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Danny Trejo to star in a movie

Drunk commies deleted
06-04-2007, 21:19
http://i15.tinypic.com/42wpy7q.jpg

Danny Trejo, who's had bit parts as a Mexican gangster, a hit man, and a vampire in loads of movies is finally going to star in his own film.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machete_(film)
Neesika
06-04-2007, 21:24
I bet they still won't let him say more than a dozen words throughout the whole movie.

Poor guy. Just a mean, mute Mexican bad guy all his life.

I like this quote (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machete_%28film%29): "One of the things I love about it is well there is blacksploitation but in America there wasn’t a mexsploitation. Machete is definitely a mexsploitation film."
Demented Hamsters
06-04-2007, 21:28
cool.
Always thought he was a damn good actor.

Certainly looked and felt the part of a tough gangster. Of course, with his past, he didn't need to act that much to look like a tough gangster.

you know he's 63!

btw, linky no work.
Neesika
06-04-2007, 21:28
you know he's 63!

btw, linky no work. I've got the link in my post. 63!!! For real!? Wow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Trejo), guess you're right..old bastard!
I V Stalin
06-04-2007, 21:31
That's cool, he's been in several films I like (and From Dusk Til Dawn, which is just silly)...including Desperado, which I only remember for the rocket launcher inside the guitar case...:p
I V Stalin
06-04-2007, 21:33
cool.
Always thought he was a damn good actor.

Certainly looked and felt the part of a tough gangster. Of course, with his past, he didn't need to act that much to look like a tough gangster.

you know he's 63!
62. Birthday's in May according to Wiki. Not that it makes much difference, but y'know.
Vandal-Unknown
06-04-2007, 21:36
Don't forget that he also had a small part in Desperate Housewives.
Demented Hamsters
06-04-2007, 21:39
Just looking through his profile on IMDB:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001803/

Not only is he 63 this year, he's only 5'6"!
Yet pulls off looking tough and mean. truly he has film presence.

Also, he's appeared in over 100 movies.

Here's some good quotes from him:
"It was the funniest thing I'd ever heard. I'd been in Soledad, San Quentin, Folsom, Vacaville, Susanville, Sierra - and here's a guy asking 'Can you act like a convict?' I remember I said 'I'll give it a shot'"

[On being promoted from a $50/day extra to a $350/day boxing coach:] "How bad do you want this kid beat up?"

[After being told the actor might hit back:] "For $350 a day, give him a bat. I used to get beat up for free."
Demented Hamsters
06-04-2007, 21:42
62. Birthday's in May according to Wiki. Not that it makes much difference, but y'know.
whoops. my bad.
edit:
he's 62, 10 months, 2 weeks and 5 days. Not 63.
Gravlen
06-04-2007, 21:54
The possibilities, oh the possibilities :D

And I'm looking forward to Sin City 2 where he will appear also :)
Gauthier
07-04-2007, 07:41
Now what would be sick, twisted and hilarious was if this Machete was the same one from the Spy Kids fillms.
Cannot think of a name
07-04-2007, 07:51
The link was an empty page on wiki. I thought that Machete was just a fake trailer in Grindhouse as part of the authenticy of the film. I don't believe it's intended as a trailer to a real film.
Gravlen
07-04-2007, 11:04
The link was an empty page on wiki. I thought that Machete was just a fake trailer in Grindhouse as part of the authenticy of the film. I don't believe it's intended as a trailer to a real film.

Try http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machete_%28film%29

Machete is a spinoff film from the trailer that Robert Rodriguez wrote and directed for the Grindhouse movies that he and Quentin Tarantino made. It will star Danny Trejo and be released direct-to-DVD when the Grindhouse movies will also be released on DVD.
Johnny B Goode
07-04-2007, 14:43
Now what would be sick, twisted and hilarious was if this Machete was the same one from the Spy Kids fillms.
That was one of his bit parts.
Luporum
07-04-2007, 14:46
I loved him in Bubbleboy.
Drunk commies deleted
07-04-2007, 15:59
I loved him in Bubbleboy.

I loved his advice to Bubble Boy. Something like "If he's messing with your old lady, legally you're allowed to cut the vato".