The Machine is a 2023 action comedy directed by Peter Atencio, from a screenplay by Kevin Biegel and Scotty Landes. The film is based on the comedy of Bert Kreischer, who also stars as a fictionalized version of himself.
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.
The cast includes Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Iva Babić, Stephanie Kurtzuba, and Jess Gabor.
The Machine is set to debut in theaters May 26th, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Watch the official UNRATED trailer below.