Machete is a 2010 Exploitation Action Film written, and directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis.   According to Rodriguez, the origins of the film go back to Desperado. He says, "When I met Danny, I said, 'This guy should be like the Mexican Jean-Claude Van Dam, or Charles Bronson, putting out a movie every year and his name should be Machete'.   The rest is Hollywood history.  The film stars Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, and Cheech Marin.  Machete was released on September 3, 2010.