Machete Kills

Machete Kills
Numerous characters in various poses are placed in front of an explosive background
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Rodriguez
Screenplay byKyle Ward
Story by
  • Robert Rodriguez
  • Marcel Rodriguez
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRobert Rodriguez
Edited by
  • Robert Rodriguez
  • Rebecca Rodriguez
Music by
  • Carl Thiel
  • Robert Rodriguez
Production
companies
Distributed byOpen Road Films
Release dates
  • September 19, 2013 (2013-09-19) (Austin Fantastic Fest)
  • October 11, 2013 (2013-10-11) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Budget$20 million[2]
Box office$17.5 million[3]

Machete Kills (also known as Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills) is a 2013 American action exploitation film directed by Robert Rodriguez, with a screenplay by Kyle Ward, from a story by Robert and Marcel Rodriguez.[4][5] Starring Danny Trejo, who returns in his role as the eponymous character, it is a sequel to Machete (2010), and is the third film based on a fake trailer in Grindhouse (2007). Michelle Rodriguez, Tom Savini, Electra and Elise Avellan, Felix Sabates, and Jessica Alba reprise their roles from the first film, and are joined by series newcomers Mel Gibson, Demián Bichir, Amber Heard, Sofía Vergara, Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Hudgens, Alexa Vega, William Sadler, Marko Zaror, and Charlie Sheen (credited by his birth name of "Carlos Estévez"). The film follows the titular ex-federal (Trejo) as he is recruited by the U.S. President (Sheen) to stop an arms dealer (Gibson) and a revolutionary (Bichir).[6]

Machete Kills was released in the United States by Open Road Films on October 11, 2013.

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  2. ^ Mendelson, Scott (August 10, 2013). "Review: 'Machete Kills' Fires Blanks". Forbes. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "Machete Kills (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Buchanan, Jason. "Machete Kills". Allmovie. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
  5. ^ Neumaier, Joe (October 10, 2013). "'Machete Kills,' movie review". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Kenji (May 4, 2012). "Amber Heard joins Brilliant Cast of Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills as an Assassin". HeyUGuys. UK. Retrieved July 10, 2012.