The Machine
Legendary Pictures (2023). LeeAnn
Description
“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 they retrace the steps of his younger self in the midst of a war within a sociopathic crime family, all while attempting to find common ground in their often fraught relationship.”
Conversations with LeeAnn and Burt
LeeAnn Kreischer’s podcast Wife of the Party:
“Bert’s Other Wife: Stephanie Kurtzuba”
Burt Kreischer’s podcast Something’s Burning:
“Tales from My Two Wives”
Stephanie’s Thoughts
“The best part of doing a comedy is finding the balance between the sublime and the ridiculous. And despite his party boy persona, Bert’s relationship with his family is the most important part of his life. So the beating heart of this movie is family… but with a heavy dose of absurdity.”
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