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* FlipFlopOfGod: At one point it had been stated that Machete was indeed the manny/bodyguard from Film/SpyKids, but more recently Rodriguez seems to favor a view of any link as a MythologyGag or AlternateSelf situation, stating that the two series take place in separate universes.
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Creator Chosen Casting is when the casting of an adaptation is influenced by the creator of the work being adapted. This is not an adaptation.


* CreatorChosenCasting: Machete was always going to be played by Danny Trejo.

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* AwesomeDearBoy:
** Robert [=DeNiro=] accepted the role of Senator [=McLaughlin=] purely because he thought it would be fun to not have to take such a character seriously.
** Lindsay Lohan agreed to play April because she found the character's arc "cool".
* CreatorChosenCasting: Machete was always going to be played by Danny Trejo.



* DyeingForYourArt: Lindsay Lohan, a natural redhead, went blonde to play April.
* ExtremelyLengthyCreation: The screenplay was first written in 1993, and the film was not released until 2010.



* TheOtherDarrin: Many of the actors from the fake trailer got replaced.

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* TheOtherDarrin: Many of the actors from the fake trailer got replaced. Notably Shea Wigham replaced Tito Larriva as the sniper who shoots Machete.
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* ActorAllusion:
** Torrez, played by Creator/StevenSeagal, describes Machete as "notoriously [[Film/HardToKill hard to kill]]". Torrez also uses an aikido move on Machete during their final confrontation.
** Creator/RobertDeNiro's line ''"It's showtime!"''
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* Von Jackson was called Lt. Stillman in the script. He would also have been Sartana's superior.

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* ** Von Jackson was called Lt. Stillman in the script. He would also have been Sartana's superior.
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* Von Jackson was called Lt. Stillman in the script. He would also have been Sartana's superior.
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* PlayingGertrude: Alicia Rachel Marek, who plays June Booth, is only 11 years older than Creator/LindsayLohan, who plays her daughter April Booth.

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* ProductionPosse: Danny Trejo and Darryl Sabarra were both in ''Film/SpyKids'' directed by Rodriguez and Alba and Alexa Vega ended up in the next one. Robert Rodriguez's nieces, doctor and girlfriend Rose [=McGowan=] in a deleted scene [[Film/{{Grindhouse}} are again in this movie]].

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* PlayingGertrude: Alicia Rachel Marek, who plays June Booth, is only 11 years older than Creator/LindsayLohan, who plays her daughter April Booth.
* ProductionPosse: Danny Trejo and Darryl Sabarra Creator/DarylSabara were both in ''Film/SpyKids'' directed by Rodriguez and Alba and Alexa Vega ended up in the next one. Robert Rodriguez's nieces, doctor and girlfriend Rose [=McGowan=] in a deleted scene [[Film/{{Grindhouse}} are again in this movie]].



* RealLifeRelative: Jorge, the kid who spends all his screen time drawing pictures, is played by Creator/DannyTrejo’s son Gilbert.

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* RealLifeRelative: Jorge, the kid who spends all his screen time drawing pictures, is played by Creator/DannyTrejo’s Creator/DannyTrejo's son Gilbert.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Chris Cooper was the first choice for the Senator [=McLaughlin=] role. He turned it down as he thought the script was too weird.

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Chris Cooper was the first choice for the Senator [=McLaughlin=] role. He turned it down as he thought the script was too weird.weird.
** Creator/JonahHill was cast as Julio, but dropped out and was replaced by Daryl Sabara.
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* RealLifeRelative: Jorge, the kid who spends all his screen time drawing pictures, is played by Creator/DannyTrejo’s son Gilbert.
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* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Pretty much everyone in this film is a horrible person. In reality, most of the cast appeared as a personal favor to Danny Trejo who is known as one of the nicest actors in Hollywood.

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* DeletedScene:DeletedRole: Two separate examples, seen in DVD deleted scenes:


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