[Film] Machete

**Zech** · 04.03.2010, 22:14

After being betrayed by the organization who hired him, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.

Directors:

Ethan Maniquis
Robert Rodriguez

Is this based on the fake trailer from Grindhouse?

Yes. The trailer was the most popular of all of the Grindhouse fake trailers and drew a mass following of Robert Rodriguez fanboys. Rodriguez was so inspired by this that he took the original script he wrote in 1993 and decided to adapt it into a feature film. He has stated in interviews that about 99% of the footage from the fake trailer will be used in the feature film and the story line will not change but be added on to, so new characters (Seagal, Alba, DeNiro, and Lohan) could be involved.

Cast

Danny Trejo ... Machete
Michelle Rodriguez ... Luz
Jessica Alba ... Sartana
Robert De Niro ... Senator McLaughlin
Lindsay Lohan ... April Benz
Cheech Marin ... Padre Benito del Toro
Jeff Fahey ... Michael Benz
Steven Seagal ... Torrez
Don Johnson ... Lt. Stillman

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0985694/