA Premiere

Here are the cast on Machete:

• Danny Trejo as Machete, "a legendary ex-Federale with a deadly attitude and the skills to match."
• Michelle Rodriguez as Luz aka Shé, "a taco-truck lady with a rebellious spirit and revolutionary heart."
• Jessica Alba as Sartana, "a beautiful Immigrations Officer torn between enforcing the law and doing what is right."
• Robert De Niro as Senator John McLaughlin
• Cheech Marin as Padre, "a priest who's good with blessings, but better with guns."
• Jeff Fahey as Michael Booth, "a ruthless businessman with an endless payroll of killers."
• Lindsay Lohan as April Booth aka The Sister, "a socialite with a penchant for guns" and "a nun with a gun."
• Steven Seagal as Torrez, a druglord.
• Don Johnson as Lt. Von Jackson, "a twisted border vigilante leading a small army."
• Electra and Elise Avellan as The Nurses at the hospital where Machete is treated.
• Cheryl Chin as Torrez' Henchwoman
• Tom Savini as hitman Osiris Amanpour
• Daryl Sabara as Julio
• Shea Whigham as Sniper
• Carlos Gallardo as Deputy Carlos
• Alicia Rachel Marek as June Booth, socialite wife of Michael Booth and April's mother.

Actually, machete is a large cleaver-like cutting tool. The blade is typically 32.5 to 60 centimetres (12.8 to 24 in) long and usually under 3 millimetres (0.12 in) thick. In the English language, an equivalent term is matchet, though the name 'machete' is more commonly known. In the English-speaking Caribbean such as Jamaica, Grenada and in Trinidad and Tobago, the term "cutlass" is used for these agricultural tools.