The Machine

R | 1h. 52min.
Opened Friday, May 26th
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Synopsis

Bert Kreischer rose to fame as a stand-up comedian known as The Machine, and in his signature set he recounts his true experience with Russian mobsters while on a booze-soaked college trip. Now, 23 years later, that trip has come back to haunt him as he and his estranged father (Mark Hamill) are kidnapped back to Russia by the mob to atone for something they say he did. Together, Bert and his father must retrace the steps of his younger self (Jimmy Tatro) in the midst of a war within a sociopathic crime family,
all while attempting to find common ground in their often fraught relationship.

Director

Peter Atencio

Cast

Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Iva Babic, Robert Maaser

Advisory

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug use and some sexual references.