The Machine (2023 film)

The Machine
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Atencio
Screenplay by
Based onThe comedy
of Bert Kreischer
Produced by
  • Bert Kreischer
  • LeeAnn Kreischer
  • Judi Marmel
  • Cale Boyter
  • Peter Atencio
Starring
CinematographyEigil Bryld
Edited byEleanor Infante
Music byJoseph Trapanese
Production
companies
Distributed byScreen Gems (through Sony Pictures Releasing)
Release date
  • May 26, 2023 (2023-05-26)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million[2]
Box office$10.7 million[3][4]

The Machine is a 2023 American action comedy film directed by Peter Atencio, inspired by the 2016 stand-up routine of the same name created by Bert Kreischer. The film stars Kreischer as a fictionalized version of himself, with Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Iva Babić, Stephanie Kurtzuba and Jessica Gabor.

Following its viral success, Legendary Entertainment acquired the rights to adapt Kreischer's stand-up routine into a feature film in September 2018. Most of the lead cast members were hired from April to June 2021. Filming began in Serbia in April 2021 through Balkanic Media.

The Machine was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Screen Gems label on May 26, 2023. It received mostly negative reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb.

  1. ^ "The Machine (15)". BBFC. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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  3. ^ "The Machine (2023)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Machine (2023)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved June 29, 2023.